The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-11
The Treasure Differs
BY Charles Frederick Holder-Copyrghed by Dodd, Mead
& Co., Publishers, New York.
CHAPTER VII (Continued.)
On the Trail of the Meteorite.

climbed deck, and with their pixies established the
fact that she still sound. The hatchway
closed, and, cropping their aft, they found the
companonway open, the door having probably rusted
Off AS they approached, strange fish darted out,
which the professor recognized Malacosteus,-
ee-lke creature with ferocous head bearing
era phosphorescent lights Indeed it was one of the
most marvellous of the deep fishes, and, it paid
attention to the divers the professor easily captured
the lighgiver with his net. The curious fish of
a velvet black hue of the large lights upon it's
head golden yellow while the other emitted
greenish tint. AS Captain Sam remarked 1T was
rugged apohecary store, with port and star
board lights"
The jar of footsteps the blows of the pixies
must have disturbed the quaint occupants of the cabin
they began out, other, in solemn
fashion passing the rigid figures of the divers tho
they portion of the ship. Many were new and
strange but others the professor familiar with
the Eustomias, it's long black body be-
decked with phosphorescent organs; while depending
from it's lower jaw long feeler with singular
sense-o organ at the tip Wriggling thru the mud be-
meath their the pelican fish, whose enormous
mouth enabled it to swallow fishes several times it's
own size AS Ralph one, it covered with
thick that it eluded his grasp like The
professor another monster to be Bathytes
and still hideous creature Bathyophis ferox-
the fish, he stated that the Challenger took in
5000 metres while Baird dredged it from the Alba
tros in 1900 fathoms
Captain Sam his pike into a curious fish which
had luminous spots grouped Just below the eyes Out
from the dark hole of the cabin came another hideous
creature three four feet in length with head like
bull dog and long lance-ike teeth. Along its under
side were rows of luminous spots, while the body
ferce-looking fish darted at another twice its size,
after struggle held it firmly: the aston
ished group watching the wonderful operation of fish
actus ly swallowing another double it's size.
TITS the Chiasmodus" from the delighted
professor "It itself its just glove
is drawn the hand.'
So interesting were fishes that poured out Of
wreck that the naturalist placed his
and SNAPSHOTS one showing the Chias-
modus moving off with its prey; after which he and
Ralph decided to investigate the cabin while the
tain remained guard at the door The Dolphin had
drect: into the dark cabin, and in this bright path
way the men entered. Once in the interior they
found pre-empted by many singular inhabitants Of
the deep The cabin furniture, tables and chairs.
had been thrown about in great confusion.
the floor covered with gray coat
ing Of the dust of the deep while from the
walls hung luminous starfshes with long snake-like
arms and crabs of brilliant coors There
Of human beings They had evidently taken to
their boats and left the sinking ship to it's fate.
Every nook and of the deserted cabin
occupied by crabs, number of which Ralph disodged
with his pike and placed table which found
upset the floor. One marvellous creature and
resambed huge spider as it walked along the
legs that elevated it the table the
Dolphin supported by its long steel rods Some Of
the crabs were blind staked eyes that had
solidifed and immovabe The professor picked
which had luminous eye-stalks while others had
phosphorescent patches part of the body.
long the scientist would have sat at the
waterogged table, examining the phosphorescent crabs
and starfshes that Ralph collected from the darkest
of the cabin it would be difficult to surmise
but his studies suddenly interrupted by per-
emptcry call from the captain who teephoned that
gigantic fish in sight and coming their AS
RALPH and the professor pulled themselves from the
cabi, the companonWay stairs having disappeared,
they the captain crouchng under the rail, not
away directly beneath the Dolphin that
resembled gigantic eel.
1.-The sea-serpent!" called the professor, with what
Ralph thought gasp of establishment.
The animal in plain view, gliding slowly
by them. resembled it's recalled the
of waters It had not noticed explor-
ers and for the professor too astonshed to
photograph He recovered, hardly
had huge fish disappeared than himself
from moved toward the Dolphin as rapidly
he could.
'"That the serpent beyond question:
said "and going to- get out trap and try it.
you would remain here and watch"
Captain Blake and Ralph readily assented.
few minutes later the professor and Captain
seen descending from the Dolphin bearing curious
object, which the former opened unfoIded into
something which resembled gigantic trap