Evening star., 1928-05-09

ploring here and there. We thought
OF never returning to our enforced stay
on Capt. NemoS undersea ship, but
some stones fell about us and changed
our minds. We were being attacked
by savages and made haste to get back
10 the boat which had become our
home.
Twenty minutes later We were on
board the Nautilus. as ii was called.
The panels were open After making
the small boat fast we entered into
the interior of the Nautilus.
! descended to the drawing room.
from whence l. heard some chords.
Capt. Memo was there, bending over
his organ, and plunged in musical
ecstasy.
"Captain!"
He did not hear me
"Captain!9 I said again, touching
his hand
He shuddered and, turning round,
said: "Ah, 1t is you, professor? Well
have you had a good hunt on the
island?"
Eyes. captain: but ne have unfortu-
nateiy brought = troop Of bipeds, whose
nearness troubles me"
what bipcds?"
''Savages.r
"6avagest" he echoed. ironically. 80
yDu are astonished, professors - hay-
ing set foot on strange land and
finding samgcg2 SavageS! Where are
there not any2 Besides. are H1ng MUgxs
than others, these whom YOU call sav-
sges?"
But. captaIfl----" ss
How many have you counted? n?
"A hundred at Least
My frisnd." replied Capt Memo.
placing bis fingers on the organ stops.
eeszst~esa sz1 7-o tmSao
this shore, the Nautilus viii have Moth
ing 10 fear from their attacks"
The captains fingers were then run
ming over the keys Of the instrument
and noticed that he touched only the
black keys, which gave 70 his melodies
an essentially Scotch character Soon
he had forgotten my presence. and had
plunged into yeyerie which did not
disturb.
went up again on the platform:
night had already fallen, but the
numerous fires lighted on the beach
showed that The natives did not think
OF leaving IL i was alone for several
hours. sometimes thinking OF the ma
tiyes. but without any fear OF them. for
the confidence of Capt Memo was
catching. The night slipped away
without any naiscllaDce, and tine island
ers no doubt frightened by the sight
OF this monster aground in the bay
The panels were open and would haze
offered easy access TO the interict of
the Nautilus,
In the morning ! went up on the
platform aRatn. DaRsn was breaking
The natives we're there. more than the
day before--5O0 or 800 perha ps-Some
Of them. prohting by the low water. had
come 70 q bit of coral less than two
esble-lengths from the Nautilus. Dur
80. iow water. in fact, the natives
Yoau7e6 about near the Nautilus. but
we're not troublesome. They returned
% the shore zbogst II O'Clock. when the
water began 70 rise.
Then, later. there came stone. flung
from q sling, opening the attack Soon
score Of canoes surrounded the Esu-
titus watched their advance with
some uneagineas. These natives must
already have had dealings gith the
Europeans and knew their ships Bit
this long iron cylinder anchored in the
bay. without Snassg of ssnokesfaeks~-
what could tsiey think of ~ Nothing
good. for 81 first gney kept at a re-
Epeetful distance
However 1eeaug IL u.0fa0flIess. tiley
fo0k courage hg degrees. and anlgIlt to
fsmiiiarize themselves g3th IT. Nov
this familiarity was precisely what II
was Necessary ~ sYos1 Our arms.
which geFe noiselegs could only pro-
c2ee lagdefate sffect on the say
sRss. who hare little Fegpect fos any
thing silent,
Al this moment file canoes ap.
preached the Nautilus and a shower
of arrows aligS1ted on her. sought
Capt. Memo " nage him close the
ESfTnea III Mas gaae almost fn AZ
instant by pressing an electric hutton
Eut ! thought of the morrow. when fhe
l1sfeDeS ugust ~ openfd 10 FeufW oiil
supply Of air Tals ngHeYer, did not
seem 70 YOYTy Capt Memo
so I went NJ Ded, but sept ipdifer.
entity. fgr 7 heard the noise ~ the
saysges who stamped ru the platform
while uftArinR oeafenlug cries Ths
night p2a@ec thus without disturbing
fhs ordinary TeDGse ~ the crew The
presence II these canDlDaiS affected
them 10 mare taau tne ao!diers ~ .
masked battery care IN the aHlE that
crawl oyeT as front
Capt Memo had tod NE the aautilui
would aeSye these waters "a tae morn
ing. Dgt IL vas nearly nom sId NJ
NyldeEaoe ~ deyaF1iye coIic De fealizhG
nj 4 istfle befoge = Though. some warn
3ng gsbFsfaOsls bryan ~ De fsIG ~ M
vessel. beaEd The keel grating agaiHA
tire rolgjl Do1Ugm of the cDFal Feff
A. FIVE Sue ~ minutes of = Capt
heuao spDfsred Ia the saiOoH
"We are goin9 ~ start" he said
"hbf" ! replied
Il haze given tie order ~ open ths
zsstabes
"hHe the Gs gages1"
~ ~ kasaqFa2" answered Capt bem0
sarugR1Hg G4.s shoulders