The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-23
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All eyes fixed ON him, no roae
AZ last. and said:
" no one objects. think the
most suitable name We can give our
house IL that Of its skillfni arcbl.
teot' thv beat man among uA Let
Us call Il Doctors house,"
Just the thing" said Bell.
FIRST rate" exclaimed Johnnon.
Doctors houaet
We cannot do better" ehimed
u Aliamont "Hurrah for Dr.
Clawhonuy."
hablsatlon Named.
Three hearty cheers we're riyen
10 which Duke. the dos. Joined lus.
lily, barking his ioudeat
III IL agreed. then" said Hat.
teras, that this house IL 10 be
called Doctors house
The doctor modostly protcsted
against the honor. but he was
Obliged to yield The new hahlta.
ton was formally named Doctor
house"
Now. then" said the doctor. 'let
us g0 on 20 name the meat Inn
portant II our discoveries
There Is that lmmrnae nea
which surrounds as. nnfurrowed az
yet BY a single ship
Aliamont looked up quickly.
"A single ship" he repeated. Il
think you have forgotten the por.
poise. She certainly did not get
here overland"
Well. q wouldn't be hard 20
think 80, replied llatteras. "to look
AZ her nov
True enough. HaitcrAa. said
Altamont. piQuod. "hnt. after ali. "a
not thar better than being blown
to atoms. like the Forward"
HAtteraH was about To reply
when Clawbouny interpreted.
1t ~ mot duestiOn Of ships.
my friends" be said. but OF
fresh sea
IT Il no new sea- returned
AltamOnt. 1T Is Ia every polar
chart, and has name already II
Is called the Arctic ocean. and I
think u would be very inconvsn-
tent % alter ita deHlenntion
should We find out BY aud BY.
that. Instead ~ being an ocean Il
e only a strait or gulf. Il viii DO
iime enough 70 alter Il then
$50 be t. said Hatscraa
Very weli. that Is an under
stood thing. thea" said the doc.
tor. regrestlne that he had started
tho siscnsslon
'Let us proceed with the con.
flnent where we find ourselves AZ
present. resumed iiatteraa y
am NOE aware that any name hat
ever has been affixed 90 V. even In
the mnst recent charts
He locked AT AItamont as he
spoke. who met bis gaze steadily,
and said
Possibly you may be mlstaken
again. Hatterna~
Mistaken what Thla un.
known continent. this virgin soil"
elias already name replied
kliamont. eooliy
Ilatteras was silent. but bis lip
quivered
And what name has u. then =
asked the doctor. astonlShed
Called ~New America"
~My dear Ciawbonny. replied
the American. 1T Is the custom.
not 20 say the right. Of every nav.
lgator 10 chrissan the soil on
which he II the frat 20 set foot
Il appears 10 me. therefore. that
i, Is my privilege and
Bat. sir interrupted John.
son. notified
IT would be- hard 10 prove that
the pcrpoise did not come here.
even " she got here BY land. con.
tfrned Alsamont. without noticing
Johnson'x protest ~The fact II
indispn,able.~ he added. looking
at HntterAs.
Il dispute the claim" said the
f.nglixhman. restraining himself.
b. 8 poa erful effort ITO name a
country you must first diacover Il.
suppose. and that YOU certainly
did not do. Where would you
have been. Hir. at this moment.
pray Lying 20 feet deep under
the SNOW
And without me. sir" retorted
Aitamont. h0tly. without me and
my ship. where would you all be
az this moment Dead. from cold
and hunger"
Come. come. friends" said the
doctor. don't get 80 words. all
that can be easily settled
Mr. Hatteras. said Altamont.
els welcome TO name whatever ter.