Pluck and Luck #139: Jack Wright and His Deep Sea Monitor — page 18: what you’re looking at

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They could all swim, and, plunging into the sea, they made for land, upon arriving at which our friends saw the savages s surround them and they all disappeared among the trees. “That’s the end of them,” said Jack, “and now let us go un- Cer for the treasure, as everything is all right, and we have _ Bot the bearings.” Calculating the distance, Jack sent the Sea Serpent off to “the spot where the sunken island was supposed to lie, and, serding the monitor beneath the surface, he turned on the a electric lights. 4 Down, down, down went the Sea Serpent in a halo of sil- es very light, and Jack saw by the register that she sank fifty AS feet ere she came to a pause with a gentle shock. _ the inmates of the boat hastened to the turret windows and 3 peered out. ert Sia strange scene 7 their view, and they save’ utterance to CHAPTER XIII. THE SUNKEN CITY. & iy The spot at which the Sea Serpent descended was about three miles north of San Salvador, and about sixty east of Hleu- oh _ thera Island, and although the shadows of twilight were steal- ing oyer the Bahamas, the electric lights dissipated the dense Been nerine ‘gloom. ‘ = The siigular scene presented to the view of our friends % was a ruined city, in the midst of which the monitor alighted— pe doubt the city of ertcats, mentioned on Peleg Hopkins’ tab- us het True to the description in the translation, an earthquake Shad, to all appearances, knocked the strange, Moorish-looking nildings down, for they lay in heaps, some of the pillars, lomes and towers yet standing. _ Bey _ Everything was covered with sand, weeds, barnacles, and "aquatic shells; plants, and living flowers, such as grow under wily sea, while the silent city’s only inhabitants were fishes, i poor aor § Vink ve vhas petter found dot idol alretty, don’t ve?” a ql eried Fritz. + y ve | owied Tim. . e: the heat of their delight bi forgot all about their fight t= ¥ — aa? . a a OF ee ee A oe hee eo os ee ek ot 8 ae ee A ee 2 seas Sane ahs oe JACK WRIGHT AND HIS DEEP SEA MONPOR = ye Bicohs ¥ The powerful electric lights blazed in every direction, and. AT ACR ARN IME? DEYN Dataie rs OPN Seat ' Everywhere ‘fey went strange sights met their view, but | paramount to all they noticed several deep, dark fissures in, the ground, cutting through the city, evidently resulting from: ihe earthquake that destroyed it. There presently loomed up in the midst of the ruined city” a vast building, one story in height, the front portico supported. by huge columns of stone, upon which were cut a number of. strange hieroglyphs. It was the only building left standing, and Jack brought. the Sea Serpent to a pause upon the smooth, white sand before- it, and they saw that the great eta was half buried in sand. “Here’s a barbarous relic!” exclaimed the professor. “Let. us explore it. Who knows but what it may be the very place- we are seeking!” : “By all means,” replied Jack, shutting off power. “Fritz, prepare three of the suits for use, and fill the knapsacks with ~ a3 yield - “Don’t I vhas gone mit yer?” queried the Dutch boy. a: “Certainly. We will leave Tim in care of thé monitor.” Aa The old sailor’s face lengthened, and a broad grin over— spread Fritz’s, as he hurried down toward the storeroom tor obey Jack’s request, remarking: une “You don’t vhas in it, oldt dimber does.” ‘ “Avast, thar,” growled Tim. “D’yer know why he wants: Rs. yer in ther brine?” . “So's dot you vhas don’t get your vooden leg vet,” answered: Fritz. e “No, gol durn ye! Did ye ever see sauerkraut when it Hy -wuzn’t in brine?” es “Och, shestnuts,” said Fritz, with a scowl, as he disap- x2 peared. . 7 Tim grinned good naturedly again, lit his pipe, an Geese a to skylark with his little red monkey, ae Jack and the Dror y fessor follewed Fritz. - a In the storeroom they donned their diving costumes, and. “3 when everything was in readiness, they passed into the water — ig Pty 3 chamber aft, opened a valve, and with a hiss, the sea poured Sa - “ | petite * oe 2 in, Then they went out on deck, where thir weights were ‘not wi felt, and descending an accommodation ladder, they reached! we the ground. i Sree a Tim kept the searchlight reflected upon the huge building, We and as they drew closer to it, Jack observed that the windows | | were closed by massive wooden shutters, and the entrance by great heavy doors. : “How are we going to get in?” questioned the professor, < he walked beside Jack and pointed at the doors. Ware ‘, Get uw cigs oe “They must be rotten or insect eaten by this time, " the boy : replied. : His words were Rese Goer for hh they reached the doors. they found them perforated by thousands of little holes, aa am : it did not require much strength to push them open. _ A The interior of the great hail was filled with water, and caine his had sifted in, while the place was alive with all sorts of fish, No sooner, in fact, had they passed the threshold, when an enormous spider-crab, with a shell the size of a big sea- -turtle’s, Ss Spree towards them, and fastened its sale evan: claws on He Sesame the loathsome creature off, but it returned to the attack, and a fearful combat ensued between them, until Fritz . came to, the boy’s assistance with a short-handled ax and killed“ it. yeh They then started the electric lights on 60 of their helmets, es and flashing the rays around, saw that they were within s vast cpurt, on all sides of which enormous doors opened. 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