The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-11

JRNAL SUMMER FICTION SUPPLEMENTARY
in short. ordinary appearance
of what It undoubtedly was namely, volcanic lava,
s. i walked slowly and cautiously up the steep Incline
for knew not whether the crust hollow and might
yield to weight at step The warmth of the mass
was comforting to me- for had been in my wet CLONES
all night and chilled to the bone despite the heat or
those tropc parallels But had not been ashore five
minutes before garments We're steamng upon me-
and in less than half they perfectly dry
was much taken in staring about me as
trudged the side this extraordinary freborn PIN
nacle rested the bed Of the ocean at
least four miles Deep that the beams of the coming
sunrise above occurred to
me to look for the Lodmore. BY this time daresay
eighty feet above the level OF
the sea- which flowed in wide, blue on every
hand of me- AS soon came stand, and looked
quarter guessed the barQue Woulo
be spied her at once She looked to be to the
proportions toy her cleaning like ivory
In the early morning light but doubt II she was more
than five miles away. reckoned that the shps tee
scope brought to bear this strange up
by first and then another on board and pun!
ing off my coat it and flung it into the air
With the coming of the sun, the gentle breeze ex-
nred and the ocean like sheet of new tin IN
the gistenng of the orb The thought OF thirst
in the of those dazzling rays upon the u
protected shudder thru me- and again cas-.
NV ewes toward the But she was too far ms
tant for perceive signs OF movement on poal
of her that her head still bore away toWaros w
northeast but the she did not change her
was indication that they did not see me- since e
( was Ow
Whilst I stood watching her, the sland suooeniy
began to treDle under my The sensation was very
similar to what we experienced the deck OF the
Tdmore on the preceding night the feeling 1t impaired
Vac for all the world like tottering of man about
to fall 1t might have lasted Tor WE'VE
onds. cannot say but this much knoW nat II ceste
in me of such upheaval of flame as that
in the which this wonderful creation had been
borne above the the deep do not believe am
naturally a very tmid but that notion took hold
of my fancy, threw me into very frenzy OF ap-
prehension Needless the risk of crashing thru the
n
arun SLOPE to leap upon the grating and
nnsh off clear of the island reflection would
have told me better off there, should
there another terrific eruption as that of the
nieht But was too panicstricken to reason race1
down crunching steep hard as could then SUD
denly to halt with shout OF dismay.
The grating was afoar The square of it lay stiress
upon the calm water about six yards out from where It
Tapped the pumice beach. This would have been
nothing to good swimmer; but close alongside
lowering the transparent brine the hideous shape
of great cutie fish, otopus its long suckers
writhing slowly in snuous folds all about it's body.
stood watching, and breathing hard. There
thing fascinating the spectacle
could plainly it's large globuar eyes, APP
parently fixed full and last
it, kicked big boulder Of the lava and hurled it at
the creature. The dashed eddy foam,
when the seething had settled
again, the cuttle-fsh gone,
But after such apparition, going to take
to the water again How had the grating adrift,
wondered? had pulled it well clear of the sea-
there could be rising tide out in the breast
dian to it off, Then startling thought
occurred to the trembling island had been
accompanied ny subsistence OF the Whoe BODY OF it.
thru the gass-clear water between it shore,
could plainly discern the marks of footprints upon
the crumblng white lava, where had just trodden.
The sudden panic which had seized gave
place to sort of dull, logged despair
minute the island might plunge back into depths
from which it had emerged and the vision of
full cutie fish became the central horror appalling
possibility. retraced steps the slope again
towards the Lodmore and whether there appeared
prospect of succor coming had not walked
far when stopped to look backwards uttered
shout of joy. For from the elevation gained,
saw boat pulling towards the island, the wink
ing in myrads of sparks to the rise and fall
She long off, but the sight Of her
all stoutness of heart, and, folding my arms
quietly down upon little hummock of the island to
await coming
The had mounted well horizon.
and the glare of the white lava drew my
eyes. My strained to fearful tension
by moenary expectation of feeling recurrence
the trembling sensation, accompanied perhaps, by
sudden collapse which leave me with a vortex