New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
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our solution is to discover what that Il
may be, and how it operates. yentr.'
trust that we may have some future one. .
tunity for the closer study Of the ca rpYN'
rous dinosaurs.
sand | venture to trust we may no, 4,
observed
The professor only raised his great o..
brows, as the SchoolmaSter rnee,s Y
irrelevant observation of the nauoht,, we
"PerhapS Professor Summarize NAV ny
an observation to make he said. and Is ~
two savantS assembled together into so Sk
rarefied scientific atmosphere where the ' Da'
sibilitics Of modification of the birth ~ -.
were weighed against the decline Of the t iat
supply as a check in the struggle for en-, W.
enCe.
That morning we mapped out a small NJ.
ton of the plateau, avoiding the swami p' :;
the pterodactyls and keeping to the eas s y :;
our brook instead Of to the west In -. y
direction the country was still tbicIIS
wooded, with so much underground thai ~.
progress was very slow.
7 HAVE dwelt up to now upon the term,
of Maple White Land; but there VS.
another side to the subject, for all that mo- ~
ing we wandered among lovely flowers
mostly, as | observed, white or yellow !.
color, these being, as our professors ey
planned, the primitive flower shades. !,
many places the ground was absolutely cor
cred with them, and as We walked ankle d.,
on that wonderful yielding carpet the scer,
was almost Intoxicating in its sweetness anS
intensity. The homely English bee buzz
everywhere around us. Many Of the tres
under which we passed had their brancbe
bowed down with fruit, some Of which wer,
familiar sorts, while other varieties wer,
new. By observing which Of them wer,
pecked by the birds, we avoided all dance
of poison, and added delicious variety b
our food reserve.
In the jungle which We trayersed were MI
merouS hardtrodden paths made by N,
wild beasts, and in the more marshy olacs,
we saw a profusion Of strange footmarks m
Guiding many Of these lguanodons Once 4
a grove we observed several Of these gres,
creatures grazing, and Lord Roxton. witt
his glass, was able TO report that they alv
were spotted with asphalt, though in a dF
ferent place than the one We had examined
in the morning. What this phenomenor
meant we could not imagine We saw manv
small animals, such as porcupines, a seal,
anteater, and a wild pig, picbald in color AMI
with long curved tusks.
Once, through a break in the trees, We a1
a clear shoulder Of green hill some diStano
away, and across this a large. dun-colorei
animal was travelling at a considerable pace
1t passed 50 swiftly that We were unable q
say what it was; but, il It were deer. a
was claimed by Lord RoXton, it must haw
been as large as those monStrous Irish eli
which are still dug up from time to tine Il
the boys Of my native land.
Ever since the mysterious visit which had
been paid TO our camp, we always returned
to it with some misgiving5 However, o.
this occasion we found everything in order
THAT evening We had q grand discuslo-
i upon Our present situation and futury
plans. which must describe at some length
as it led 10 a new departure By which VI
were enabled 70 gain a more complete know
edge Of Maple White Land than might hayy
come in many weeks Of exploring. It wa
Summerlce who opened the debate. All day
he had been qucrulous in manner, and nov
some remark Of Lord RoXtOn'S as to VIA,
we should DO on the morrow brought all hi
bitterness TO a head.
what we ought To be doing today, to
morrow, and all the time, said he, is find
ing some way out Of tie trap into which VI