The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-08
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CHATTER NNt Continued
''1t was at this point that tho SEN.
yatIon OF the evening sr1sc "a sen,
sstiUu ~ dramatic that 70 van never
nave been rJgllIrlrd ln The history
NJ scientific gatherings protc son
Challenger raised hIs hand IN the
air ss "a signal and at once our
colleague. Air r. j Malone. was ob.
served 90 rise and 90 make hu way
10 ,ho back or the platform, An in.
slant later De rroppearrd iB CONF
pany with a gigantic negro the two
~ them bearing between them a
Arsc square p1ckluE-c8sc. 10 WIS
evidently % great weight, and WAS
tI0wly carried forward and placed Ia
frnnt OF tho professors chair Al
sound had hushed I'm the audience
ana every ono was absorbed Boa the
spectacle before them. Professor
Challenger drew OF the top 90 the
case. which formed sliding I'D,
Pecring down into the box, he
snapped his fingers several timCs and
was heard from tho press scat 20
say, Come, then. pretty, prCJty' In
coaNnE voice. An instant later
with "a scratching, rafting sound, a
most horrible and loathsome creature
appeared nom below and perchod
itself upon the side OF the ease. Even
the unexpected fall % the Duke ~
Durham into the orchestra. which
occurred AZ this moi-cnt could not
distract, the pctrificd attention ~ the
vast audience. The face 81 the crra-
urc was like tho widest saIgoylc
that tho Imagination OF a mad me-
dicvai builder could have conceived,
IL was malicious, horrible with two
small red eyes as bright as points Of
burning coal Its long savage
mouth. which was held haltopeu,
was FUN OF a double row % shark
Ike teeth Its shoulders were
bumped. and around them were
lrapcd what appeared 10 be a faded
gray shawl. II was the devil ~ our
childhood IN person, There was a
turmoil IN the audience someone
screamed. two ladies' in the front row
FELL senscless from their chairs. and
there was a general movement upon
tho platform 10 follow their chair.
man into the orchestra. For a mo-
mcnt there was danger % a general
manic. Professor Challenger threw
up his hands TO stijl the commo,ion.
but thr movement alarmed the erca-
turn beside him. Its strange shawl
suddenly unfurlcd spread and flut-
tered as n pair 81 lcathery wings,
IT'S owner grabbed az its legs. but too
late 10 hold Il. IL had sprung from
the perch aud was circling slowly
around the Queens hall with a dry.
ieathery Tapping Of It's io-foo, wings.
while a putrid and tusidious odoF
pervadcd the room. The cries OF the
people in the galleries. who were
alarmed AZ the near approach OF
hose glowing eyes and that muir
ierous beak. excited the creature 20
p frenzy. Faster and faster u flew.
beating against wall and chandeliers
IN a blind frenzy % alarm. The win.
low! For heavens sake shut that
window roared tho professor from
tho platform. dancing and wringins
his hands in an agony OF apprehen.
sion. Alas. his warning was too
ate, In a moment tho creature.
beating and humping along tho wall
Ike a huge moth within gas.shade.
came upon the opening. squeezed its
hldsous bulk thru II and was gone.
Professor Challenger fell back IN his
chair with his face buried in his
hands. while the audience gave one
long. deep sigh OF relief as they re-
allied that the incident was over.
"Thcu-ohi How shall ono de-
scribe what took place thon--whcn
the full cxuberance OF the majority
and the fun reaction OF the minor!-
~ united TO make one great wave
q enthusiasm. which rolled from the
back OF the hall. gathering volume
as II came. swept over tho orchestra.
submerged the platform. and carried
the four heroes away upon Its crcst?''
Good for you. Mach III the audi
cnce had done less than Justice. sure
ly Il made ample amends Everyone
was on his feet. Everyone was moy.
ing, shouting. gesticulatins. A dense
crowd Of cheering men were around