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A dead alienee followed this extraor
dinary story. It had been told in such
a way as to convince ns that there was
something in it. Even Capt. Lorton
appeared to ponder over the facts.
After a long pause Moxly said:
"I remember once hearing an old
skipper from Dundee tell pretty much
the same story.”
It was plain to be seen that Dink-
later’s strange yarn had made a deep
impression upon every man present.
After that last remark no one spoke.
Ferhaps if it had been told under dif
ferent circumstances it might not havo
taken such a hold upon us; but some
how the pounding of the billows on the
beach, the rumbio of shingle, and the
furious gusts of wind that sent the
rain dashing against the window
seemed to deepen the effect.
"What do yon think of all this, Capt
George?” I said, at length, turning to-
wards him.
“I think Capt Linklater is right,'
he answered.
"yon believe in this mysterious rock,
then?"
| "I have seen it.”
"Well, if that Scotch skipper could be
found, three of us could bear witness to
the fact, at any rate,” remarked Link-
later.
"It may bb as you say, of course,*
said Capt Lorton, doubtfully, "but how
is It, if such a rock really exists, it lias
remained to long unknown?"
“I havo my own theory as to that'
replied Capt. George.
“Would you mind giving us the bene
fit of It?”
“Sty belief is this: that rock oppears
and disappears at intervals."
“Impossible!”
"Why so? How can you or I tell
what goes on in the bed of the ocean?
■ It Is a scaled book to us. We are told
there are hills and valloys there, just
the same as on land. How do wo know
what forces are at work in these sub
marine tracts? In South America, and
other parts, an earthquake will chango
the whole face of a district in half an
hour. If such an alteration can taka
place on land, who dare venture to say
it cannot occur at the'bottom of tho
sea?”
"I should be slow to believe it,” aaid
the survoyor.
"Look at the Paclflo,” continued
Capt. George, who appeared strangely
interested in this question. "Thera
you will And that not only a rock, but
a wholo island, will come to the surfneo
in a single week. If you go to look for
it a month later, most likely it will
havo vanished. Whnt is to prevent n
thing of this kind happening nearer
home? Why, only tho other day tho
hull of a brig which had been burnt
at sea fifty years ago, was thrown up
off tho Faroe islands and towed into
Galveston harbor. How do you ac
count for that?” i
Tho question led to n pretty lively
discussion, and it was eight o’olock be
fore tho party broko up. By that timo
therein had ceased, and tho wind was
dying down. Capt. Gcorgo asked for a
lantern to signal the Wandorer to send
a boat on shore.
“Como on board with me, Lawrence-
son,” he said, as ho was leaving, "i
want to have n chat with you about
this mattor wo have just been discuss
ing.”
When we reached tho wet, slippery
dock of the yacht ho led tho way Into
the saloon, turned up the lamps, and
pointed to a chair near tho tablo. I
sat down. He folded his arms, and
walked backwards and forwards with
gloomy look.
“A snug cabin this, Copt. George," I
aaid, glancing around.
"Bather too large for my taste," ho
replied, “but ono requires a roomy
boat when their homo is on tho sea.
“i Tironc it win, coxvntcs mu."
It is strange. Lnwrenccson, whnt dis
appointment will do for a man; it drives
some to drink, soma to a monastery, and
some to an asylum. It has driven me
to tho sea."
I didn't exactly know what to say,
for I had never seen him in ono of
theso dark moods before, and thought it
best to remain silent.
“Well,"he said presently,brightening
up a bit, "I didn’t bring you off hero to
listen to my growling. About this
rock, you heard what Linklater hnd to
soy, though, perhaps, you may think ho
was mistaken. He was not. I can
give you pretty fair evidence of its ex
istence."
Uo went to a sort of writing table at
the head of the saloon, unlocked one of
the drawers and took out a piece oi
torn, discolored paper.
“Read this,” ho said, laying it ou the
table lwfore me. “You ecu' tako it on
shore if you like and show it to your
surveyor. 1 think it will convince him.”
Thu writing was blotched and blurred,
• as if the paper had been under water a
considerable time. Nevertheless, I had
little difficulty In making it out. 1
have that scrap of paper still; I keep it
with a few; other enrtoua relics of tho
sea. Here it is:
-Nevada struck unknown rock tn ntd-ocean.
