The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-03-05


Existence doubtfull" Tn
Aarconi operator trans
lated his chart - himself
Shoals also T. d. Rssfs
existence doubtful; no.
p. D." He corrected htnsslf. Position
doubtful. Moro Sstfb seported"-E
with tho spray OF the mid Pacific
hurrioans splashing the glass Of
even his wireless cabin. set far up on
the highest deck beneath the Mon
golian's bridge. the operator strained
his eyes anxiousiy into the biacknssa
ahead.
In spurts and short dashes-As q
company under are .erouches and
crawis While the opposing batteries
beat upon II, and then eprtnss for
ward In the lula while the batteries
must rest or Tsload-ths great Mon
gollan, hound from the Philippines to
Gan Francisco. was making her slow
advance. A. the hurricane beat upon
her, HAsling could fesl The ship 81
most consciously pause and crouch;
then, 40 the storm fell away. she
would gather herself snd charge for
W0Jo O0C0 nOTos
The young man caught the hand
rail- at his slde and pattsd It impul-
sively a. the ship. bearing through the
very heart Of tho storm. swung stead.
w on again In her course.
'Good old Nongoliani" he muttered
approvingiy. Then. shaking of his
prooccupaton. he reseatsd himself ut
his Instrument, reclasnped his receiv-
srs 10 his ears and. ~ he sat asain At
his watch With pattentiy straininG
ears. drew his chart to him once
More. ..,
1t was . chart Of that great empty
more than 1000 miles west OF our
Hawaiian Islands and double that dis
lance east OF the Philippines.
Within thoss thousands Of miles
there are. Of o0urss. many known and
accurately dstsrmined 80 marks. For
instance only seven hundred miles OF
20 east and south Of the positton
which Harlins had marked on the
chart, thare IL o chain OF peaks OF
marine mountains. whore the rocks
have reached almost to the surface OF
the sea. Where tho peaks themselves
have topped the tide levels. they are
islands. OF course; but even whore
the mountain SUBMITS have not been
able quite to reach tho surface. but
are no close below II that they might
be dangerous to ships, most OF those
submerged submits In that part OF
the Pacific have managed to become
islands, anyway. For In those warm
waters, ages ago. the coral builders
addSd thsir product to the sunken
peaks, and built them up until they
had caught floating vegetation. Then
land was formed, and q few savage
Inhabitants came. Eventually the
islets were discovered. claimed and
put upon thu map.
But many Of these peaks still lie be-
low the surface. unknown and unde-
termined. II you look 1t the chart
you will see them recorded only as
Hariing read them: Reefs reported
in such and such q year." and, after
most Of them. the letters II. d. or
"Ez i:,s doubtful-poati0n doubt.
HariinGs hands clsnchsd ~ be felt
the storm Int the great Nongolian for
an instant. and then Ming her down
contem ptously again. Because dead
men tell no tales" no quoted. grim
ly. 80 thess'-hs touched his chart
Are only the reefs which those who
found them have escaped. But what
Of the uncharted resfsr'
HIS hands clsnohsd again. and his
nusolas tiShtsnsd spontaneously. AZ
~ 0nhooaec10tD alarm, inStinctively
- saAsel hisnaeH - his eat and
Defalno0 M oyon, OeDStng out Into the