Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21

once to shout as soon as | saw
the men had noticed his COM
- ing. 1t was impossible for me
10 tell whether or not Dr. Schermer-
horn heard me. If he did he misunder-
stood my intention. for he continued
painfully TO advance. The only result
! gained was to get myself well gagged
with my own pocket handkerchief and
thrown in hollow between the dunes.
Thence l could hear Handy Solomon
speaking fiercely and rapidly.
snow you let me run this" he COM
manded. I'VE got to find out some
thin. 1t amt no good to us without
we knows, and we want to find out
how he's got the rest hid"
They assented.
I'm goin' out to help him carry her
In" announced the seaman.
A long pause ensued. in which I
watched the deep canopy of red black
thicken overhead. A strange and I'M
earthly light had fallen on the world,
and the air was quite still. After
awhile / heard Handy Solomon and
Dr. Schermerhorn join the group.
There you are, perfesser," cried
Handy Solomon In tones of the great
est heartiness. III put her right
there. and she'll be as safe as babby
at home. She's heavy. though"
DR.. Schermerhorn laughed pleased
and excited laugh. l could tell by the
tone of his voice that he was strung
high and guessed that his triumph
needed an audience.
''You may say so WELL" he said. 1T
ISIS heafy, and it iss heafy with the
world desire, the great substance that
can do efferything. Where ISIS Percy?"
Hes gone aboard"
I'VE must embark The time is joost
right. A day sooner and the egsperi-
ment would hat been spoilt. but now"
he laughed-''let the island sink we
do not care. We must embark hastily"
It'll take a man long time to carry
down all your things, perfesser."
''Oh, led them go! The eruption has
alretty swallowed them oop. The lava
ISIS by now foot deep in the valley.
Before long it flows here, so we must
embark
But you've lost all them vallyable
things, perfesser." said Handy Solo,
mon. Nov, call that hard luck"
DR.. Schermerhorn snapped his fin
gers.
They do not amoundt to thatr' he
cried. Here, here. in this leetle box
ISIS all the treasure, Here iss the la
Dor of ten years! Here ISIS the Laugh
ing Lass and all the crew and all the |
equipmendt comprised. Here ISIS the |
worldr'
I'm plain seaman, perfesser, and l
suppose l got TO believe you. but she's
a main small box for all that"
with that small box you can hat
all your wishes" asserted the profess
or, still in the German lyric strain over
his triumph. 1T iss the box of en-
chantments. You hat but TO will the
change you would hat taig place-lt ISIS
DONE The substance of the rocks. the
"Could a man make diamonds?" ask
ed Pull abruptly. could hear the
sharp intake of the mems breathing
as they hung on the reply
Much more wonderful changes than
that it can accomplish" replied the
doctor, with an indulgent laugh. THAT
change iss simple. Carbon iss coal;
carbon ISIS diamond. You see? One
has but TO change the form, not the
substance"
Then it'll change coal to diamondsT'
isked Handy Solomon.
Yes: you gather my meanings''-
I heard a sharp squeak like a terri
led mouse. Then long. dreadful ST.
ence; then two dull, heavy blows.
paced with elaboration. A moment
alter I caught a glimpse Of Handy
solomon bent forward TO the labor Of
lragging a body toward the sea. his
teel claw hooked under the angle of
be Jaw as man handles a fish Pull
anne and threw off my bonds and gag.
Come along" said he $
All kept looking fearfully toward the
r-oyo. A dense white steam marked {
IS course. The air was now heavy 1
With portent Successive explosions.
ONE light. some severe, shook the I
Of the island Great rocks l
nd powders bounded down the hills. {
he flashes of lightning had become c
lore frequent We moved, exaggerat- S
d to each others vision by the strange
ght. uncouth and gigantic T
LET'S get ont Of this cried {
'hrackleS. g
We turned at the word and ran.
'hrackles staggering under the weight Z
the chest All our belongings We
bandoned and set out for the Laugh b
ig Lass with only the tatters in which
r stood. Luckily for US a great part e
Che ships stores had been returned B
, her hold after the last thorough r
rubbing SO We were in subsistence. e
1t all cur clothes. all our personal De- Il
ngingx. were left behind US on the d
zach. Tor after once we had topped o
n elf that led over 10 the cove a
,ubt If any consideration on earth d
oIld have induced Us to return TO d
at accused place.
The row ont TO the ship was wet ana !
vigorous SEISMIC disturbances were u
responsible for high pyra- a
Idle wsves that lifted and fell with s.
Il onward movement. We fairly tun-
ed up out Of the dOrv. which we did .
4 hoist on deck. but left At the end n
the painter TO beat her sides against p
= ship. &c
CHAPTER XIV. II