The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-13

when the rzdssA a.,
aroand them did tA.y vs..- "a
tnus their dc~a~ass ea.s -
AZ last one eay. 80
eaains N usual. ke sxsss -
pick through tie raei.A ~ =
tered . ery Of disz.y. ..a-,..SH
ond thrush % The .~s na@
hgh, and fresa air su-ss : a~~e
indeed 10 shoss wso "a. a,., <s
In q racish-s,eeped a,rsos-A...s
We aavs arrsvee.- -
graspinx his eornpassu., -
This 10 the end 1a
Eagerly they enlarged ~.
and crawsed cautiously O.,
on every hand WAS The sea,
ish root had emerged .a-y.x>A
the south Of India. and ,A.y.a
ing on little islana q. nss.s
midst OF the Indian cosas a.
they were terrified. b, Car, -.
aged them. s
We can remain here a N,,,. So.
he said No doubt sAis I'll -.
TO take Us OF"
His words were brave ~. -
pense was great The raei,A =,
forded but q slippery ,ss,ias -,
they were in considerabss .s., = :,
sharks. whtch they could tea a..
times through the clear w.,s-,
the rsdish here and there. ~....A5-,
by the borings. crambled. az O..
saw large bits Of 1, swsp; O. ~ =.
waves. One day the pleos Or a..
Emmanuel Catty WA stAnd,ss -
His comrades only ssised hin -.
time TO prevent his being u,,..,
away.
What shall we do they ,nt
How can We support life here
Emmanuel leant forward suts..,,
nearly falling into the water arr,
"A sail." he cried. u sail, YES,
savedi"
AS a matter Of fact. Il was a tr,n =
smoke; put II issued from the tuts.l,
Of British steamer. and the cara,
took them of. He was q soo,sra
and his name was Macallister, ane h
utterly declined to believe In Ca,y,
story.
"A radish!" cried Macalister, ro.,,
ing TO the root contemporary. L.
possible! II 10 an island. and | sA.r
take possession OF II In the name d
the British empire" And be hoasst
the union Jack accordingly.
Meantime. In America q Close va,sa
had been kept at the mouth O, lie
mine. Five thousand seven hundr~
and eighty-two reporters were oorrs
ually on the watch for news Of II.
bold adventurer. Catty. When vu-
came Of the action OF Captain Mao
ailister the excitement was intense
The radish had been planted in Aas.
lean earth: II had drawn its nutrmeri
from America; 1t was Americas By
all the sacred laws OF ownership Ts
English said that might be a. 4
would; but they claimed the raeiis
tip by right Of discovery. /, had BEE.
found and seized upon by Cap,n,
Macallister, and was irrevocably Rnf
lish.
Passion on both sides ran hin
The newspapers rang with denunds
ton OF American greed and EnslisA
treachery. The American ambassado'
was directed to withdraw from Loo
don, when the news spread that tos
radish tip had disappeared. A Bit
ish trading vessel. cruising near bs
place marked on the chart, could fn<
no trace OF 1t.
The excitement grew tenfold sp<
cial commissions sent out from Enf
land and America only confirmed hs
fact Of the disappearance. For no
mept both excited parties were ID
clined to turn TO Germany. and Dc
clare that she must have been GUILTY
Of some diabolical plot for the destrue
ton Of the radish.
But meantime Emmanuel Catty hit
directed the attention OF various %
entists to the matter. and little ID
vestigation showed that the diap
pearance was perfectly natural ia
great heat through which the racisi
had passed, the tunneling through 10
heart, the action Of the sea. had bee,
altogether too much for It; II was mo
ing and whitening away. In ie'
months the only traces left Of the PIE
nomenon were the enormous minihi
works-the largest in the words
complete was the decay OF Emmanae
Catty's radish.
There was a considerable denAh.
for Catty's manure; but the cost Q
Its manufacture was so grea; that
could not be sold at profit Perhip'
1t was just as well.