White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-23
MAY y
SYNOPSIS

- In love with Gladys bhs
tells him the man she loves must DO some
brave act. Malone gets an assignment to
interview Professor Challenger. explorer.
When Challenger and Malone meet Chai-
lsnger proclaims Malone an fmpostor, and
they have a fierce personal encounter.
challenger expresses a liking for Ma
lone when the latter refuses to have him
arrested. The professor then proceeds to
show Malone proofs Of a prehistoric land.
Malone reports to McArdle. his city cd
itor, that Challenger Is not an impostor
and that he has arranged to be present
at . scientific meeting Of professors.
There's q great demonstration in the
hall whan Professor Challenger arrives
Challenger asks for volunteers to go on
an expedition to the prehistoric land.
TIL meeting finally decides that Pro-
feesor eummerlee, Lord John Roxton.
sportsman and traveller. and Malone 80 to
South America TO prove or disprove Chal-
1engers statements. On their departure
Challenger gives them a letter 10 open
on q certain date.
When the day and hour arrive the let
lar Ii opened. A blank sheet falls out.
They are about to Challenger
when he arrives on the scene
The party nnds a s'snpost aud a skele-
ton. The skeleton plainly In that OF Ma
pie White, of whom Professor Challenger
had spoken.
That there is maleyolent humanity on
tho plateau Is made plain when a huge
rock crashes by.
The party finally reaches Maple White.
the dreamland. Their way from the out
side world Is cut of by the treachery of
a half breed.
As the party penetrates Maple White
Land II Is confronted with all kinds OF
strange plants and animals.
Weird looking ape men are found In the
wild country. A strange lake Is named
Lake Gladys. after the girl Malone left
behind In England.
Malone leaves comrades at night for a
rarnble through the forest. lie Is con-
fronted by a monstrous animal. The beast
plunges after him. Malone falls to bot
tom OF pit.
As ! emerged from my UNCONSCIOUS
ness-which. could not. | think, have
lasted more than a few minutes-I was
aware Of Il most dreadful and pene-
trating smell. Putting out my hand I'm
the darkness, ] came upon something
which felt like a huge lump Of meat
while my other hand closed upon "A
large bone Up above me there was
a circle OF starlit sky, which showed
me that | was lying at the bottom OF
a deep pit. Slowly | staggered to my
feet and felt myself all over. | was
stiff and sore from head TO foot, but
there was 40 limb which would not
move. 10 joint which would not bend.
1t was, as | have said, a pit with
sharply sloping walls and a level bot
tom about twenty feet across. This
bottom was Uttered with great COB
bets Of flesh. most Of which was In the
last state of putridity. The atmos-
pherc was poisonous and horrible.
After tripping and stumbling over
these Jumps Of decay I came suddenly
against something hard. and found
thnt an upright post was firmly fixed
in the center Of the hollow. II was
&c high that ] could not reach the top
of 1t with my hand. and 1t appeared to
be covered with grease.
Suddenly l remembered that | had a
tin box OF wax vestas In my pocket.
Striking n of them, / was able at
last to form some opinion Of this place
into which l had fallen. There could
he nc question as to Its natuw. II was
q trap-made by the hand of man.. The
post In the center, some nine feet long.
was sharpened at the upper end. and
was black with the stale blood of
the creatures who had been impaled
upon Il.
The remains scattered about were
fragments OF the victims, which had
been cut away In order to clear the
stake for the next who might blunder
In. ! remembered that Challenger had
declared that man could not exist upon
the plateau, since with his feeble
weapons he could not hold his
against the monsters who roamed
over It.
But now 1t was clear enough how
1t could be done. In their narrow
mouthed caves the natives, whoever
they might be. had refugees into which
the huge saurlans could not penetrate.
while with their developed brains they
were capable Of setting such traps.
covered with branches. across the
paths which marked the run of the
animals as would destroy them In spite
of all their strength and activity. Man
wal always the master.
The sloping wall Of the pit was not
dinicult for an active man TO climb,
but l hesitated long before trusted
myself within reach of the dreadful
creature which had so nearly destroy
I'd me.
How did l know that the beast was
mot lurking In the nearest clump of
bushes. waiting for my reappearance7
! took heart, however. IS I recalled .
conversation between Challenger and
deummerlse upon the habits Of the
great saurians. Both were agreed that
the monsters were practically BRAIN
less, that there was no room for rea-
son In their tiny cranial cavities and
that II they have DISAPPEARED from