Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-30
CHAPTER VII.
-Tororrs~ We Disappear Into the Un-
known"

count Of our luxurious voyage
upon the ocean liner. nor VIII ]
tell u our 49, stay ut Para tsave
thar should - = to acknowledge the
great kiuduts, Of the company In help
Ing u Ia get together our equipment
Will also allULe very briefly 10 our
river Journey up u wide. slow moving.
clay tinted stream ia a steamer which
was nth. smaller than that which had
carried Us across the Atlantic. Eventu
ally We found ourselves through the
uarruws OF Obldns and reached th.
town Of MauaU- Here We were res
cu.d from the limited attractions OF
the local inn 10y Mr. Sherman. the rep
rcsrntatiyr of the British and Brazil
hu Tradlns company. In his hospital
Faz.uIa we sIeut orr time until the
day when We were empowered Ia open
the letter u instruction given 10 Us
by Professor Challenger. Before !
rrl. b the, surprising events u that date
I should desIT,. u give clearer sketch
Of my ,umradr- Coo this enterprise and
OF the a>-prht"S whom We had already
gathered together ia south America. |
sI,.4. freely. and leave the use II my
material To- your own discretion. Mr.
MuAUlIc. siurr II is through your hands
that this report must pass before II
re-. h., the world.
The scientific attachments Of Profes-
sOr Summerlcu are too well known for
me to trouble to rrcapituIatc them He
q Z all
ton ~ this sort tlu,u one would i'm
a-Inc al first sight Hi tail. Glunt.
striugy figure Is ius"ushlc to fatigue.
and his dry half sarcastic and often
wholly usympathe'ir manner Is unin
fucurcd hy any change in his sur
ruundIugs Though IN his siNty-sixth
year. | have never heard him express
any dissatisfaction at the occasional
har,Iships which We have had to en
counter. had regarded his presence
As an cucumhruucc To the expeditions.
but. ns n matter OF fact | nm now wei.
convinced that his power " cudurane
is rs great as my own. In temper h'
is naturally acid and skcp'icaL
Lord John RoNtou has some points
in common with Professor SHr''1cri,.
and others In which they are the yer,
antithcsis 10 each other. "" = 'Wen
~ years younger. hut mas something
OF the same spare. scrnggy physique.
As to his appearance. have. rs ! rec
oilect. described II ID tha' portion Oh
my narrative "hlch nave tii penih"
me In LONDON. lie Is exceedingly neat
ana ptlm III MS ways dresses AWAY
Win great care III WlIte arm sui's
and hlgh brown mosquito poo's ahu
shh'es nj least once Jay. Ike most
men OF a'u"h' ne u 'a'oh'c III speech
ana SINKS te'diis INTO his own
thoughts put ne Is Always QUICK 10
answer question OF JOIN III con
Versatlon. talking In queer. lerky,
nhii "u'ii'i""s i"H"ioi'' MS Ano"
euSe VI ''t ""r'n' anu yer! espec'ai'i
Vi sou'n America Is surpriSihs' anu
NE mas "hoIe hearted peilei III Inc
posslolllties OF our journey "mch Is
NOT DE dashed py the sheers OF iro'es-
sor suiiihhef'ee. lie mas gentle voice
ana quiet manner out DENIM MS
'"inhLhs piue eyes there iurhs ca
Pacit! Tor furious wrhth ana iihplaca'
Ole resolution the more dangerous De
cause they are held In leash.
So much for the moment for my two
white companions, whose characters
and limitations will be further e1-
posed. as surely AS my own. as this
narrative proceeds. Bnt already We
have enrolled certain retainers who