The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-08

II seem TO be the target
- for all these beasts. and
henceforth shall keep my eyes open at
night"
As day would break in but little over
an ho'ir. they decided to remain awake,
ana they pushed the dead bat overboard.
Wheie II was soon devoured by fishes.
chiil had come upon the air. and the
incessant noise of the forms Of life about
them had In a measure ceased.
Cortland passed around box Of qul.
nine as preventive against malaria.
ana again they lay back and looked at
Inc stars. The most splendid sight in
their sky now was Saturn. At the COM
paradvely short distance this great
planet was from them, II cast a distinct
SHADOW. Its vast rings making IL appet Az
twice It's real size. With the first glim-
mer OF dawn the flre-balls descended to
the surface of the water and disap-
peared within II. their lights going out.
With suddenness TO which the eSplor-
ers were becoming accustomed ,he sun
burst upon them, rising as pei Dendicu-
| larry as at the earth's ECU nor, and more
than twice as fast. having first tinged
the sky with the most brilliant huss.
The stream had lrs; the forest and
| swamp. and was now flowing through
open country between high banks. PUSH
| Ing the raft ashore. :ney stepped on on
| the sand. and, warming up the remains
| OF the mastodon's heart, ate a substan-
| tial breakfast.
While washing their knives In the
| stream preparatory 10 leaving it--foi
| they wished to return to the Callisto by
| completing tile circle they had begun =
they noticed n hugh fiat 1eflynsh in shat
low water. II was so transparent that
they could see the sandy bottom through
It. As It seemed to be asleep, Bear
warden stirred up the water around It
and poksd II with a stick. The jellynsh
first drew itself together till It touched
the surface OF the water. being nearly
round. then 1t slowly left the stream and
rose TIL 1t was wholly in the air, AMI
Notwithstanding the sunlight, II EMIT I'd
a faint glow.
| "Ah" exclaimed Bearw-rden. "harJ
We have one OF our Tack o. lanterns
Let US see what It IL going 10 do"
| 1T In ncomprchensible to me-" said
| Cortiardt. show II maintains itself: fol
II has neither wings nor visible means
| Of support. yet. as II was able to i'm.
| nierse itself in the stream, thereby dis.
placing volume OF liquid equivalent tc
Its bunk. II must be AZ least as heavy as
water"
The jellyHsh remained poised IN th'
cir until directly above them. when u
began TO descend.
stand from under" cried Bearwar
den, stepping back. IT. for one, shout
not care to he touched"
| The great soft mass came directly ovel
the spot on which they had been stand
ing, and stopped its descent about three
feet from the ground, parallel to which
II was slowly carried by the wind. 4
few yards off. in the direction in which
II was moving. lay long black snak
sleep on the sand. When directly owe
IT'S victim the jelly globule again sanl
till 1t touched the middle OF the reptile
back. The serpent Immediately colle'
itself in a knot, but was already dead
The jellyflsh did not swallow. but com
pletely surrounded It's prey. and agai'
rose in the air, with the snakes bod
clearly visible within II.
our Will-o'-the-wtsp IL prettier b
night than by day" said Bearwarder
IT suggest that we investigate hi
further"
. How" asked Cortlandt.
BY destroying its llte," replied Bcag
warden. Give 1t one parrel from you
, gun. doctor. and see II 1t can then DEE
gravitation."
Accordingly Cortlandt took careful ali
at the object, about twenty !aT"s ava
/ and fired. The main portion or III
iellyfish. with the snake Sili In It's en-
. brace, sailed away, but many pounds c
, jeuy fell to the ground, Most ~ thl
! remained where 1t had fallen but fe'
a Of the larger pieces showed faint u
ininosity and rose again.
You cannot kill thar which IL simpl
a mass OF protopla sm." said Cortland
DOUBTLESS each OF those pieces wi
form a new organism. This proves III;
there are ramifcatlons and devclol
ments Of lie which We never drsIme
Of"