The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-30
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Naerson H. Rolhakcr.
CHAPTER NuI.-Continucd

CHAPTER Nlll.-Continucd
For three DAYS We madc our way
NJ this tunnel or hazy grcon sun
shine ON the longer stretches ono
could hardly tell as one looked
ahead where the distant green water
ended and the distant green arthway
began, Tho deep peace % this strango
waterway was unhrokcu by any sign
OF man
NO Indian here Too much afraid
Cuupurl, said Gomez.
'Curupuri IS the spirit OF the
woods" Lord John explained, ITS
= name for any kind % devil Tho
poor begg1rs think that there IS
kamething fcarsomc I'm this direction,
And therefore they avoid a."
On the third day Il became cyi-
dent that our Journey IN the canoes
could not last much longer FOR the
stream was rapidly growing more
shallow. Twice IN AS many hours We
stuck upon the bottom. Finally We
pulled the boats mp among tho brush.
wood and spent tho night ON tho
3 bank OF the river, In the morning
Lord John aud made our way for
q couple OF miles thru the forest,
keeping parallel with the stream: but
a. II grew ever shallower We rc'
turned and reported what Professor
Challenger had already suspected,
that we had reached the highest
point 20 which the canoes could be
brought wr drew them up, there
fore, and concealed them among the
bushes. blazing trro with our axes,
so that We could find them again,
Then We distributed tn various bur
dcns among us-guns, ammunition.
food. tent. blankets. and tho rest r.
and, shoulderins our packages. We
set forth upon the more l3borious
stage OF our journey
An unfortunate quarrel between
our pepperpots marked the outset Of
our new stage, Challenger had from
the moment OF joining us issued d.
rcctions 70 the whole party. much 20
the evident discomfort OF Summerlee.
Now, upon his assigning some duty
10 his fellow.prufcssor az was only
the carrying OF an anoroid barom-
eterl. the matter suddenly came TO a
head
May I ask. SIR" said Summaries,
with vicious calm. I'm what capacity
sou take il upon yourself 10 issue
these orders?'
Challenger eiarCd and bris,lcd.
Il do II. Professor Summarize, as
leader OF this expedition.
Il am compelled 10 tell you. sir,
that do not recognize you In that
capacity"
Indeed Challenger bowed with
unwieldy sarcasm. Perhaps YOU
would define my exact position.
Yes. sir. You arr man whose
veracity is upon trial. and this com.
mittce is here 10 try u. You walk,
sir. with your judges.
Dear me-' said Challenger, seat.
ing himself on the side Of one Of the
canoes. I'm that case YOU viii. OF
course. 90 on your way, and will
follow n; my leisure. II l am not
the leader you cannot expect me TO
lead. .
Thank heaven that there were two
sane men-Lord John Roxton and
myself-;o prevent the petulancc and
folly OF our learned professors from
sending US back empty handed TO
London. such arguing and pleading
and explaining before we could get
them Modified, Then at last Sum
msrlee, with his sheer and his pipe.
would move forwards. and Challcn-
ger would come rolling and grum-
bling after. BY some good fortune
We discovered about this time that
both our sayants had the very poor,
est opinion Of DR. Illingworth OF
Edinburgh. Thenceforward that was
our one safety. and every strained
situation was relieved BY our intro
ducing the name OF the Scotch zoolo-
gist. when both our professors would
form a temporary alliance and
friendship in their detestatlon and
abuse Of this common rival.
Advancing in single file along the
bank OF the stream. we soon found
that IL narrowed down to mere
brook, and finally that Il lost itself
in a great green norass OF sponge
ike MOSES, into which we sunk up
70 our knees. Tho place was hor
ribly haunted by clouds OF mosquitoes
and every form OF flying pest, so We
were glad to find solid ground again
and to make n circuit among the
trees, which enabled us 10 outflank
this pestilent morass. which droned
like an orgsn in the distance. 80 loud
was II with insect life.
On the second day after leaving
our canoes we found that the whole
character OF the country changed.
Our road was persistently upwards,
and as we assembled the woods be-
came thinner and lost their tropical
luxuriance. The huge trees Of the
alluvial Amazonian plain gave place
TO the Phoenix and coco palms,
growing in scattered clumps. with
thick brushwood between. In the
damper hollows the Mauritia palms
threw out their graceful dropping
fonds. We travelled entirely by com.
pass. and once or twice there were
differences Of opinion between Chal-
lenger and tho two Indians, when, 10
quote tho professors indignant