The Washington times., 1912-03-16


was formerly the Atlantic
ocean. hut which had now expanded
over 80 many millions OF square miles
that bad once been tho seats of vast
empires that to an eye looking at it
with a telescope from Mars it would
have been unrecogEizable
All of Eastern North America, all OF
South America 10 the feet of the An
des, all but the highest mountains OF
Europe, nearly all of Africa, except
some Of tho highlands of the south.
all of northern and southwestern Asia,
as well as the peninsula of india; all of
Cfina and the adjacent islands, except
the lofty peaks; the whole of Australia,
and the archipelagoes OF tho Paritlc,
rad become parts of thu hoUr OF the
| mighty ocean which rolled unbrOken
from pole to pole
The Great Deep he'd resumed its an
Cient reign, and what was left OF the
habitablo globe presented to view only
far-sCparatci islands and The serrated
tops of such ranges as the Alps, tn"
Cau"asus the Himalayas. and the An
des. The astonished inhabitants of ~"
ocean depths now swam over the ruins
of great cities, and brushed with their
fins the Chiseled capitals OF columns
that had supported the prOudGSt struC-
lures of human hands.
We have seen how the unexpected ar
| rest of the flood had left Cosmo unCcr-
tain as To the course that lie ougnt to
pursue. But he did not long remain in
dUNlt He was sure that the tlOWnpour
would be resumed after ar interval
which at the most could not exceed Il
few weeks, and he resolved to continue
his way. toward the future land OF
promise in Asia.
But he thought that he would have
time to turn his Prov in the direction
| Of Europe, for he felt a great desire to
know by actual inSpe Cttun to what
no n al Ia
certain that 1t could not be less than
he had eStimatCd-th9 indie ations of his
rain gauge had been too uEVarying to
| aGmit of doubt on that point but he
since he could rot sound thp tremendous
| depths beneath the Ark.
After long meditation on the prob
| able effects of the descending columns
Cluded that they might have added
| more rapidly than he first supposed tC
| the increase of the general level. Be
! sides, he reflected that there was nc
| proof that the general doWrpOur might
! not have been greater over some parts
| of the earth than others. All these
! doubts could he diSspated If he coulC
! get a look at some lofty mountain
range, such as the Sierra Nevada OF
Spain, or the Pyrenees, or, If he ceulc
venture within sight of them the Alps
So he said to Captain Arms:
steer for the coast of Europe
!
good effect upon the spirits of the com
panY. Not only were the ports ant
gangWa ays all open, but COsmO ORDERED
the temporary removal OF rows or al
Unstable plates on the sides of the YES
sci, which transformed the broad QUITE
gangways running its whole length
into delightful promenade decks. There
in Cozy chairs, and protected with rugs
the passengers sat- famed by re
frcshing breeze and dazZlcd by tn
| nj
| They recalled, by their appearance,
shiplOad of summer tourists bouh
for the wonders and pleasures OF for
eign parts. This likeness to a pleasur
cruise was heightened BY the con
slant attentions of the crew, unde
Cosmos orders. who carried about re
freshinS drinks and lunches. and con
Quoted themselves like regular ocea
stewards
1t seemed Impossible to believe tha
the world had been drowned and som
almost persuaded themselves that tn
, whole thing was a dream.
, 1t must not be supposed that IN
, thuusand-odd persons who compose
, this remarkable ships company wer
so haTd-heartcd, so selfish. so forEe'
2 full, so morally Obtuse, that the
= never thought Of the real horror {
{ their situation, and of the awful calan
, ity that had Overwhelmed so man
t millions of their fellow w-Creatures. The
thought of all that only see seriousl
! and in spite OF themselves. 1 lie NOIll'
f themselves especially were Overwhelme
r by it. But they did not wish to dive
upon it, and Cosmo Nersal did not wis
~ that theV should.
I At night he had musicians play
I | the grand saloon; he distributed bOOE
among the passengers from a lars
e. library which he had selected: and
d last he had the stage set. and invite
|, his friends, the players, to entertain II
I company.
4 Continuation of This story WI
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