The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-09
The Treasure Divers
By Charles Frederick Holder-copyehted by Dodd Mead
& Co.. Publishers, New York.
CHAPTER XII.
The Treasure.

IF we were in ordinary vessel" telephoned the
captain with this hurricane coming and the reef
I should that great danger;
but we can follow the channel under water almost up
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The sight which presented itself fascinating
one Intense darkness had settled upon the reef and
with of many guns the hurricane burst upon
them tearing the water from the great sheets
and blowing it into the air in solid converting
the smooth waters into of foam The wind would
have blown the Dolphin the captain gave
the signal to descend and with the still cngng
to the steel ladders the Dolphin sank gradually be-
meath the waves.
When at a depth of forty feet the vessel moved
slowly along the winding channel the direc-
titn of the island The effect hurricane at
evident as the fine coralne sand of the lagoon
was washed into the channel, permeating the
like dense fog and necessitating slow The
water finally became filled with it that they
obliged to rise to the surface again, when they found
that the Dolphin nearly in the lee of the island
that she could sea beating over them
the crew passed the night looking big
and watching the strange scene fearing
might drag and ashore The hurricane continued
with unabatng fury and currents eddies white
sand and mud rushed by the abaze with phos-
phorescent light. Every drop of water appeared
liquid fire, and the Dolphin seemed rolling in
molten metal. Now great jellyfshes go sweep
ing by, with detached masses of jelles, by
force of the waves that resembled nebulae; while
and then affrighted fish could be flying thru
the sea of flame.
Nearly all of this light" said professor, ais
caused by noctiucae with which the water is filled
The animal is about the size of pin-head but
derful uminary There several species them in
this glass;" said, holding up big JAR "and I am
going to show you pretty experiment Obge me,
captain, by turning off the electric light"
The captain did so, and the naturalist, taking a
stick stirred the water in the jar violently, which
it appeared to ignite gradually becoming and
brilliant until finally it fairly blazed with light
sufficient to illumine the faces of those about it.
There gentlemen said the professor, you have
iluminant of the FUTURE heatless light
simplest and most insignificant Of Gods creatures.
had milk could, by introducing them, create
light which would last for time. The light Of
this marvel" he continued, sis pale blue when
disturbed; when you do disturb it, it white
But here is friend the Pyrosoma he added,
bringing large tin bucket IT picked this I'D from
ho; before it dies, will show you wonder as a
painter"
Taking out the gelatnous body carefully as
possible, the naturalist laid it board the cabin
floor, then with his finger wrote it. Slowly the
changed into fire. increasing in intensity until
to amazement of Captain Sam and the others,
name stood out in vivid letters of seeming fire.
Some of the most brilliant ight-givers
said the professor "and when they combine
they do it, what the light is, is of the
teries, tho explanations common enough"
1t was the morning before the party
they emerged the they found blue sky and
bright sunlight; the devastation among the trees
the island alone telling the story The Dolphin
shore, and later the hauled the
beach, the captain handed Ralph crowbar and
babe him inspect his property The outer
easily away; then the iron tank locked by
padlocks in the last stages of rust and decay
lifted the hinges breaking with it. The water
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