The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-05-07


taking the base while the smaller came IN timely
with the tenor These were the words translated to the
listening sailors by lingo:
"c,;,o so;l;no over the honnding main
al NAM, = s.nrn, wind shaIl b-l-o-w w.
~ ~, I.,ls 1ant cane. s.o's hso,sc .nn ao,;r
'ie JAN eo'''' N0'''e as ,.-
During the months that Zingo had been making y. ~
preparations for war Professor iVornu was NOT aie'
In quick response 10 BIS call annoincing tat le Nqua M
at wo. building q fortheation to protect IT. It was
entirely safe on the ocean side as le harbor az tnat
point was too small for any ornldape snip 20 enter.
but the danger lay on the Land sldc. lie iesld sly
was mustered out volunteers ca'lc troog ~ g.
lying districts cXt' editions OF he papers wsle o. oe ,
published every hour and all the lana was eo Will
rumors OF war ~s4 III, d.,
Inside the radlitS OF the aquarium Sarl "alleo: o
was entirely ignorant D what was tappenng w'"unl. S
but sne knew from tRe manner ol u'e e. pisssu'
something unusual was gong on treaty s'c iealsp i,i
but some voice WITHIN her tod cr mat cF oVe' "ou
not allow her to perish ,s.., .,.,ss-....
AT last the foriilcaon was completed senifies were
stationed on duty men were everywhere at hcr pusts
but sl there was no slgl OF an aacN ana leai ~
beginning to creep INTO Professor ivor' rest Iua M
ne had been dupcd by SIP OF yo'' ana util nc 'an
been frightened by the light in the eye OF siy boy
On the night OF the list OF August an 9ufrder came
dasmng INTO the cnca'npnlent ana reported tia arse
army had embarked on the southern coast OF Austfata
and was marching overland IN hordcs. fis account ot
the numbers was 50 cNraYagant 'hat ,ne hen IN c9l
mand OF me army we're inclined % dspueve ~ n' a q
gether Neverthelcss pTepara'lo'S went on d' light
and senries kept sharp lookout
At sunrise the next morning Professor lvornrt MN,
sell took up his position al the extreme eit poin o!
the rampant where he could command view OF inc
country for miles
Al was peaceful and silent N ile morning snt ~
land shook with-no sound OF trampng lect no moss
were moving in his direction !.
Suddenly ne beheld in the distance a solitary ng'',e
approaching, and as he watched it through his h9id
glasses ne soon recognized inc neat Whe trousers co'es
hitting coat and White cap IN which lingo always a-l
peaged
lhe rage ana disgust q 'hc professor knew n?'
bounds ne had allowed tins youth to betray nm fie
had made bimself ridiculous in the ces OF The na'c ~
and above all the glowing reports OF himself ana rs
work which had been going to the Crown beyond t-c
would now forever. II
AS lingo came nearer SO that others, too cdtsi "f-{
serve HIM the report spread throughout the chca''o'
ment that the army which they had prepared % 'ncc,
was nothing more nor les. s.tian boy walking tovsfn
them alone and unprotected, and misses folowei Pfo-
fessor lvornut wherever he moved All discipline WAS
relaxed and o;ld swearing was heard throughout ire
land.
Suddenly as they watched they lingo nal, ar'
drawing whistle from his pocket give ont 'ng ow
shr sound Instantly as though the earth II bclchsd
forth black cloud, there from out q: .aviIe
some distance behind him horde OF waTr'ois go
armed with club and shield They approached v'a
swiftness that had in it something OF the uicasAg
AS as the hewildcrcd soldiers on tn. e,'1Sart
could pull themselves together they fired yo1ry - The
approaching foe but the bullets fell off the irpc-,.'s.-
bark shields like drops of rain. Nolley aie~ -lley
fired, hut to avail and ZingG7 10.
were scaling the rampant and overcoming their 'n''
by handto-hand encounter. They fell upon tax f,.-
ralian soldiers and smote them hip and thigh ,n,ish
and anon bullet discharged at random fsrs
Its way to the brave ana loving nedrt OF one OF si"~'
friends
All day long the battle ragged and at sunset tl's f,~ti
surrendered to lingo and his army ! of;Nso-
1vorinut with rage and anger had been sh;ie>is I'm
make further effort and Just before ;:,~ dctsf->
moment he abandoned his position on the -s-'ps' asi
disappeared In an insant his position was tao'. sv
lingo who had been for some time lost in si- d. y
the battle AT the sight of their beloved leader ia.
keys took fresh impetus and finally with Asrif
dash, completed the victory, proving that love IS M
greatest force in the world. .A
After his disappearance from the rampant. Professor
Ivorinut made his way through secret submarine pas
sage leading to the Aquarium 1t was his rurpcsc to
seize Sari abandon the Aquarium and fly wifi. lis erp
tive some unknown land With that curious second
sight which the circumstances of his birth had gives
lingo he OWNED this determination on the part of Y
professor and even while on the rampant shoutins
words of announcement to his men, he followed with
his eye the sneakng seathy movements of his arch fce
AS the professor approached the entrance to the seorse
passage lingo, all unknown him. was at his heeis
and entered the studio of the aquarium moment aftr