The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-22

gle point. lie speaks Of a spring send
ing water through the cells up there
in the rock. Now, that is an impossi-
bility. Wherever a spring exists, it
comes from a source higher than IL
SELF"
There are lots of springs up in the
mountains" interrupted Katherine. Il
know one on Mount Washington that
is ten times as high as the Rock in the
Baltic"
quite so, Katherine, quite so, but
nevertheless there is a lake, subter-
raneous or above ground, which feeds
your White Mountain spring, and such
q lake must be situated higher than
the spring is. Why, girl, you ought to
study hydrometeorology as we'll as
chemistry. Here is a rock jutting up
in midocean"-
! IT'S in the Baltic, near the Russian.
+ coast" snapped Kate, land I've no
doubt there are mountains in Finland
that contain the lake which Feeds the
spring"
How far is that rock from the Fin
nish coast, them
1.-TWO miles and a half" said Kate
quick as an arrow speeding from a
bow.
Captain, we don't know how far it
is from the coast" amended Dorothy
"I'll never believe the thing exists
at ALL
] "Why, yes it does, father How can
you speak like that? Don't you know
Lieutenant Drummond fired at it?'
How do you know it was the same
rock7"
Because the rock fred back at him.
There can't be two like that in the
Baltic"
mo, nor one either" said the cap
tain, nearing the end of his patience.
Captain Kempt," said Dorothy very
soothingly. as If she desired to Quell
the rising storm, you take the allega-
ton about the spring OF water to prove
that Johnson was telling untruths.
expect him here within an hour, and l
will arrange that you have an oppor-
tunity, privately, of cross examining
him. I think when you see the man
and listen to him you will believe.
What makes me so sure that he is tell
Ing the truth is the fact that he men
toned the foreign vessel firing at this
rock, which / knew to be true, and
which he could not possibly have learn
ed anything about"
"He might very we'll have learned all
particulars from the papers, Dorothy.
They were full enough of the subject
at the time, and, remembering this, he
thought to strengthen his story BY
Katherine interrupted with great
scorn.
by adding verisimilitude to an 9TH
erwise bald and unconvincing MARIA
tive"
"Quite so. Kate. Exactly what 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's 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
Its built like a cruiser" said Kath-
zrine
'sEven IL 1t were built like a battle
ship we would have no chance what.
ever. Why, that rock might defy q
regular feet. Our venture would sim
ply be q marine jameson raid which
would set the whole world laughing
when people came to hear of it,"
johnson said he could take it with
half a dozen men"
mo, Kate" corrected Dorothy; che
said the very reverse; that two or
three determined men on the rock with
repeating rifles could defeat host. II
was who suggested that we should
throw a shell and then rush the en-
trance in the confusion"
Captain Kempt threw up his hands
in gesture Of despair.
Great heavens, Dorothy Ar1hurst
whom 1 have always regarded as the
mildest, sweetest and most charming
Of girls, to hear you calmly propose to
throw shell among lot of innocent
men defending their own territory
against perfectly unauthorized inya
sion. Throw shell, say you. as II
you were talking OF tossing a copper
: to beggar! Oh, Lord, I'm growing
. old! What will become Of this young
er generation? Well, I give it up
, Dorothy, my dear. whatever will hap
pen to those unfortunate Russians
/ shall never recover from the shock OF
your she'll. The thing is absolutely i'm
: possible. Can't you see that the mo
ment you get down to details? How
; are you going to procure your shells Oh
J your shell firing gun? They are not tc
be bought at the first hardware store
you come to on Sixth avenue"
) johnson says he can get them
proclaimed Kate. with fnality.
, ooh, damn Johnson! Dorothy, 1 bee
your pardon. but really this daughter
, Of mine combined with that johnson