The evening world., 1916-07-21
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sn a. ihs platform. snt save us
A. fuf 'api hano he aid not 80.
pssT
Atoast oriocs sss In ths
dfastns Fuum, busted IN afranstns
ms nufss ~hou the raytain ~ asi
D dopf ana agpsafsi bs~sd.
~ made . slisht inclination In ~.
iafn. siihoui speaking resumed
nv ~ofk hopins that he you'd -
hals sise ms spnis explanation 81
the events - the pfoceiuns nishl lie
mad lone l0okad 81 him. liza
ssamsd fatisusd, he heavy syss had
not been refreshed ~ sleep his face
looked veFy soffsweul lie walked
10 and fro. sat down anI got up
Egaln. t0ah w q chance book. put u
down. consulted HE instruments
without taking his habiiuaI notes and
seemed r~estiss. and unessy. A. last
he came .p 10 ~. n said
Are you a doctor, ~. AIonnaaf
30 little cxpsr,ed such . question
that I stared some time 81 him With.
out answering.
Are you q doetor'. he repeated.
several " you colleagues have
studied medicine"
wet" said q 4 am . dootos and
resid.ht surgeon 90 the hospital.
prariis.d several years before enter
lns the museum"
Very well, sir"
My answer had evidently satisfied
the Captain. iiut not knowing what
he would say neat. ! waited for other
queaiions. r%sservins my Ahswers 60
cordinR 10 circumstances.
M. AronnaH, will ysu consent 20
prescribe Tor n % my menf' he
asked.
lis he mr.
Yes"
- am r.ady TO follow you"
Come thon."
" my heart heat. I do not know
why. saw n certain o~onnsction be-
tween the illness of n OF the crew
and the events of the day before;
and this mystery interested me NJ
least as much az the siok man.
Capt. Memo conducted me to the
poor OF the Nautilus and loo ms
into a cabin situated noar the sailors
quarters,
There ON a bed, lay n man about
forty ear OF age. with u rosoluts
expression OF oountonanco. Q true
type Of an Anglo saxon.
leaned ovcr him, lilo was not only
III, he was wounded. liz head
swathed In bandayes coveSSd with
blood. lay on u pillow. ] undid IN,
bandages. and tho wounded mat
looked at mo with HIS large eyes ant
gave no sign Of palm ~ I did II. 4
Was a horrible wound. The skull
shattered by some deadly weapon
left the brain exposed. which wal
much Injured.
The cxtremitiss OF the body wsrs
growing cold already. and saw
! death must inevitably ensue. Aftel
dressing tho unfortunate man.
wounds I readjustcd the bandag yes OF
I'd his head and turned to Capt. Mono.
Id what caused this woundf" asked
What does II slxnifyr' he replied
or evaslvely. ~ shock has broken on
're Of the levers Of the engine. whicl
on struck myself. But your opinion n
ID. h~esitatod before giving Il.
"You mny speak" said the captain
iis This man does not understan'
French"
ad gave a last look at the wounde
I'D man. "He will be dead In two hours.
10 Capt. Nemo's hand contracted. an
some tears glistened In his eyes.
ny For some moments l still watchc
Of tho dying man. whose life ebbe
ed slowly.
as "You can 20 now. N. Aronnax.
'ed left him In the dying mans oabl
and returned TO my room, much ~
-, feeted by this scene. During tn
his Portable suspicious. and ut night
ad slept badly and. between my broke
!. drenms. fancied I heard distar
. sixhs like tho notes of . funers
psalm. Were they the prayers OF tn
dead, murmured In that lanSuas
10. that I could not understandI =,
- pl. ...S ,nnrntnn 4 want on To tT
bridge. Capt. Memo was there befoI
me. o as he perceived me :
Professor, will Il be convouisI
70 You 70 make a submarine '1o"'
with my sompa"'0D''" ! asked
ma I'VE obey your orders. Captain"
win you be 80 good IA 70 put .
YOUR cork jackots9" reloined NJ
w Land and conseil, and told thsm
hat Capt. Nemo's proposition. Cons
BILE FASTENED to accept II. ana TINS un
the Canadian seemed quite willing
ef- follow v example
hey At half-past eight we were eQu'pp'
for this new excursion and prov'o'
ub- with two contrivances for light al
breathing. The double door was ope
ent md accompanied by Capt. Memo. VI
ain was followed by a dozen OF the ere
val we set foot, at a depth OF about thir
het, on tho solid bottom on which {
rhe Nautilus rested.
sed A slight dcclivity ended In an u
lad aver bottom at nfteen fathoms dept
OF This bottom differed entirely from I
tho one I had visited on my nrst excu
to sion under the waters OF the Paci
MY Ocean. Here there was no nns sar
rtai no submarine prairios, no sea fore
alt. Immediately recognized that ma
''kee velious region In which. on that da
the captain did the honors 20 US,
sep: was the coral kingdom.
" The light produced a thousa
W charming varieties. playing In
"- midst Of tho branches that we're
wildly colored seemed TO sec I
membraneous and cylindrical tuf
tremble beneath tho undulation
the waters. | was tempted TO gatf
their fresh petals, ornamented WI
With delicate t~entacles. some juht bIov
.,r. the others budding, while small III
49,. swimming swiftly. touched tn
~"' Slightly. like flights OF birds But
pm my hand approached these livi
,een flowers. these animated sensiti
,out plants, the whole colony took Altar
-, The white petals re-entered their