The evening world., 1912-06-06
Published BY Autboy of tie Trustees of tie Aston E,ats


cooled. and though the streams desssat
was no slight that on earth its current
would have. been very slow. here ~
rushed along like a mountain torren,.
tho reason. Of course. being thst given
amount Of water on Jupiter would de-
preAs = sprink balance as times -
much ~ on the earth.
1t 10 strange" said Ayrau1t. that.
not withdrawing Its great speed. the
water remains 20 hot: you would think
its motion would cool It,"
40 Il does" answered the professor.
1T Of course cool considerably more IN
given period-As. for instance. one
minute-.than u u were moving moro
slowly. but on account Of Its speed II
has been exposed to the air but very
short time since iesvfng the spring"
Juse before them the stream now wi6-
nsd INTO narrow lake. which they
could So was straight Tor some dis
tanes. ...
the faes H." eafd bearwarden. "this
water eosms u Such haSte to reach the
ocean inst u turns neither TO right nor
70 left. and once not even seem 10 Wish
70 WIDEN out" 't ~ -'t'.tt'
~ The huge ferns ana palms grew 70
the wsasro edge. they concluded tAe
best way to treverse the lake would b.
on . raft. Accordingly. choosing .
large ovsrhanGlag palm. Bsarwarlen
ana Ayrsuh dred each an explosive ball
INTO ~ truuA about eighteen inches
iron, shs sround. One round was
enough b put Il IN the water. each ak
pacsion renewing several cubic feet OF
wood. BY repsakins this process on
other trees they soon had enough large
timber for buoyaney, 90 that they had
but to suosrfmposs lighter crossloss and
hind tho whole together with pliabie
branches and crsspsrs TO form . cub
stantiai raft. The Doctor climbed on.
sfter which Bearwarden and Ayrault
cast on. having prepared long poles for
navigating. With Q little care they kept
their bark from catching on projsctIns
roots. and a. the stream continued to
widen Till II was about one hundred
yards across. their work became easy.
Carried along At speed Of two or three
miles an hour. they now saw that the
water and tho banks they passed WSra
literally alive with reptiles and all sostv
Ut amphsbtous creatures, while WINGED
lizards sailed from every ovsrhsnsing
branch into the water a. they an.
preached. They noticed also many bivds
similar TO storks and cranes, about The
siss Of ostrtchss. standing On lore IN
she water. whose bills were provided
WIFI toetu.
I'VE might almost think We were on
EARTH" said Ayrsut. from the looks
OF those storks standing on one leg.
with the other drawn up. were II not
for their size"
How do you suppose they defend
themselves" asked Bearwarden. from
the snakes with which the water 4,
flliedr
II suspect they can give a pretty GOOD
account Of themseIves," replied Cort.
isndt. with those teeth. Besides. with
only ono leg exposed, there is hui |. vcrv
small object for n snake IN .tr,k. a.
For their number and aIxe. I shouH a.
their struggle for existence wa. con-.
paratively mild. Doubtless non-poison.
ous. or, for that matter. poi.Sro,,s
snakes. form a great part Of their dist"
On passing tho bend in the lake t,ev
noticed THAI tho banks were sIIrht,v
higher. while palms. pine troes ana mn.
Der plants succeeded the ferns. In the
distance thew nov bsard ,r.un,..s
crashing. which grew louder A. the scc.
onds passed. II ina,iy sounded like an
earthquake. InvoIunsar!lv they h..J
their breath ana Crashed their weapon.
Finally. at some distance In the woods
they saw a dark mass moving rnpldiy
and approaching the river obiloueiy.
Palms and pine trees went down hefors
II like sraws. while its head was CON
tinuaiiy among the upper branches A
the monster neared The ,,ke IN. va,sr
at the e6res outverSs No v,,