The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-23
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| planes. but this bunup' OF beasts
/ that look like "A lobster supper dream
IS a hrand-new sensation lie
| olflcklcd with glec ~ thc prospect
Perhaps ! have dwrlt too long upon
this new acquaintance, but he is 10
be my comradc Tor many a day, and
so | have tried TO set him down as
| tlrst saw him, with his quaint per,
sonalty and his queer little tricks OF
/ speech and ot thought II was only
the need ut getting Ia the account 81
my meeting which drew me az last
from his company left him seated
amid his pink radiance, oiliug the
lock OF his faVorte rifle. while he
stll ehuekled to himself az the,
thought OF the adventures witch
awaited us II was very clear TO me
that II dangers lay before US | could
not IN an England have found a
cooler head or a Drawer spirit with
which TO share them
That night. wearicd as I was after
the wonderful happenings Of the day.
sat late with MeArlle. the news
editor, explaining TO him tho whole
situation. which he thought import
ant enough 10 bring next morning
before the notice OF Sir George Beau
mont. the chief, II was agreed that
| should write home fun accounts OF
ms adventures IN the shape % Sue
ccssivc letters 10 McArdle. and that
these should either be edited Tor the
Gazette as they arrived, or held back
TO be published later. according 20 the
wishes Of Professor Challenger, since
We could not vet know what eunti,
( lions he might httarbe 10 those di-
rrctions which should guide us 10 the
/ unknown land In response TO a tel.
! ephonc inquiry, We received nothing
more definite than "a Illumination
against the press ending up with tho
remark that II We would notify our
/ boat he would hand US any directions
which he might think IL proper 20
/ give % at the moment Of starting,
( A second question from us failed TO
elicit any answer az an. save plain.
tive blcAt from his wife TO the effect
that her husband was IN a very vto-
lent temper already and that she
hoped VIC would do nothing 10 make
/ It worse. a third attempt, later In
the day. provoked a terrific crash.
aud a subsequent message from the
| central exchange that Professor
/ Challengcrs receiver had been shat
tered After that We abandoned all
! attempt az communication.
And now. my patient readers.
can address sou directly no longer
From now onwar,is %. indeed any
continuation OF this narrative should
ever reach YOU Il can only b. thru
the paper which represent. IN the
hands ~ the editor leave thla ne
count % the events which have Ted
up TO one Of the moat remarkable
expeditions Of an time. 50 that II I
never return 70 England there shall
be some record rs 90 how the affair
came about, am writing these last
lines in the saloon OF the Booth liner
Francisco and they will so back by
the pilot 70 tho keeping OF Mr.. SIC
Ar,ilc, Let me draw the last picture
before close tho note book a pic
lure whici, Is the last memory OF tho
old country which I bear away with
me, II Sc wet. foggy morning in
the late spring; thin. cold rain Is
falling. Three shining mackintoshcd
figures are walking down the auay
making for the gang plank Of the
great liner from which tho blue peter
is fIying. In front OF them porter
pushes trolley piled high with
I trunks. wraps and gun cnEss Pro
fessor Summarize. n long. melancholy
figure. walks With dragging steps
and dropping head. MS one who ls at.
ready profoundly sorry for himself
Lord John Roxton steps briskly. aud
/ his thin. eager face beams forth be
tween his hunting cap and his muft
Z Ter. Is for myself am glad to have
got the busting days OF preparation
Z and tho pangs OF lcavs-iukiug behind
me. and | have no doubt that show
/ Il In ny bearing. suddenly, JUST ~
/ we reach the vessel. there il shout
/ behind us. II is Professor Challenger.
who had promised TO sec w off Ito
runs after us. a putting. rcd-fnced.
/ Irascible figure.
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