The Washington herald., 1914-05-10

his heel SO every fisherman knows that the vulnerable
spot in octopus is his eye at which they always aim
While they were convcrsng about various matters
the whale suddenly stopped and complained of dizzy
feeling in his head and queer unsettled feeling in his
stomach.
Sounds to me like biousness" said the octopus
What have you been eating?
Sweets" answered the whale, rucfuly.
What kind" asked the octopus, sententiousiy. ,s
We'll" said the whale, with slight touch OF self
consciousness, 1--we just swallowed young lady
EN- squeeze EN-"
Il suppose it would be pleasanter to take them that
way" said the whale, envying the bohemian ways OF
the octopus but have to live up to the tradition, OF
perhaps y sa YOU haSe heard Of aaid
oh yes" answered the octopus as he .spat in
rakish way slightly shocking the arstocrac and fas-
speak of the Whales"
Are you going up to Port Phillip" asked the whale
changing the subject he observed that they were
nearing their journeys end.
No" said the octopus, there's price on my head.
I'm wanted at the aquarium"
By this time the pain in the whales stomach was in
creasing rapidly that he felt that all he would be
good for from now to be aquarium whale.
He had quite made up his mind about it. however,
when fate decided the question for he suddenly felt
himself enangled in a lot of ropes. and of
the dizzy feeling in his head, could not think clearly,
and was unable to escape.
1t was at about this time that some fishermen who
at work mending their nets the shore along
Port Arthur observed curious pulling the ropes
that foated from the docks, and hurrying the
spot, beheld the poor whale enmeshed. II also hap
pened that Professor 1vornu director of the Grand
Melbourne Aquarium. walking along the beach in
search of the vertebra OF a plethesaurus He
arrayed in with embroidered tails. checkered
pantaloons and high gray hat, as he very fond
looking specimen which he found. referred to his
book and, failing to make his diagnosis passed TO
the next In this manner he proceeding along the
beach when his attention attracted by the crowd
that had gathered around the spot where the whale
struggling free itself His natural history eye noted
and cred
men, he made an offer to buy it on the spot. His
eagerness to make the purchase caused the crafty fish,
ermen to hang out for higher price. One of the
about to refuse the offer when another one with
his hand against his nose, whispered in his ear:
Sell it for anything you can get That's sick
whale, and momentary expression OF horse dealer
came into his face.
This suggestion, added to the sound OF the cracking
the question, and just the the whale with
loud cheer landed the shore. By legal transfer
of property he became the property OF the director of
the Grand Melbourne Aquarium.
Professor lvorinut's aquarium unique. Instead
of putting up building dry land, filling it with
water and hauling the inhabitants of the deep into it,
he built house of glass out in the charged with
some peculiar chemical preparation OF his own nven-
ton and played soft music This attracted the hnny
tribe from their ocean caves and once having come
under the influence OF the chemical remained swimming
round and round outside the glass house in self
imposed captivity Amongst those who had been lured
whom you'd never suspect OF being sentimental-the
octopus There he had partly from his love for
music and partly to his old friend, the whale, who
was now established at the aquarium
1t was the fourth day after Sari had been
swallowed by the whale that Professor lvornut
seated in his sea studio dreaming of love- As usual
his toilet carefully prepared and he the pink of
1t Incredible think that vanity would
lead to such extravagances, but it is fact that
the shine top OF the professors head was brought
about by the most expensive process of hand polishing
n othing else will produce that exact luster.
The professor had just settled himself down to the
reading Of romance when he noticed through the
glass that the whale began to show symptoms of intense
suffering His agony increased and his constant flop
ping up and down created such a connection in the
waves that the whole neghborhood alarmed. The
professor being sympathetic and believing the sooh
OF music went to the piano. selected Chopins
arpeggos in the left hand with the skill OF master
There melancholy in Chopns music that fitted in at
that moment with the whales mood, and momentarly
soothed him. But alas. his happiness short-ved.
Those who have ever stood the tremuous border
land of nausea know well the disastrous effect OF
seeing thinking of anything which goes whirlng
round and round and as the movement of the music
proceeded into the final rondo of the Polish dance the
poor whale gave mighty heave and forth issued Sari
She was faint and hardly able stand, but thanks
to the movement of the rotary pump attached to her
diving suit she had been able obtain sufficient air. as
the whale breahed to keep her alive for the four days
confinement.
Great the surprise of Professor Ivorinut With
excited gestures he directed her climb the ladder to
he top OF the studio walk through the compressed air
passage which led to the entrance and down the
adder on the inside.
He was at once struck with the beautiful curves of
lcr DOOy, WHICH showed even through the nannSh |
living suit, she descended the ladder Through the
glass IN her helmet he got sight of her pale love-
mess she reached the floor and the pentp emotions
If wellnigh sixty years burst FORTH Instantly he was
nadly. passionaely in love. He led her to chair |
nto which she sank, exhausted removed her helmet |
an his clammy fingers through the soft sickness Of her
,ar then fe. on his knees before her and declared
Sari was terrified at his ardor Hateful as had |
been the advances of the Rayha of Tinor, this was
lar far worse. Somewhere on the her lover was
searching for her; whether she would see him
again she knew not, but one thing was certain she
would not remain in this hateful place Anything,
anything better than this and hastily climbing the
adder she went quickly through the passage and down
he ladder the outside to face again the open sea-
A new horror confronted herl
Behind her, with his two arms outstretched eager to
embrace her. was Professor Ivorinut. Before her
with his stretched out and gazing at her
with amorous look in his leery eye was the octopus
ITO be eontinued)