The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
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80 BY JULES VERNE. e zAaNAs1
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edition)
The mountain was in full activ-
ity, pouring out a mass of burn
Ing stones and glowing rock. At
every fresh eruption there was a
convulsive heaving within, as IL
some mighty giant were breathing.
High into the air were thrown
streams Of lava in impetuous tor
rents. Serpents of fire seemed
and wriggling amongst
smoking rocks, and in another the
glowing liquid fell in cascades into
a river of fire below, which emptied
itself into the sea, the waters hiss
ing and seething like boiling
cauldron.
Apparently there was on one
crater to the volcano, out of which
ten columns of fire issued. Elec-
tricity seemed to have something
to do with this magnificent piano.
rama.
Above the painting flames waved
an immense plume-shaped cloud
OF smoke, red at it's base and black
at its summit. 1t rose with incom-
thick volumes.
The sky was ash color to a great
parable majesty, and unrolled in
height, and it was evident that
the darkness that had prevailed
while the tempest lasted, was ow-
Ing to the columns of cinders over
spreading the sun like a thick cur
tain.
This enormous rock in the mid
die of the sea was 5000 feet high,
just about the altitude of Hecla.
1t seemed to rise gradually out
of the water as the boat got nearer.
err. There was no trace of .vege-
tation, indeed there was no shore;
the rock ran straight down to the
sea.
Can we land?" said the doctor.
The wind is carrying us right
to it," said Altamont.
= But ] don't see an inch of land
to set our foot upon
1T seems so at this distance,
said. Johnson; but we shall be
sure to find some place to run in
our boat at, and that is all we
want"
Let us go, then" said Claw
bonny, dejectedly.
He had no heart now for any
thing. The north pole was indeed
before his eyes, but not the man
who had discovered it.
AS they got nearer the island,
which was not more than eight or
ten miles in circumference, the
navigators noticed tiny ford, just
large enough to harbor their boat,
and made toward it Immediately.
They feared their captains dead
body would meet their eyes on the
coast, and yet it seemed difficult
for aAcOrpse to lie on it, for there
was no shore, and the sea broke
on steep rocks, which were covered
with cinedrs above water mark.
At last the little sloop glided gen
thy into the narrow opening be-
tween two sandbanks just visible
above the water, where she would
breakers. Before she could be moor
be safe from the violence of the
ed, Duke began bowling and bark
ing again in the most piteous man
ner. The doctor tried to calm him
by caresses, but in vain. y. The faith
full beast sprang on shore with a
tremendous bound, sending cloud
of cinders after him.
Duke! Duke!" called Claw
bonny. M ID
But Duke had already disappear
ed. u
After the sloop wa smade fast,
they all got out and went after him.
Altamont was just going to climb
to the top of pile of stones, when
the doctor exclaimed "Listen!"
Duke was barking vehemently
some distance off, but his bark
seemed full of grief rather than
fury.
"Has he come on the track of
some animal do you think?" asked
Johnson.
"No, MOI" said Clawbonny,. shud-
dering. His bark is too sorrowful;
1t is the dogs tear. He has found
the body of Hatteras."
All four rushed forward, in spite
of the binding cinder dust, and
came to the far end of a ford,
wehre they discovered the dog
barking round a corpse wrapped
in the British flag!
"Hatteras! Hatteras!" cried the
doctor, throwing himself ibeside
the body of his friend. But next
minute he started up with an in
describable cry, and shouted,
Alive! alive!"
"Yes!" said a feeble voice,
Eyes, alive at the north pole, on
Queens island"
"Hurrah for England" shouted
all with one accord.
And for America" added Claw
bonny, holding out one hand to Hat
teras and the other to Altamont.
Duke was not behind with his
hurrah, which was worth quite as
much as the others.
For a few minutes the joy OF re-
covery of their captain filled all
their hearts and the poor fellows
could not restrain their tears.
The doctor found, on examina-
ton, that he was not seriously
hurt. The wind had thrown him
Oh the coast where landing was
perilous work, but, after being
driven back more than once into
the sea, the hardy sailor had man.
aged to scramble on to a rock.
and gradually to hoist himself
above the waves.