God have mercy upon u». We are all lost
H. B WIST. Elmirs. U. 8.”
"A strange message,” said Capt.
George, “and it came into my hands
in a very singular way. 6ome years
ago I was cruising off tha west
coast of Ireland. One morning we put
out a trawl, and lu making a haul we
captured an enormous codfish. When
the cook owned it he found in the maw
a silver match box, a plain gold ring
and a small case of cedar wood. That
cat<-, which lx>r« the initials ‘II. It. IV.
contained this scrap of papor. Though
the water had soaked into It, I fancy it
must have been floating when the
greedy fish got hold of it. I infer this
from the fact that there was an inoh or
so of string Imaging from the case, as
If it had been originally attached to a
bottle, a piece of cork, or something of
that kind."
"The Nevada,” I said, repeating tho
name. "I fancy I remember hearing
of that vessel."
“Very likely," he replied. “She was
an Atlantic boat, running between Bos
ton and London. If I’m not mistaken,
"MAKING A smut WITH Tin MAILS,”
CAPT. OEOHOE REMARKED.
she was lost in *78—another of those
ocean mysteries, you see, for her fate is
still a matter of mere conjecture in the
shipping world.”
“I suppose you endeavored to trace
the friends and relatives of this Mr
West? for it looks liko a man’s hind
writing.”
"Not I. What good would it have
done? nis friends or relatives, if he
had any, had long ago given him up for
lost. Why should I open an old wound?”
"But at any rate you communicated
with tho owners of the vessel?"
"I did nothing of the kind. I should
only have brought their representative
down upon me; probably ho would havo
followed mo from port to port, and I
had no fancy to bo pestered in that
way. Very possibly a newspaper man
would havo been set on my track, and I
couldn’t havo given him the Blip so
easily. If he failed to find mo in port
ho would have started off in chose of
tho Wondercr, and tried to interview
me on the high seas as ono of them
did, you remember, in tho cose of Capt,
Morrell of tho Missouri”
“Bo you kept this information entire
ly to yourself?”
"I mr.de good use of It I went and
searched for that rock; and I found It"
“Whore docs it lie?”
"You shall see for yourself; that is,
if you agreo to a proposition I have to
make. When I discovered tho position
of the rock I determined, some day or
othor, to mako a careful survey of the
spot on my own account by sending
down a diver to examine its forma
tion. Tho conversation tills afternoon
has revived my—well, whim, fad, or
whatever you liko to call it I am
ready to set out on tho expedition
whenever I can find a dtvor bold
enough—’’
“I’m your man, Copt Georgol" I ex
claimed.
"Good; I couldn’t ask for better. I
think you will find it as profitable em
ployment ns staying at homo and taking
yotir chance of wrecks. This is not ex
actly tho best time of year for tho en
terprise, but no matter! It will taka a
week or so to got tho Wanderer prop
erly fitted out and ship sufficient
stores. Can you be . ready within ton
days?"
I told him I had' no other work In
view once wo had finished with the
Magellan, and, after that day’s storm,
I fully expected sho would givo us llt-
tlo further trouble.
"I will drop Into Landport at tho
end of next week," 1m said. "Mean
while, keep this project to yourself; I
don’t want It talked about, or to have
any fuss made in tho newspapers." '
Ho accompanied mo on dock, tho
boat was hauled up alongside nnd I
returned to tho shore. When I awoke
next morning nnd looked out over tho
hay tho Wanderer was gone.
On tho 37th of September we com-
monood our rcmarkablo voyage. I felt
somewhat depressed, I don’t know
why, at leaving homo on that occa
sion. There was something attractive
In tha Idea of solving this great At
lantia mystery, which, if It really ex
isted, must have caused untold dis
asters. Still, I was not altogether car
ried away by Copt. George’s vlows, and
entertained considerable doubt as to
our success.
Wo steered west-sou’-west for seycrnl
days. Wo sighted some of tho big At-
lantio liners In the distance. Ono even
ing a huge Cunnrdcr passed within a
mile or so of us, lights all aglow, her
funnels belching out columns of smoko
that trailed away far behind.
