Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-04


of easy grade. The sailor turned TO the
southwest as offering the most likely
direction for rapid survey.
He was not surprised to find that
the hill terminated in sheer wall OF
rock, which stood out, ominous and
massive. from the wealth of vcrdure
clothing the remnii~ler of the ridge
Facing the precipicc md separated
from 1t by strip of ground not TWEEN.
ty feet above the sea level in tho high.
est part WIS another rock built emf
ncnce quite bare Of trees blackened by
the weather and SCARED in a manner
that attested the attacks of lightning
The intervening belt was sparsely
dotted with trees. casuariDas. poon and
other woods he did not know, rcsem.
bling ebony and cedar. A number Of
stumps showed that the AK had been
at work. but not recently. He passed
into the cleft and climbed tree that
offered easy access. AS he expected
after rising n few feet from the ground
his eyes encountered the solemn blue
line Of the sea. not half mile distant.
He descended md commenced n sys.
temntic search Men had been here.
Was there house? Would he sudden.
~ encounter some hermit Malay or
ChinamGn:
At the foot of the main cliff was q
cluster of fruit bearing trees--plan'
tains, arcca nuts and cocoa palms. \
couple of cinchonaS caught his eye. III
one spot the underground was rank
and vividly green. The cassava. OF
tapioca plant reared It's high passion
flower leaves above the grass. anG
some sage palms thrust aloft their
thick stemmed trunks.
Here is change of menu ut any
rate" he communcd
Breakiuc Il thick branch off poon
tree. no whitfield away the minor
stems. \ Stronp stick was nccdful &c
explore that lcafy fastnesS thoroughly.
\ few cautious strides and Vigorous
whacks With tho stick laid bare the
cause of such prudgality in soil GOV
cred with drifted sand and humps OF
black and white Sp"clJed coral. The
trees AID bushes iucloscd Il wcll-snfc.
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precious than diamonds mt the mo
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ritch.r ,,l.nt- ho lno1t IN recr into tbc
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vidod the Ines. of nltcr beds
He rose well nlcascd and noted tina,
m the ornn.fle side the oDncorance
of the shruh, and tufts Of long grass
indicated tho existence of n grown over
noth toward the cliff He followed il
walking caro!assly. with eyes seeking
the prosucrr beyond. when something
ratified and cracked beneath his feet
Looking down he was horrifed to find
he was tramr.Inp ON n skeleton
Had a venonous snake coiled it's glis-
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