The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-29

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Gle h.N had lain down and
- he sand, but NC othors
round the odgSsof 'he wa.
.,slng to ham some,h'ns
= m, s,ranso country. Twice
=, -, y p,is Of blue clay, such
IA ALREADY seen Tn tho
" n The pterodaetyls, These
a'" yolrsnic vents, and Tor
~ ..,n excited the greatest
m Lord John, What at
,.ballengeE OF tbc other
.,s a bub6lins. gurslins mud
wh,ro some strange gas
.,,t bursting bubbles upon
s.s,e, re thrust a hollow
"a 4 and cried out with de-
Z. g,s 1 schoolboy when he Was
]. touching Il with a lighted
"a cause sharp explosion
So ,se flame at tho Oar end OF
i ~. sun morc pleased was
.s,s. inyer,ing leathcrn pouch
81 end q the reed, and 50
u With the gas, he was able
il soaring up into the air.
q. tnnammable gus, and one
1s.s,dly lighter than the almos-
/ should say beyond doubt
Il contained a considerable
ICON q frse hydrogen. The
-,s az G. l., c. are not yet
.s,-sed my young friend. I may
,,e~ you how a great mind
IL. Al Nature 10 its use He
- with some secret purpose,
1 ], rould ssy no more.
4 ,.r vas nothing which We
- see upon the shore which
- to me 50 wonderful as the
=, ,Aes, Of water before US. our
3-s,rs and our noise had fright
4 "a Al hvlng creatures away, and
/, FOR a few pierodactyls, which
- round high above our heads
~ they waited for the carrion.
4 vas SIN around the camp but
i "A, different out upon the rose,
4 ~ waters q the central lake
/ eclsd and heaved with strange
4 Great slate colored backs and
1 4 srraied dorsal fins shot up
H. 4 fringe Of silver. and then
! IA Gown into the depths again
\, andhanks far our were spot.
/ With uncouth crawling forms.
n turtles strange Saurians. and
II great fat creature like a with.
H. valpltaiins mat Of black greasy
.tAsr. which Topped its way slow.
. TIE lake. Here and there
+ : serpent heads projected out
he wafer. cutting swiftly thru
Nth a little collar OF foam in
n, and . long swiriiug wake be-
b rising and falling in graceful.
arlike undulations as they went.
ras not until one OF these crea.
rs wriggled on TO n sand bank
sr few hundred yards OF US.
i exposed a harrel-shaped body
4 huge flippers behind the long ser.
neck. that Challenger. and
znsFIse. who had joined US.
ts on, into their due, OF won
4 and admiration.
PlsslosauTus. a fresh water
saauruss' cried summer
m | should have lived to see
Il ! sight, We are blessed. my
a Challenger. above all zoolos
0 sircs The world began
4 i Vas not until the night had
IN and the fires % our savage
g giowed red in the shadows,
a. our two men Of science could
dragged away from the fascln.
cas ., that primeval lake. Even
he darkness as we lay upon the
and We heard from time TO time
sort and plunge Of the huge
aAirss who lived therein.
4 4 earliest dawn our camp was
~ and an hour later we had
a-sa upon our memorable expedi.
Often in ny dreams have l
zsas that ] might live to be a
z correspondent. In what Wild
ne could have conceived the
rs q the campaign which Il
ID ee my lot 10 report! Here
: ny first despatch from a
X q hattie:
r numbers had been reinforced
zs The night BY fresh batch
'asisss from the caves. and We
have been 400 or 500 strong
We made our advance. A
~ q scouts was thrown out
fuui. and behind them the
V fofes In Sold column made
a way Up the long slope Of the
= country until we were near
nss Of the forest. Here they
sAa out into a long struggling
q spsarmsn and bowmen. Rox.
~ Summarize took their posi-.
a'on the right flank. while
1'assr and / we're on the left.
" host Of the stone age that