The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-02
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sharp. strong tops, SO that even as
they stood they made formidable
spears, We were passing along the
( edge OF this cover when my eye was
caught by the CLEAN of something
white within IL. Thrusting In my
head between the stems, found my
self gazing at a fleshlcss skull. The
whole skeleton was there but tho
skull had detached itself and lay
some feet nearer to the open,
With few blows from the ma
chctcs OF our Indians we cleared the
spot ana wcro able 10 study tho de-
tails OF this old tragedy only a
few shrcds Of clothes could still hc
distinguished. but there were the re-,
mains OF boots upon tho bony feet.
and Il was very clear that the dead
man was European. A sold watch
by Hudson. OF New York. and chain
which held a stylographic pen. las
among the bones, There was also
silver eigarct case, with ~. G.. from
A. T.. s." upon the lid Tho state
90 the metal seemed TO show tina,
tho catastrophe had occurred no
great time before.
WHO can he bcg" asked Lord
John, Poor dewitt every bone in his
body seems 10 be broken"
And the bamboo grows thru his
smashed RIB" said Summarize. 1T
is a fastgrowing plant, but it Is sure
~ inconcciyable that this body could
have been here while the canes grew
10 be 20 feet In length,
AS 10 the mans identity" said
Professor Challenger. II have no
doubt whatever upon that point AS
made my way up tho river before
reached you az the fasruda insti-
tuted very particular Inquiries about
Maple White. ~ Para they know
nothing. Fortunately. had def.
mite elcw. for there was particular
picture In his skctch,book which
showed him taking lunch with a esr-
tain ccclcslastic nj Rosario. This
priest l was able to find and tho he
proved very urgumenlativc fellow,
who t6ot Il ab5urdly amisa that
should point out 20 him the corrosive
effect which modern science must
have upon his beliefs. he none the
less gave mo some positive inforna
ton. Maple White passed Rosario
four years ago. or two years before
] saw his dead body lie was not
alone at the time. but there was a
friend. an American named James
colvcr. who remained In tho boat and
did not meet thia ecclcsiastio. I
think. therefore. that there can be
no doubt that we arc now looking
upon tho remains OF this James
Colver."
Nor. said Lord John. els there
much doubt as 10 how he met his
death. lie has fallen or has been
ehucSed from tho top. and 40 been
lmpaled. How clso could no come
by his broken bones, and how could
he have been stuck thru hy these
canes with their points SO high above
opr hcads7"
a hush came over ~ as we stood
round these shattered remains and
realized tho truth OF Lord John RoE.
toms words. The bcciling head Of
the cliff projected over the cane
brake Undoubtedly he had fallen
from above. But had he failen7 Had
Il been an accident Or ALREADY
ominous and terrible possibilities he,
gan 10 form round that unknown
land.
We moved of In silence. and con.
tirued 10 coast round the iino Of
cliffs. which were as even and un.
broken as some OF those monstrous
antarctic ice fields which l have seen
depicted as stretching from horizon
10 horizon and towering high above
the mast-heads Of tlie exploring
vessel.
In five miles we saw no rift or
break. And then suddenly wo per
ceived something which filled US
with new hope. In hollow OF the
rock. protected from tho rain, there
was drawn rough arrow In chalk,
| pointing still to the westwards
Maple White again. said Profess.
sor Challenger. "He had some pre-.
/ sentiment that worthy footsteps
would follow close behind him
I lie had chalk. them
( - box OF colored chalks was
among the effects I found IN his
/ kna psack. remember that the
white one was worn TO a stump"
THAT IL certainly good evidence. -
| said Summarize. We can only &C
| cept his guidance and follow on to
/ the westward
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