White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
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SYNOPSIS

TDwARD MALONE. newspaper man Is
~ in love With Gladys Hungerton. She
tells him the man she loves must do come
brave act Malone gets an assignment 10
interview Professor Challenger. explorer.
When Challenger and Malone meet Chal-
senger proclaims Malone an impostOr. and
they have a fierce personal encounter.
Challenger expresses a liking for Ma
hone when the latter refuses 10 have him
arrested. Thu professor then proceeds TO
SHOW Malone proofs OF a prehistoric land.
Malone reports 10 MoArdIe. his city ed
stor, that Challenger il not al lmpostor
and that he has arranged TO be present
at n scientific meeting Of professors.
There's a great demonstration in the
hall when Professor Challenger arrives
Challenger asks for volunteers to go on
an expedition to the prehistoric land.
The meeting finally decides that Pro-
fessor Summeriee. Lord John Roxton.
sportsman and traveller. and Malone go 10
South America to prove or dfsprove Chal-
lenger's On their departure
Challenger gives them a letter to open
IN q certain este
When the day and hour arrive the let
Sr Ia opened. A blank sheet falls out.
They are about to denounce Challenger
vhen he arrives on the scene.
light q material (skins over q hamboo
framework that we should be able To
carry them around any obstacle.
These we loaded with all our effects
and have engaged two additional In
dams to help ns In the navigation. I
understand that they are the very two
-Ataea aud Ipctu by name-wbo &c
eompanied Professor Challenger upon
ais previous journey. They appeared
10 be terrified ut the prospect OF re
peating IT, but the chief has Patn-
archal powers In these countries. and
n the bargain ID good In his eyes the
elansman has little choice In the mat
ter.
So tomorrow We disappear into the
unknown This account I am trans
hitting down the river by canoe, and
n may be our asst word to those who
are Interested In our fate l have. &c
cording TO our arrangement, addressed
it to you. my dear Mr.. McArdle, and !
leave It to your discretion to delete.
alter az 90 what you lfke with It.
HVHm ING u6YUT0lCG u TVttSST OD8I
1enger's and In spite OF the
continued skeptictsm oe Professcr
6umHseriee I have no doubt that car
leader wfli make good his statement
and that we are really on the eve Of
some most remarkable experiences.
When ! wrote last we Q about to
leave the Indian village where we had
been deposited by the Esmeraida. l
have to begin my report by bad news,
for the first serious personal trouble Il
pass over the hcessant chickering's be
tween the professors) occurred this
evening and might have had a tragic
ending l rave spoken OF orr English
speaking half breed Gomez-a fine
worker and a willing fellow. but afiict-
Ell, fancy. with the Vice OF curiosity,
which IL common enough among such
men. On the last evening he seems TO
have hid himself near the hut In which
We were discussing our plans. and, be-
ing observed by our huge negro Zambo,
who Is as faithful as a dog and has
the hatred which nIl his race bear to
the half breeds. he was dragged out
and carried into our presence. Gomez
whipped out his knife, however. and
hut for the huge strength of his captor.
which enabled him to disarm him with
one hand. he would certainiy have
stabbed hin. The matter n ended In
rcprimands, the opponents have been
compelled to shake hands. and there Is
every hope that all will be well
For two days we made way up
u good sized river. some hundreds Of
yards broad and dark In color. bUt
transparent, 70 that one could usually