New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-05
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS
Stanley Richards Cotton, a prominent young ply
stefan, went to Montauk Point, Long Island, to re-
cuperate, stopping at a hosiery known Third
House Other guests there were Professor Raven
den, an eminent scientist, and his daughter Dolly
and Harris Haynes newspaper man. who had be-
trended Hega Johnston, adopted daughter of the
proprietor of Third House. The night of Coltons
arrival shipwreck occurred, and the hotel people
assisted in saving the sailors. Haynes and Hega
while trying to Whalley, Portuguese juggler
were heroically saved from the undertow by Cotton
One of the sailors, Petersen by name, discovered
to have been killed by terrible wound through the
back. Cotton and Dolly subsequently found dead
sheep on the beach with a deep wound in its back
Cotton learned IN conversation with Hega that his
brother EVerard had been Helgas sweetheart, oppo-
sltion of the Cotton family having estranged the
couple. While securing Haynes permission for his
brother Everard to renew his COurtshp of Hega
Cotton discovered that Haynes afflicted with
lncurable malady. Whalley gave a wonderful
mbltlon of knfe-thrOwing at the conclusion of which
he drove knife dangerously to Haynes face
a warning" he said, then disappeared over the
hills. Everard Cotton arrived at Third House. He
reported that his horse strangely frightened and
broke away, and that he felt a strange movement
the air, while riding from the station. Later the
horse found dead buried under landslide
Professor Ravenden terrified by large object
passing over him at night This found to be a
huge kite belonging to aerOnaut named Ely whose
body was discovered, bearing the mysterious wound
that had become common, and also with the head
crushed in. Serdholm, life-guard found dead
the beach with the mysterious wound
Haynes discovered tracks the body that Pro-
fessor Ravenden said could have been made by
other than the pteranodon, prehistoric monster.
The start for the beach, bearing a slab showing
3 pit lOdOn'S footprint.
suggestions to be deduced from the persisten
legend Ct the roc and from certain almost universe
North American Indian lore, notwithstanding tina
the theory of some mOnstrOus, winged creature
widely different from any recognized existing forms
is supported by more convincing proofs. In th'
north of England, in 1874, reputable witnesse
found the tracks after a nights fall of snow, of
creature with a pendent tail, which made fight
over houses and other Instructions, leaving thu
trail much like this before us. There are Othe
corroborative instances of a similar nature. II
view of the present evidence, would say that thi
unquestionably was a pteranodon, a descendan
little altered and a gigantic specimen, for thes
tracks distinctly larger than the fossil marks
Gentlemen, | congratulate you both your par
in so epoch-making a discovery"
DO you expect sane man to believe this thing:
Haynes demanded
That's what I feel" said Everard Cotton
" But, on your own showing OF the evidence, wha
else is there to believer"
But, see here" Haynes expostulated, all tn
time feeling as if he was arguing in and against
dream. IF this is a flying creature, how explain
the footprints leading up to Serdholm's body, a
well as away from it :"
Owing to its structure" said the professor
the pteranodon could not rise rapidly from tn
ground III flight 1t either sought an acclivit
from which to launch itself or ran swiftly alon
the ground, gathering impetus for a leap into tn
air with outspread wings. Similarly, in aghting
1t probably along on its hind feet before drop
ping to its small fore feet Now, conceive tn
peranodon to be the cliffs edge, about to star