Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-08-23
siren of eamboat Springs.

telephone facilities in the
Far West eventually bring about the
desired connections. and Professor I
Mellins's heart beat rapturously as he
recognized Dr. Endlns voice over the /
wire
Yes, this is /. Mellins: am at Steam ]
boat Springs. New. Big earthquake 4
here last night Springs went dry. but I
cracked other big assures in earth's /
surface. Subtcrranean rumblings I
plainly audibic. Come up at once:
bring Professors Smith and Landers.
Wonderful, 1 tell you-it's wonderful.
Hurry
DR.. Endlin. the noted geologist,
placed a dea. OF confidence in Pro-
lessor Mellins and as he had felt the
earthquake in San Francisco. he
Thought the professor certainly had
due reason for his graphic phone mes
sage. IAN righ,. Mellins, wen be up
in the morning.
Greatest recent phenomenon. doc
tor. guarantee you.
Thank you. professor will be glad
to investigate it. Sec you in the morn
ing. Goo0by.
"GoOdby"
Professor Mellins paced nervously
between the dry basin Of the late
Queen of the Springs and that fresh
crovicc at the tunnel. He heard with
satisfaction the irregularly repeated
rumbles, denotlng unparalleled interior
disturbances.
Hours will slip by. no matter how
tedious the minutes hang. Or. Endlin.
with Professors Smith and Landers
and a couple of newspaper reporters,
aIighted the following morning from
the bright yellow ". & t. coaches.
| Professor Mellins greeted them with
delight, his ruddy face beaming as only
mans can who has played the stellar
| part in eommendable act
Time was n valuable item to these
scientists. and. directly after light
lunch. the party sailed forth to inves-
tigaie the outbursts Of Dame Nature.
( Professor Mellin3 piioted them to the
gaping hole where the madly boiling
,.,,s, -,l...i,.1,, s,,, AL,
! -, - a..
csar.incd everything in 4 practiced
/ ar; Professional manner.
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"tb sbaf v7T - am M. V,d,;,
I ri-,N zero lpany ,.e un ;l,is blt aud i
will conduct yen 10 tbc snot
Now varinns ronf,-. mad enroad
rapdiy and over ,f,, Gold in rcgo rd
80 ths ssallng an re ttc c,,th a,
Sttla.laat .p,.s.s -arqHnt. v,riod
fiem a faint r,e9or desr;lhti, a dried-
up spring 10 the dfsanDfarancr of tbe
whole S,eamtont stalt7n. II deppndod
Of course. on the number Of times the
tale had been repe7tod Curiositv ro,
the better of number of these rood
people. consequently the scientists be-
held at least score of mon and
women persistently followine in tbeir
wake
The fssure still ziezagged into tho
tunnel. hot vanorv cIondr hnnr o'-ar
the crevice. hnf The activitv If ,ba
stcam-iels could not he comnared with
those of the nreccdinr do. p,,r.-.e,
MclIius looked slightly erestfaIIen Tho
two prospectors moi .bsvina a ren,,,,
tion at stake took a cheerier view of
things Resides thew wore not oy
cruciatingy eager to have tbeir bo-
nanza tunnel forever sIled win s,eon,
and uncanny noises ecboing tbronch
il. Therefore amor fow minntes
spent in silently and fruitIosslv M
deavorlng to catch snbterrapean
crash. ono of The prosnectors tnter-
cedcd with ,.weu Doc tbis hero nho-
nomcpon kinder goes bv FITS and starta
| and il -par.. 10 bo res,in, boiut, a ~
and start right pow bu, iust vo,,
wait sncll
And they awaited s,olI ro.ri,.
half an hour. long enopgb IN diseus,
The simplv curious and soyor,I ,,a
Traced their stems toward mo ho,oI
letinp fan r,fber erpnc-,nnli,nontar,.r -,
MARKS abont ..nact of foo1., :, I,,,a,,
Tho natient Dr Endlin stro5o h,o,, and
forth somewhat ner,urbad in ,binl,ins
about his fatiol,inr trir and ~ ~
cious timo wasted
But tho Ionr.evnocted ro,II, h.n
,onod eoreo column of Go,
se,bed nm from the tgeur, o,icLiv
succeeded bv two Iasser rnbc,yaIs.
tben raspinr groan drawn o,t IN
ierky potes each more weird and
ncnotrating tl,an tho forogoino II oro
ated bio sens,tion e,o,.,,,,od,.
loled at overvbodv olee. tho incrad,,
Ions ones trambl,d ana tba nrosnoct,,r
u,bo utiered tho succession .,,,'ai,
sncu osbouted out .vhat'd ,ou
vop,"
Whom tho last vibrations of tho srr
,risiry din died awav profossor nfoi.
lins fairly bp-pod himself for iov NJ
Frdlin sail notbinp whom nrossod for
an onipio, Tho 1essor Iirbts ,o,nn
,ooro5 tbofr nrivato tboories. ,hoso
Who had deserted in disqnst annoaraa
mno, Tho sceno onco more
An interval Of onio,n1e nrovai,o5
and scarcely a sign or steam could be
ohsor,,od a. ,h,, iac.od ron, in Mottar
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