The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

nevertheless there is lake, SuDIeTIaH-
eous or above ground, which feeds your
must be situated higher than the spring
is. Why, girl, you ought to study hy-
drometeIology as well as chemistry.
Here is a rock jutting up in midocean
cit IS in the Baltic, near the Russian
coast" snapped Kate, and I've no
that contain the lake which feeds the
spring"
nish coast, then?" ".s
"Two miles and half,'' said Kate,
quick as an arrow speeding from bow.
"Captain, we don It know how far it
is from the coast amended Dorothy
"I'I never believe the thing exists
at ALL ::
"Why, yes it does, father. How can
you speak like that? Don't you know
Lieutenant Drummond fred at it?''
GLOW do you know it was the same
rock?"
'sBecause the rock fred back at him.
There can't be two like that in the
Baltic"
ttNo, nor one either,'' said the cap
tain, nearing the end Of his patience.
"Captain Kempt,'' said Dorothy
very soothingly, as if she desired to
quen the rising storm, 'eyou take the
allegation about the spring of water
to prove that johnson was telling un-
truths. I expect him here within an
hour, and will arrange that you have
an opportunity, privately, of cross-ex-
aiming him. I think when you see
the man, and listen to him, you will
believe. What makes me so sure that
he is telling the truth is the fact that
he mentioned the foreign vessel firing
at this rock, which I knew to be true,
and which he could not possibly have
learned anything about
HHe might very we'll have learned
all particulars from the papers, Dor
othy. They, were full enough Of the
this, he thought to strengthen his
story by
Katherine interrupted with great
scorn.
"By adding verisimilitude to an 9th
erwise bald and unconvincing nara
tive. ~ -f.,l
"Quite so, Kate; exactly what I was
| going to say myself. But to come back
| to the project ITSELF, Granting the ex-
istence Of the rock, granting the truth
| Of johnson 8 story, granting every
thing, granting even that the young
| men are imprisoned there, Of which we
have not the slightest proof, we could
| no more succeed in capturing that place
| from frail pleasure yacht
fits built like a CRUISER said
Katherine.
oEven if it were built like a bat
tleship we would have no chance what
ever Why, that rock might defy reg
ular fleet. Our venture would simply
set the whole world laughing when peo.
| pie came to hear OF it.
/ ssJohnson said he could take it with
half a dozen men,
/ "No, Kate corrected Dorothy, :" hi
said the very reverse; that two O.
three determined men on the rock will
repeating rifles could defeat host
It was who suggested that we SHOULD
/ throw shell, and then rush the en-
trance in the confusion. -
Captain Kempt threw up his hand
in a gesture Of despair.
ftGreat heavens, Dorothy Amhurst
whom I have always regarded as tn
mildest. sweetest and most charmin,
of girls; to- hear you calmly propos
to throw shell among a lot of limo
cent men defending their own terri
tory against perfectly unauthorize
invasionl Throw shell, say you, a
if you were talking of tossing cor
per to a beggaI! Oh q, Lord, m NJ grow s,!
younger generationa Well, i give
up. Dorothy, my dear, whatever wi
happen to those unfortunate Russian
I shall never recover from the shoe
Of your shell. The thing is absolutel
impossible Can't you see that the m,
ment you get down to details2 Ho'
are you going to procure your shell
or your shell firing guns They are nc
to be bought at the first hardware sto1
you come to on Sixth avenue.
johnson says he can get them,
proclaimed Kate with fnality.
nOh, damn Johnsoni Dorothy, be
your pardon, but really, this daughte
Of mine, combined with that Johnso