The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-12
ROYAL BATTLE|N MYSTIC CAVE
EXPLORER ATTACKED BY IMPS


noon In the Mystic Cave. Herman
won Humbolt. professor and scien.
| tist from the University Of Berlin,
lies in one of the sanitariums of
this city horribly bruised and lacer-
ated and i'm a state of nervous col
lapse. The professor accompanied by
sixteen students from the universi-
|ty of Berlin, Of Heidleburg and of
/ Prague, arrived in this resort yes
/ terday afternoon over the Santa Fe
from Galveston. They registered from
/ Galveston, and 1t was supposed they
were pleasure seekers here r. an
outing and to get away from the
puncturng bills Of the coast mos
quitoes. But early this morning their
movements Indicated that they were
/ here for other purpose Climbing into
well provsiQned ba7jagcs, they
started out as II ON an extended
expedition into the country Learning
/ that they were accompanied by Count
Henri DeFercs the French nobleman
who has been stopping the past sew
eral months at this resort your cor
respondent secured a horse aud over
/ took them. but was refused an inter
view, the professor saying Not yet
my good newspaper friend, not yet
/ But soon We hope 10 have much of
/ interest TO the scientific world to
! tell YOU
Late this afternoon the count and
his friends returned. driving rapidly.
and stopped at the sanitarium. The
/ professor was lifted carefully from
his carriage and carried within. A
great crowd Of citizens and health
and pleasure seekers gathered about
/ the sanitarium, curious and anxious
to learn what had happened. The
count to appease the crowd and to get
/ them to leave. mounted the steps and
| in a brief address told the people
| that the young men We're friends and
schoolmates of his and that the pro.
fessor was Herman Won Humbolt, of
the University of Berlin, and one Of
the greatest scientists Of Europe. That
he was a descendant Of the Humbolt
whose written account of his eXplora-
tions in Mexico and South America
had electrified both the eastern and
western world. That the party had
come to Sulphur as a result of let
ters which he had written for the
French and German paers about the
marvellous curative properties of the
mineral waters In this national health
resort and playground in the heart Of
Americas great Indian country, about
the unusual geologicai formations of
this country and the great Imp In
habitcd Mystic cave near here-the
worlds greatest underground cavern
and greatest mystery. My friends"
said the count, "are her to spend their
summers vacations with me in your
gay Indian resort, AMI TO explore
fully the Mystic Cave-to learn all
there is to know about It's greath
depths and greater mysteries. They
made their first attempt at eXplora-
tion this morning, and the success
: OF our expedition was greater by far
than the success of any of the nu-
: merous exploring parties which have
catered the cavern 51ae my ar:Nd
in your city some months ago. on
entering the lake chambe said the
count the Imps retreated and kept
out of range of our powerful search
lights. They did much chattering OF
talking H. the Imp language, and II
, was evident that they were very
much excited over our invasion. Al
though we worked hard until the noon
hour, and tried from many view
ittsf t. reach the lmpS with the
rays OF our powerful lights, we at nc
time got more than glimpses OF shaw
owy moving forms. At twelve O'Clock
we made our exit from the lake ol
Imp chamber and ate our dinner In
the sunlight at the bottom Of the
big circular entrance to the cave. Ar
ter dinner while stretched out In the
sunlight and talking of Germany anC
France, the professor suddenly sa
ND and announced TO the students anC
myself that he had a scheme which
he believed would wOrk-that he wal
going down into the cavern withou
! a light and feed the lmps from hi
hands. He Immediately picked up ;
basket of provisions. pies, cake
chicken, apples, bananas, etc, ant
started on his way into the darl
chamber. teiiug us 'la' If he de-
4. not appear within an hour to go II
s.arlu UI him, and hat II he cdi''C
for help to come quickly TO the res
cue. The hour had almost passet
/. when we heard the professor callini
TO us in tones of unmistakable dis
tress. Rushing TO the professors res
cue with our lights and gurs, W.
8 found him engaged In a losing fight
|. with a powerful bull Imp. The CON
batants were surrounded with NAL
and female Imps who were apparent
Ily enjoying the fight or duel, as w
approached, the professor urged u
= not to shoot. AS we came nearer
the surrounding Imps glided ava
into the dense darkness. The mac
, dened bull Imp kept up the figh
until we were within a few steps @
him. As he attempted to break away
the professor grappled with him an
\ attempted to hold him until we coul
\ reach the two combatants and cal
! ture the Imp alive. But the powerfu
fellow wrenched himself from tn
iron grasp of the professor and r.
treated slowly and in surly manne
into the darkness. We carried tn