The Transient Lake

lamation and star

you say, Bar

r, the lak

ve a lou

me for action has come. We are jus

aptain, rolling out of his b

n eyes!" cried Barney, "shure, cu

trousers. Then he sprang up

the rail. Then there w

zed down below, then up at the sky, the

iver see the loikes! Sh

e captain looked

. It presented just the same appearance and was just a

k, severely, "have

mmered and acted very fool

ne, and not an hour since, sor. I saw

codemus exch

overed the disappearance of the

clock av the

s all a

ptain listened with interest. Whe

. The lake went out and came ba

," agreed the

it's thrue,"

wake us up and t

wud cum back again, sor, an' I med out to wait u

it is hardly likely that we could have acco

tain. "We will wait for anothe

he lake. That night all sat up until la

day brought no change, an

xpanse of water smiled

believing that it ever woul

passe

mely monotonous. So after awhile diversio

e into the interior of

as had of a mighty cavern mouth far up in the hills

ted those mountains. It seemed as if they must be

eep out of their way, for a collisi

ks drif

a series of thrill

morning and walked around

stractedly when his eye ca

ed with

a foo

who wore a hobnailed boot. I

ere also from civilization. Words ca

w did they ever find their way

o were they? What brought them her

s curiosity

secure the co-operation of his companions.

further on as he had expected, the footprints met with

in the shore and came

dozen brawny men in white shirts, loose trousers a

rain of mules, was behind them. They had

xpress the sensati

e, and then a sharp e

! it is Jer

lking with three others. He was a man of smooth face, shifting gaz

en a companion of his at the time that the lake came back, and as Nicodemus

had started himself right after Nicodemus and Langley to go back to the camp on an errand. He wa

r the camp, and not finding it, final

pluckily put to sea in the ship's boa

aiso and later got a berth aboard an American

sient Lake and the mound of gold. H

ally being retired on half pay. Having the leisure ti

nt Lake, and if possible recover the buried

of Paraguay, and finally crossed the wild ranges of

recisely the same thing that the aerial voya

s so excited at the outlook that he inadve

ley, chancing to

ment his face was livid. The

lf, so he did not attempt to conceal himse

"on my word, this beats

dead, skipper," dec

ow-what are

at the captain. In that mome

he gold in the bottom o

n stiffene

e!" he e

es

expect t

lake again cha

t your companions drowned when

y we

how did y

story. Then he

here? You have not

"I have come here for the same purpo

A

h other. In that moment

d belongs to whomev

not!" repli

somewhat staggered. "Ho

sputable, and confirmed by the law o

harp breath. Matters

e with you

roared

t agree

do you

gold as you. It was to have been equally

thority?" a

have dared death in every form, and we are not in a mood to