Making a rush with tho malls,”
Capt. Gcorgo remarked os wo watched
her.
Next day It wns Mowing rather
fresh, and wo had a choppy sea. It
struek mo as strange that, np to the
present, Capt. George had mndo no di
rect refercnco to tho object of our voy
age. That morning, however, after
breakfast, ho said to me:
“Wo must tnko our bearings at noon,
Lawrenccson, or we may overshoot the
mark."
Wo did so, and when wo had picked
out our position on tlm chart, tho
course was altered to sou’-sou’-west.
This brought us more out of tho track
of Atlantic .steamers, though wo still
sighted a number 'of sailing ships. I
noticed that Capt. Georgo kept a close
eye on the chart during tho next few
days. t
Onetnornlng, when he had made tho
usual daily reckoning, ho camo down
into tho saloon with a paper in his
hand, upon which was marked the
latitude and longitude.
"Get your diving gear ready, Law-
rcncesou,” ho said. “You'li want it
before long."
“Is tho rock In sight?”
"No, nor likely to be. Probably It Is
submerged, as I believe is generally
the case, though at what depth is an
other question. All the same, we are
not far off it,”
That evening the engines were slowed
down. Capt. George stood on tho
bridge, and for upwards of an boor ho
took entire charge of the vessel.aUer- -
ing tho course fromtimototime. Then
he gave the signal to stop.
U. Tho men in the bows were ready with
a
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tho anchor, and presently I heard it
splash into tho water. We were provided
with a special deep-sea cable, but I woe
rather surprised to find the depth was
not sd great ns I had fancied. Capt.
George descended from the bridge, and
joined me.
"To-morrow morning wo will got tho
long-boat out, If tho weather holds
flpe," ho said. “You will have to pro
ceed more to the eouth, before you
make your first descent.”
I confess 1 did not sleep much that
night. My mind was . too full of tho
mystery of this ocean rock. Was tho
story true? Did tho'tcrriblo spot really
llo within reach of us? If so, what an
appalling sight would meet my view
when I stood beneath it, and gazed
around at the havoc it had wroughtl I
felt I might be on tho vcrgo.of some
startling discovery.
I lay awpko until long after mid
night. Then I determined to get up
and go on deck!' As I passed Capt.
George’s cabin I could tell by his heavy
.breathing that he was slcoplng sound
ly. I moved on, and stepped out into
tho cool night air.
How well I can recaU tho sccno from
tho Wanderer’s deck at that silent hourl
Tho moon was on tho wane; sho was wad
ing slowly through o mass of dirk clouds
emerging occasionally to 'flood the
ocean with her silver light. Not a sound
was to bo heard, save tho mfclimcholy
moan of tha sea or tho splosh of tho
water against the yacht’s side/
In tho morning I felt more liko my
self; perhaps I was too busy wl ( th my
preparations to think much <jf anything
else. Following Capt. George’s direc
tions, we rowed away to tho sfrath, nnd
when wo got about half a milo from
the yacht I went down;
[to re concluded]
The Wails of Peking.
Tho outer wall is about 37 miles in cir
cumference. It was built centuries ago of
mud and bricks. Tho inner and outor faco
nro of tho latter. Each brick Is as big as
a family Bible, and tho Interstices era
filled up with mud nnd stones. Tho wholo
hns long settled Into a solid cement.
Ssvo for somo dnmngo dono In ono or two
quarters by recent floods, this great wail
is still Intact. Tho gates number 18. They
aro insignificant, though flnqly arched,
arc not much wider than tho streets and
nro onlysbout 30 feet high. At night they
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iron.
The wholo city forms two rough paral
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tho other tho Chinese, There is another
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second Is given over to commerce. Insido
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feet thick atthabnso—aro tho government
buildings, tbo foreign legations and tho
rosldoncos of tho wealthy Tartars, which
run around another high gray' bricked
wall, six miles (roughly) In clrcumforonca
This wall incloses tho temples, pleasure
grounds, and outor palaces of tho sacred
city, consecrated to tho uses of tho “Son
of Heaven." Insido this block, again, Is
tho Purplo Forbidden City, thonctuol resi
dence of thoompororaod bis court.—Fort
nightly Rovlew.
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The frlenda who never spoke his name.
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