The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-11
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CHAPTER VI
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lute chaos to which the as sembIY had by this time been reduced. So terrtdc was the uproar that several ladies' had already beaten hurried re- treat Grave and reverend seniors seenaed Co have caught the prevailing nptr1t as badly as the students, and I smw white bearded men rising and ehak4ag their fists at the obdurate pre- fem8Srs The whole great audience seethed and simmered like a boiling pot. The professor took a step for Wnrd and raised both his hands There RHs something so big and arresting and virile in the man that the chatter and shouting died gradually away be- fore his commanding gesture and his masterfuE eyes. He seemed to have definite message. They hushed to hear it.
 T Will not -detain you" he said "It 0 not worth it. Truth is truth, and the noise of a number of foolish young men-and, fear must add. of their equally foolish. seniors cannot affect the matter. I claim that have open eH a new neza sof science. You dispute fl (Gheers1 esrHen I put you to the est win you accsed1f one or more 0f your own number to go out as your representaa1yes and test my statement i'm your namef''
 Hzr SunauseEzes the yeteE ran professor oR comparative anatomy, rose among khs azdzence, taIl, fEan. bitter man, MaEh fhe wiEhered aspect of theolo- s1an. Ezs wsshed. he satfl. to ask Pro 9sssor ChAuenger wheElasr fhe results to whirh he had a1iuded in his remarks had bean obtn1ned during journey to elhD hemdwm1ers of the AzaGRun made Ag h2na twO years be1a1e-
 Pro6asur CMalaenger aasgvered that thsy haa.
 1Er Sunznex7ee deedped to know how cd to hkve made discoveries in those WeIIace, Bs4es and otz1e prev1o1s ex- p1prers of estab2Estaed scf ent3flc rep0te-
 Professer Challenger ans41ered that MT SumEner1ae aR~enad fO be coufas- Iug the Anaaz0n yEfEh the Eta1nea, that it was in reality q eomaBwaaa4 larger river, that 7fr Sunnzaakaee might De in tgrested to know tR1nk, hffh the orf- noco Whieza con1nrunkc kczhed Rffn if. some 5oCgo mdles oG country were opened up, and that In s1 vast q space it was not inEoszb1a for one pexson to Ind what another had m ssed
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 TE 1s A4zns that the GnaaE .ezsis1s of a znamas fife spEfnSs cat ct hfEn. CNzzA v 1Rwe Imagined When en2egea Elaat 1aM faaaE WaS abonE fA Daadge EnyAeaf 10 q wilder adwenGnns AAan had eyer come te me sn my hssanazS But 2lEad NAa@ H not flae very Oppostm, zA<y of whzuh she sEoAzss Gladys wemld hays told me to go had sDKzzx to my feet I was SReaadag, T Henr<, my comDanAen, was DhHcAxzng at 1fS ssz3rfsg and heard Iafna vzaas- BaRang: 'tfszE down, Maaene! Don't mako A pazs11e ass Of yourself At the GGBse time I was aware that a tall, tzaan man with daEsk, gfngery hair few ses4s 9R front of Bae was also ueen his feet. He g1zred back at me wAth hard. angry eyes, but refused to give way.
 q will go, MT. Cha4rman,ts 7 I kept re- beating over and oyer again.
 Name. Naney' cried the audience.
 @A4y name is Edward Dunn Malone I am the reporter of the Daily Gazette. I claim to be an absolutely anpEeju diced Vitness.Y
 What is your name, s4r7'' the chair man asked of nay tail rival.
 T am Lord John RoxtoH. I have aAEea1y been up the A11AZoH. know all the ground and have special quail 6eat1ens for this inE estigatfon.''
 f-x.ord John Roxton's reputation as sportsman and traveller is, Of course, world famous" said the chair- man. sAt the same time it would certainly be as well to have a member sf the press upon such an expedition, 7
 Then move" said Professor ChaI- sengRFs that both these gentfenen be slected as representative of this meet Hg te accompany Professor SHHmer- Ice upon his Journey to investigate and e report upon the truth of my state menfs
 And SC, amid shouting and cheering, our fate was decided, and I found my self boEae away in the human current UFhich sHIrled teward the door, with