, 1916-09-28

OuLslut were i|tIIouuNth upOi INT IL
side. forming an escarpment about 200
feet high, with a woody slope be-
meath it.
Along the base of these red cliffs,
some distance above the ground, /
could see IA number Of dark holes
through the glass. which | conjectured
to be the mouths of caves. At the
opening of one of these something
white was shimmering, but ] was I'M
able to make out what it was. | sat
charting the country until the sun had
set and It was so dark that l could
no longer distinguish details. Then ]
climbed down 10 my companions wait
ing for me SO eagerly at the bottom Of
the great tree. For once was the
hero Of the expedition. Alone l had
thought Of it. and alone ! mad done 1t,
and here was The chart which would
save us n months blind cropping among
unknown dangers. Each of them shook
me solemnly by the hand.
But before they discussed the details
of my map | had TO tell them of my
encounter with the ape man among the
branches. This did without emitting
any of the details.
He has been there all the time"
said /.
How do you know that?" asked
Lord John
Because | have never been without
that feeling hat something m%alevolent
was watching us. ! mentioned 1t to
you, Professor Challenger Try to re-
fresh your memory"
"Our young friend certainly said
something of the kind. He is also the
one mon US who is endowed with
that Celtic temperament which would
make him sensitive to such impress
siuns.'
That evening by the light of the fire
II Of Il single candle the first map
of the lost world was elaborated. Ev-
cry detail which | had roughly noted
from my watchtower was drawn out
in its relative place. C~hallenger's pen
ell lowered over the great blank which
marked the lake.
What shall we call it?" he asked
AT length
why should you not take the chance
Of perpetuut.ng your own name?" said
HNilllltll tt- WIN HIS uSudl IOucn OF
Vcidity
II trust. sir, that my name will have
other II more personal claims upon
pOsterity,' said Challenger severely.
ANY ignuramuS can hand down his
worthless memory by imposing 1t upon
"A mountain or Il river. l necd no such
monument. Let our young friend give
1t n name"
Then" said l. blushing, | dare say.
as l said it. lie II be named Lake
Gladys"
Don't you think the Central lake
would be descriptive" remarked
Summcrlec
u should prefer Lake Gladys" | de
clared blushingly.
Challenger looked ut ME sympathet-
ically and shook his great head In
mock d~isupproval. Boys will be boys"
aid he, Lake Gladys let 1t be. Ma
lone shall have his way"
CHAPTER XIV.
ait Was Dreadful In the Forest
N HAVE said-or perhaps l have not
said, for my memory plays me
sad tricks these days that !
glowed with pride when three
such men as my comrades thanked me
for having saved or nj least greatly
helped the situation. AS the youngster
OF the party. not merely in years. but
In experience. character. knowledge
and all that goes to make n man, | had
been oyershadowed from the first. And
now l was coming into my own. j
pFu rITlaI NJ fha th,r1rI,f Ala TO-. A.
pride which goes before a fail! That
little glow of self satisfaction, that
added measure of self confidence, was
to lead me ON that very night to the
most dreadful experience of my life,
ending with Il shock which turns my
heart sick When | think OF it.
1t came about in this way. had
been uuduly excited by the adventure
Of the tree, and sleep seemed 10 be i'm,
possible. SuuLmcrlec was on guard,
sitting hun he'd over our small fire, a
quaint. angular figure, his rife across
n, knees and his pointed, goatlike
beard wuggiu- With each weary nod of
his head Lord John lay silent. wrap
ped in the South American poncho
which he wore, while Challenger
snored with 90 oil and rattle which
reverberated through the woods. The
full moon was shining brightly, and
the air was crisply cold. What II night
for a walk, And then suddenly came
the thought, Why not2" suppose ]
stole softly away, suppose | made my
way down to the central lake, suppose
| was bnek at breakfast with some
record of the place, Would ! not in that
case be thought an even more worthy
associate Then IL Summarize carried
the day and some means Of escape