The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-02
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menis that Challenger fastened The
cords which held DC 90 The trunks
90 tho surrounding trrcs, Ira half
nn hour "a good-aizcd Eas-haE had
boon formed. and the Jerking and
stramng upon the thongs showed
that it was capable OF considerable
lift Chancnrcr. like a glad father
IA the presence of his nrsi .bnrn,
stood smiling and Stroking his
beard, On silent. sglf-satiFncd con
tont az he gszod at The creation OF
his brain II was Summcrloo who
FIRST broke the silence
''Nou don't mean us 20 80 up IN
that thing Challenger said be, IN
an 0Cid voice,
II mcau, my dear Summerlec, 20
Eiye you such a demonstration OF
its powers that after seeing 10 you
viii. / am uure. have NO hesitation
in trusting yourself 90 o."
"Nou can put 70 right out Of your
head now, ut once said summer
leo with DECISION. nothing on earth
would induce mo 60 commit such a.
folly Lord John. / trust that you
Win not countcnanCe such mad
nessg'
"pooocd Ingenious i call a." said
our peer, "rd like TO SEQ how it
works
$50 you shall" said Challenger
"For some days l have eXcrted my
whole brain furco upon the problem
OF how NO shall descend from these
cliffs We have satisfied ourselves
that We cannot climb down and
that there IL no tunnel Wu arc
also unable 10 construct any kind
~ bridge which mgy take us back
% the pinnacle from which We
came. How then ahail I lind
means 90 convey usf Some little
time ago I had remarked 10 cur
young friend hcte that free hydro
gen was evolved from the Ecyacr
The idea or balloon naturally
followed was ] win admit. some
what lafflcd hy the difficulty Of
discovering nm envelope to contain
the gas but the contemplation OF
the Immense entraila Of these rep
tiles supplied me with solution 70
thc problem Behold tho result"
lilo put one hand in the front Of
hts ragged JACKIE, and pointed
proudly with tho ether
ny this tiwe the Ens.haE had
swollen 20 goodly rotundity and
was jerking strongly upon i,a lash
inEA
Midsummer madness" Snorted
Summarize.
Lord John was delighted with tho
whole idea Clever old dear. amt
he7" he whispered 10 me-. and then
louder TO Challenger what abou,
a carr"
The car viii be my next care. !
have already planned how Il IN 10 be
mnde and attached Meanwhile
viii simply show you how capable
my apparatus j. Of supporting the
weight OF ench u us
''All or uB. surely"
NO. IL h part pt my plan that
each IN turn shall descend an In n
parachute. and the balloon bo drawn
back by means which / shall have
no difficulty IN perfectinE II u win
support the weight OF one and let
hiFn gently down. lt win have done
all that Is required OF Il. win now
show yop it's capacity in that diree-
tim"
lie brought out lump OF basals
OF "a considerable size, constructed
IN the middle so that cord could
be easily attached to g. This cord
vas the one which we had brought
with Us onto the plateau after we
had used u for climbing the pinnacle,
1t was over a hundred feet ioTg. and
tho Il was thin u was very strong
He had prepared a sort Of collar OF
leather with many straps depending
from y. This collar was placed over
tho dome OF tho balloon. and the
hanging thongs were gathered to-
gether below. 20 that the pressure
Of any weight would be diffused over
n considerable surface. Then the
lump Of basalt Evas fastened 70 tho
thongs. and tho rope was allowed
70 hang from tho end OF IL, being
passed three times round the pro-
fessors arm.
II win now said Challenger.
with a smile OF pleased anticipation,
demonstrate the carrying power Of
my balloon" As he said so he cut
with knife the various hastings
that held II.
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