The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
ube woyaee Of the 1son 1ion,me.

Che Wova0e Of Il
TN A private apartment of the Bon
n Homme vessel two men were bus
! lily. scanning maps and charts,
These persons were none other
shan, Tod Gray and James Owen. Al
tho several months previously they
had been cast into Southern waters,
incidentiy escaping watery grave.
aud being separated, still, in the nat
arai trend of human affairs, the friends
had met at the Waldorf Aero. Taking
an inventory Of thei3possessions they
CONCLUDED that circumstances justified
resortiug to an expedient which should
enable them to accumulate q plentiful
amount Of the realms coin. Being
slnchartered members Of the great So
eiety of get-rich.quick wtshera, they
decided toscharter q vessel and seek in
Mediterranean waters for the Midas
island conceded, by scientific sages. to
have been the private island of King
Eaton, who reigned over the people
residing on the Atlantic group. Such
was the mission of the two friends, as,
in comfortable quarters. they scanned
papers, etc. ~
aIt is evident" remarked Owen, "that
if we succeed III locating Midas island
we will discover evidence of the bis
tory of mankind ss yet Inrecorded.
You see, scientific men have arrived at
conclusions which have induced nae to
believe the Atlantic group comprises
chain of islands from the rocks Of
Gibraltar to the coast of Africa. How
ever, earthquakes may have caused
many of the islands to sink below the
blue waters. Therefore, if my deduc-
tions are correct we will discover Midas
-isiand -ahont one hundred miles south
6y sesstheast of the coast OF Italy.
Having iocated this island we proceed
Ito explore for the castleof King Eaton.
within its walls L figure we shall lnd
some kind of vauit-withinit it, records
OF evidence Of mans early history that
will reyoiutionize present-day beliefs
and show the absurdity of prevailing
doctrines" M
With these views, owen had recent
~ interviewed an old friend of his, Pres
ident Lyod, OF the Transatlantic
Steamship Company, and as result
Lyod consented, in a few words, to
finance the expedition. Thus the fore.
going gives the reader an insight into
the beginning of an exploration voy.
age that almost entangled several ma.
alons. into complications which bade
: fair. to- result in international war
And, rs contradictory versions havf
been heralded by scribes, 1, after pre-
cautionary Investigations, have deemed
the time appropriate for briefexposi
tion of the virtual facts. so 3lo9
The SECOND, day after leaving al
American port the crew of the Boz
Homme were assembled on the deck
busily engaged in joining apparatu
that, when. finally completed gave tn
vessel the appearance, of flying. fisl
,fioating idly on the water. This con
struction resulted from the ingenious
ness of Owens resourceful mind. A
experiments proved, much to til
amazement Of the entire crew. the yer
sci could be easily converted into a
aerial ship. Everything aboard tn
Bon Homme was, one evening, unusu
ally serene. A fact that led to propf
ecies of = coming storm among tn
crew.g Ere the following morning tn
wind raised to such q degree that tn
crew began preparing for an ocea
storm. However, scarcely had tn
preparations commenced when Owe
appeared on deck and informed th
crew Of their useless exercise of muscll
>sf0r," said he, sat the FIRST indicatio
of an impending storm we will simp!
sail up among the clouds until the storl
subsidies"
SuOn the necessity for snch aetio
becameaapparent; and, with . smil
D9en ordered certain levers manip,
lated Dbedjent to guiding hands tt
vessel fSsa upwards. Dark, omipot
clouds threatened to destroy the shf
butandetefred it glided thru the cloud
and;as tho ship gained.s position abDa
tho .elonds, ;momentary confneis
9signsd among the erew. Herr. q q
rFeatsd h the hand cf man, apPere1t