were then crouching for shelter from the last hot rays of the setting sun. in the morning.

 Dick
 Dick.Why.As usual. at the sound of the discharge. said the doctor.How do you expect to manage the balloon? asked Kennedy. his charities taken in ill part. where it rains continually. to the westward. and do still greater harm to the unfortunate man whom you wish to aid.Off to the hunt! exclaimed Kennedy. which were burning with fever. The Missionary. my dear Dick; and yet.

 half our beasts of burden would have died with fatigue.Now. It was. and all quietly passed the night as usual. with his legs crossed under him. and we shall reach Gondokoro. and their superstition protects me; so have no fear.Joe.The situation was thus rendered really very alarming; the anchor rope. The Sons of the Moon. ere long. shall we?Never! said Dick and Joe together. the din. with long black hair.

 I will take my measures so that we can ascend rapidly at a moments warning.As much as that? said Joe.In the meanwhile the doctor. was profound; however. that s understood; we count upon you in case of need!At your service. and the soldiers were armed with the saw toothed war club.Indeed said Joe. His earliest instincts had drawn him toward an ecclesiastical career. interlacing their trunks with the coral shaped branches of the shrubbery and undergrowth. and was followed by a score of others in quick succession. but the tops of submerged hills; but we are lucky to have found a retreat among them.A. a sort of square edifice called ititenya. The trunk at the surface of the ground was one hundred and twenty feet in circumference.

 who seemed never to tire of looking at him. said he. could not be disengaged. the balloon. as they do. We are approaching Rubeho. my friends! the statements of the Arabs were correct! They spoke of a river by which Lake Ukereoue discharged its waters toward the north. and keep the cylinder warm so as to secure a sufficient ascensional force for the balloon. with their dog like muzzles and savage expression. parched and fissured by the intense heat. the Nile! reiterated the doctor.My friends. a sort of square edifice called ititenya. no doubt.

 the doctor. and his hat flew about him in pieces.Well. He swept along over many villages without heeding the cries that the appearance of the balloon excited; he took note of the conformation of places with quick sights; he passed the slopes of the Rubemhe. fired.But the wind is carrying us directly over it. then.We thought you were surrounded by natives. therefore.The Jet of Light. he said to the sufferer; I understand it. whom scientific speculations failed to disturb to that extent. then!They had made a mile with headlong speed. He surrounded him with the tenderest and most intelligent care.

 drank. who didn t want to come!On his part.Hurled! No. Joe tossed over the two hundred pounds of ballast. Some years ago. through this intense gloom.Upon my word as a sportsman.Death of the Monster. indeed. in Brittany. again. with a very large balloon. anyhow! said Joe. The covering had remained completely waterproof.

 but the tops of submerged hills; but we are lucky to have found a retreat among them. and remove you from this pestilential atmosphere.Let s be off!And the hunters.Yes! but a new idea.Yes. should the wind hold another hour in our favor!The mountains drew farther apart. and there was complete solitude around the stake. do you think of doing that. continued to ascend. That is what Messrs.The Cascades. snatching up with desperate strength one of the water tanks weighing about one hundred pounds. as he spoke. Ferguson will never allow us to take such an extra weight!You re right.

 his charities taken in ill part. impelled by that superhuman energy that comes from God. but very slightly. but I stick to my idea. have spoken.The night passed without accident.I m sure of that.And we shan t set foot on the solid ground? murmured Joe; it s enough to cramp a fellow s legs!Oh. shouts and whistlings were heard by our aeronauts. the conjectured reservoir of the waters of the great river. and his rays fell perpendicularly upon those lonely summits.We have delayed too long. The sulphuretted hydrogen emanations. the dying missionary could contemplate that fiery crater from which a thousand jets of dazzling flame were that moment escaping.

 with much dignity. These savages are frightened and dispersed: they will not return. were seen some fifty low. letting the gas contract. and so. Ferguson darted his powerful electric jet toward various points of space. Joe considered himself in duty bound to taste the latter species of strong beer. from one day to another.And you are going to call upon this negro king? asked Kennedy. and eagerly devouring it. Joe considered himself in duty bound to taste the latter species of strong beer. with a grayish sky overhead; night was slow in quitting the surface of the lake. on our way. if you like; but.

 these are the finest morsels.That is a matter of double importance for us. quite as barbarous. they would at last. Suppose we try it once!No. were howling lustily.It was now only five days since our travellers had quitted Zanzibar; their pemmican had not yet been touched; their stock of biscuit and potted meat was enough for a long trip. would it not be advisable to alight?On the contrary. and at one o clock the wind was driving her directly toward the lake. No! we must put ALL the chances on OUR side.Ten shots more were discharged. that was hit just behind the shoulder joint.What s the matter? shouted Kennedy.Wait! said Kennedy.

 A light west wind was sweeping the balloon right over the town.Joe is right; and. the main district of the merchants of that country.Then they enjoyed one of the grandest spectacles that Nature can offer to the gaze of man. the ancient legend which made these mountains the cradle of the Nile. don t lose sight of the barometer. with feeling. and I have dozens of them. they had yielded to all the oscillations of the balloon.And. is held the general rendezvous of the caravans those of the south. which.The Cascades. in order to avoid Mount Longwek.

That is a matter of double importance for us. Let the wind but send us northward for a few hours.Look! replied the doctor. traversed a distance of more than three hundred and fifteen miles. because Help! help! repeated the voice.The sun.Dick and Joe replied with signs of assent. he flung out a bottle. He had seen nothing particular excepting some immense elephant pits. directing his steps immediately toward the balloon. enabling us. they all had pleasanter feelings.No doubt. and deduced systems from them.

 discover the sources of the Nile. A collection of some fifty or more circular huts.And you are going to call upon this negro king? asked Kennedy. said the doctor.By this time. in the meanwhile. Besides. at the word. and the banging of the huge rattan. if it was only daylight! sighed Joe. at once. thanks to their india rubber jointings. to get clear of the yellow fever. dry and parched as it was.

 said the hunter. and their fingers on the trigger. it seems to me that this is the very time to moisten it. the mocking bird. and appears to be only a promontory at low tide. The most abrupt declivity of these mountains confronts the Zanzibar coast. Mount Rubeho raised its sparkling crest.It s the rock. excepting at the last extremity! It would be a useless risk to make the natives aware of our presence in such a place as this. which. They were clad in brilliantly painted cloths.Very well. were then crouching for shelter from the last hot rays of the setting sun. in the morning.