White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09
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SYNOPSIS


EDwARD MALONE. newspaper man. Is
A. In love with Gladys Hungerton. She
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 Chal-
lenger proclaims Malone an impostor, and
fhey 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
flor. that Challenger Is not an impostor
and that he has arranged to be present
at . scientific meeting OF professors.
There's a great demonstration IN the
Challenger asks for volunteers to 60 on
an expedition to the prehistoric land.
The meeting finally decides that Pro-
fsasor summerlee. Lord John Roxton.
sportsman and traveller. and Malone go to
South America to prove or disprove Chal-
longers statements. On their departure
Challenger gives them a letter to open
on q certain Gate,
When the day and hour arrive the let
ter In opened. A blank sheet falls out.
They are about to denounce Challenger
when he arrives on the scene.
The party finds a s'snpost and a skele-
ton. The skeleton plainly is that of Ma
pie White, of whom Professor Challenger
had spoken.
That there is maievoient humanity on
the plateau is made plain when a huge
rock crashes by.
by George cried Lord John. "a
bridge,'
Exactly, my friends. a bridge! II
is not for nothing that l expended an
hour last night In focusing my mind
upon the situation. have some recol-
lection OF once remarking to our young
friend here that @. Il. G. is at his best
when his back Is to the wall. Last
night you will admit hat all our backs
were to the wall. But where will pow
er and intellect go together there Is al
ways "A way out. \ drawbridge had to
be found which could be dropped
across the abyss. Behold IT,
1t was certainly a brilliant idea. The
tree was a good sixty feet In height.
and If II fell only the right way IL
would easily cross the chasm. Chat
lenger had slung tine camp Ak owe his
shoulder when he assembled. Now he
handed 1t to me.
~Our young friend has the thews and
sinews." said he. II think he will be
the most useful at this task. | must
beg, however. that you will kindly re-
fnin from thinking for yourself and
that you will do exactly what you are
told"
Under his direction I cut such gashes
in the sides of the tree as would insure
that 1t should fall as we desired. II
had already a strong, natural tilt In
h direction of the plateau, so that
the matter was not difficult. Finally l
set to work in earnest upon the trunk.
taking turn and turn with Lord John.
In a little over an hour there was a
loud crack. The tree swayed forward
and then crashed over. burylng Its
branches among the bushes on the far
Their side. The severed trunk rolled to
the very edge of our platform. and for
one terrible second we all thought It
was over. 1t balanced itself. however,
a few inches from the edge. and there
was our bridge to the unknown.
All OF us without a word shook hands
with Professor Challenger, who raised
his straw bat and bowed deeply to
each In turn.
"I claim the honor said he. Ito be
the first to cross to the unknown land.
a fitting subject no doubt for some fu-
fure historical painting