The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-12

with innumerable gnawing mouths as u
to devour him all over at once. With q
new and even pleasant sensation thrill
ling along his spine, the young leviathan
hurled himself forward at&that midmost
gap, his powerful jaws clashing and his
whole 1.-THE frame upstrung with nervous
energy. Right through the glutlnous
musky mass of that unthinkable chimera
he ilewed lis way, needing aot In tho
least the wrenching, sucking coils wind
ing about him, and covering every inch
of his body. Absolute silence reigned as
the great fight went on. Its inequality
was cur.ously abnormal For while the
vast anonymous bulk OF the mollusc COM
pieteiy dwarfed the comparatively puny
size Of the young cachalot. there was
on the side of the latter all the innate
superiority Of the vertebrate carntvorous
mammal with warrior instincts Transmits
ted unimpaired through a thousand gen,
erations OF ocean royalty. Gradually the
grip Of those cllnging tentacles relaxed
as he felt the s,cculent gelatinousness
divide and with a bound he ascended
from that bcfouled abysmal gloom into
the light and loveliness OF the upper. air.
Behind him trailed sundry long fraE-
ments. disjecta membra of his late anita
eonist. and upon these after filing his
lungs again and gain with the keen pure
air of heaven, he Toasted grandly.
But In spite OF the new Inspiring sense
of conscious might and ability to do even
as his forefathers had done, his loneliness
was heavy upon him. For, like all mann
mails. the cachalot loves the fellowship
OF his kin during the days OF his
strength; and only when advancing ago
renders him unable to hold his own
against Jealous rivals. or makes him
laggard in the united chase, does he for
sake the school and wander solitary and
morose amout the infinite solitude OF his
limitless abode. And so, surrounded by
the abundant evidences of his proves,
the young giant meditated, While nun
cry host of sharks, like jackals at me
l.on's kill, came proving UP out OF the
surrounding silence, and with shrill CRIES
of delight the lowering bird folk gath
cred in myriads to take 1.-THE of his enor-
nous spoil Unheeding the accommodating
multitudes, who gave him ample room
and verge enough, and full of. flesh. ne
lay almost motionless. when suddenly
that subtle sense. which. attuned to the
faintest vibrations of the mobile sea. kept
him warned. informed him that some.
more than ordinary commotion was IN
progress not many miles away. lnstant-
~ every sinew set taut, every nerve TIM
gled with receptvity, while, quiverlns
like some fucus frond in tide rip, MS
broad tail swayed silently to and fro,
but so easily as not to stir his body from,
its attitude of intense expectation q
gannet swept over him close down, STAR
ting him SO that with one fierce lunge
Of his dukes he sprang forward twenty
yards; but recovering himself he paused
again, though the imbetus still bore down
ahead, the soothing wash OF
the waves eddying gently around ms
blunt bow. Shortly after, to his unbound-
ed Joy, noble company OF, his own tolS
hove In sight, two score OF them IN GOOD
lest array. They glided around him IN
graceful curves. wonderlngly salutlng nun
BY touching his small body With lin, nose
and tail, and puzzled beyond measure
as to how SO young fellow came to he
these vast wastes alone. HIS
tale was soon told. for the whale-people
waste no interchange of Ideas, and the
company solemnly received him into thelr
midst as a comradc who had Well earned
the right to be one OF their band ny
providing for them so great a feast
swiftly the spoil OF that gigantic mollusc
was rescued from the maraud,ng sharks,
and devoured and thorough was the sub
seuuent search among those deep-lylng
darknesses for any other monsters OF the
same breed that might lie broodlng IN
the r depths, None were found, although
for two days and nights the questlns
levia thians pursued their Keen ltiYesttsa-
Tons. w Ueu lUGEc ACt'isft'ASN NV 'SN'E'Nr
cave unfathomed or maze uneNplored,
the leader Of the school, huge black
bull OF unrivaled fame, gave the signal
for departure, and away they Went IN
double columns, line ahead. due south
their splendid chief about cables length
In advance, The happy youngster, no
longer astray from his kind, gamboled
about the school in unrestra,ned dei ilh''
at the rising tide OF life that surged
tumultuously through his vigorous frame
All; 1t was SO good to be alive, glorious
to speed. with: body bending bow-Wise,
and broad fan-like fpkes spurning the
brilliant waves behind him, ecstacy 70
exert all the power he felt n one mad az
inward rush until out into the sunlight
h'rh through the warm air he spranG,
living embodent q rr rs so fors e
and he fel Wth 5oyous h stas native I deem
rho sedate patriarch OF the school
looked on these youthful freaks indul-
gently. until fired by the sight OF ms
Young followers energy. he. too. put
forth all his incredible strength, launeh-
Ing his hundred tons or so OF solid
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