The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-24
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| The British ana brazilian Trading
Go, I'm hts hospital luzcnda NO spent
our umo until the day when We
were empowered 20 open the letter OF
| instructions given 60 ua by Professor
Challenger Before | reach the sur
prialng events ot that date I would
desire 70 givc a clearer sketch ~ my
comrades iu this enterprise, ana ot
tho associates whom VIC had already
gathered together In South America.
/ speak freely, and I leave the use
Of my material 70 your own dBcrc'
ton. Mr., McAuile. since Il - thru
your hands that this report must
pass before IL reaches the world
The scientific attachments ot FRO,
fcssor Summrrlcc arc too well known
Tor mo to trouble 20 rccaptulatc
them Ito is better equipped Tor a
rough expedition 81 this sort than
ono would imagine az first sight His
all Eaunt, striugy figure h insun-
sible 20 fatigue. and hlg dry. half.
sarcastic, and often wholly unsym-
pathetic manner - influenced hy
any change IN his surroundings
Tho In his G5lh year. ! have never
heard him express any dissatlatGc.
ton ut the occasional hardships
which We have had TO encounter, /
had regarded his presence aa an en-.
eumbBuco 90 the expedition, but, as
a matter Of fact. I ann now wrll con,
WINGED that his power OF endurance
Is as great as my own In temper
ne Is naturally acid and skcptltaL
From the beginning no has never
concealed his belief that Professor
Challenger IS an absolute fraud, that
we are AN embarked upon an gh.
surd wIldrgDuse chase and that We
ac likely 90 reap nothing bat disap.
poiutmeut and danger in South
America, and corresponding rldlcule
In England, such are tho views
which. with much passionate dlstor-
ton OF this thin features and wRg.
cling Of his thin guJt-lIke beard, he
poured into our ears all the way
from southampton "a Manaos. Since
landing from tho moat he has ob,
taiucd some consolation from tho
beauty aud variety Of the insect and
bird life around him. for he Is abso,
lutely whole hearted iu his devotion
10 science. lie spends his days mt
ting thru the woods with his shot.
gun and butterfly net. and HIS eve.
uings In mounting the many spcci-
mems hr has acquired. Among his
minor pgculiafitics are that 80 Is
careless as 90 his attire. unClrau IN
his person. exceedingly absent.
minded in his habits. and addicted 10
smoking a short briar pipe, which
Is seldom out OF his mouth. He has
been upon several scientific eSped
tons In his youth tllc was with Rob.
cTtEou in Pnpuai aud the lie OF the
camp and tile canoe Is nothing fresh
10 him
Lord John Roxtbu has some points
In common with Professor summer
Ice and others iu which they arc the
very anttthrsis 20 each other lie 10
20 years younger. but has something
OF the same spare. scaggy physique
As to his appearances, have, as l
rccoglcct. described u Ia that portion
Of my narrative which I have left
behind me In London. lie l. exceed
lugiy neat and pFtm IN his ways
dresses always with great care IN
white drill suits and high brown
mesquite boots. and ahatrB az least
once a day. Like most men 81 action,
he IS lacnUic in speech. and sinks
readily into his own thoughts, but
he Is always quick TO answer a ques-
ton OF J9lEiug in conversation,
talking a queer. jcrky. halfhumoruu5
fashion. His knowledge Of the world,
and very especially Of South Amer
ico. IS surprising. and he has
whole hearted belief in tho possible
tiles Of cur Journey which ta not 10
be dashed by tho succrH Of Professor
Summarize, He has gentle voice
and "a quiet manner but behind his
twlnklluE blue eyes there turks
capacity for furious wrath and i'm
placIblc resolution. the more danger
GUS because they are held Ia leash
He spoke little Ok his own exploits
IN Brazil and Peru, but Il waa q rev.
claiiou 70 me 20 find tho excitement
which WAS caused b. his presence
among the rivcrinc native. who
looked upon him as their champion
and protector. The exploits Of the
Red Chief. as they called him, had
become legends among them. but tho
real facts. as fIr rs could learn
them. were amazing enough.
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