The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-14


But rnS troubles had just begun.
Ind rcrcnciled myself 70 tho loss Of my
coat, rs Jnckson's money was III an In
side pocket on my whist, but the mon
Icy showed a dispositionto follow me.
After firing Al him several times gavc
Il up. Ills tough hide seemed bullet
proof, and there was no chance 70 kill
him unless ! shot him IN the eye.
| The declining sun warned me that Il
WAS time 70 seek shelter for the night,
and ! know that in these tropical soil
tudcs there was no twilight ] saw no
cultivated fields, no houses, no signs Of
the hacienda 81 Don Francisco Mcndcz.
The situation was growing serious.
Occasionally a stone weighing pound
o. two was hurled ii. me from some
lcafy covert, and then the gigantic
monkey would give q horrible laugh
and scarnpcr away lie wna q funny
looking chap in my blue flannel coat,
hut was too angry 10 enjoy the comic
aspect Of the inntter. Itstrncls me that
# the brute caught me In tho dark he
wpnld make an end Of me IN no time.
Il was both horrible and humiliatlng,
srch "A death In the tangled forests Of
this savage land
just then saw n short distance off,
III n clearing, square stone hut
Here was shelter and protection.
was not disappointed much to find 1t
Rninhnbitcd II was strongly built,
With. no winGsows, and ono entrance,
from which the door had long since
rottcd away A stepladder led 70 the
loft Ascending, found q small apart
nent dimly lighted by round holes In
Tie wall, which had evidently been used
by sharpshooters at some revolutionary
period IN the history Of the country.
My mind was madc mp IN an instant
went back To my mustang and piclxcted
him about ono hundred and sixty yards
from the hut III the bushes. Then re-
turned to my fortress Just as darkness
closed In upon me, and sought refuge In
the loft, pulling up the ladder after me
/ was safe here, even from the mon
keys, and lay down feeling sense Of
perfect security
1t must have been late In the night
when heard something moving in the
room under me, Looking through the
opening In the floor ! could see moth
ing. ! struck match, and by the dick
cring nnne recognized the monkey
The wretch still wore my coat, and in
the dim, uncertain light his appearance
was moro rcpulsive than ever
lay down again knowing that the
beast could not get into the loft, and
commenced planning for his dcstruc-
tion In the morning. ] was satisfied
that the animal belonged to d species
81 mountain apes. Of great strength
and terrible fcrocity Their cunning, !
heard, was almost human, and they did
not scruple to attack men and rend
them limb from limb. I concluded,
when the morning light appeared, to
draw the brute's attention and shoot
him Ia one Of his eyes Having set
tied on this plan, was about drop
ping into doze, when heard voices
outside the hut. / listened with alert
| cars.
III, as you say, Pedro, this American
Is Inside, we should ambush him and
shoot him when he comes out in the
morning"
Now. BY ali the saints, Juan, wns
the reply Of Pedro, 'you are coward
ly fool The Englishman, like all his
countrymcn, has his eyes open, and
may get the drop on us.
Wonder what they'll do with the
monkey" said to myself with
chucklc.
y hear the American moving, said
Pedro
1t was the monkey The monster
was walking in the circle all the time,
and tho dead leaves that had drifted
into the Init rustlcd under his feet.
ton, and the Mexicans rushed into the
room below. The outlaws saw dark
form and charged with their long, muir
derous knives.
heard two dull thnds, and knew
that Pedro and Juan had been dashed.
| headiong against the walls.
Mother Of Mosesi'' gasped Juan
| knife hiini"
The robbers made another rush.
''Ahi ahl'' yelled Pedro. Where are
| you. Jnan2 This hog Of an American
has me by the throat, and have lost
my knife. !"
He lisa tlemonln groaned Juan. sic
is pounding my head against the walll''
a vollcyuf yells followed and then
chorus Of groans. Through 1t all
heard an ominous duh thud At length
silence prevailed, and ! knew that all
| was over.
My last match was gone, but to my
1 great delight it was almost morning,
| With the first rays of daylight peered
Through the hole in the floor. 1t was a
/ ghastly sight that met my gaze, The
two Mexicans lay on the floor quite
| dead Their heads had been smashed to
| Jelly against the walls and their throats
bore dark blue marks.
Sitting in the corner was the monkey.
ife was bleeding profusely and was
evidently seriously hurt At first
| thought would spare him. He saved
my life and was grateful. But when
/ i fixed the ladder and descended the
untamablc beast prepared for spring,
and there was such evident malice in
his eyes that aimed at his eye and
dred. One shot did the work. He rolled
| over dead.
i 1t was no place for yme after such an
| adventure, and at onee went In search
Of my mustang. TO my great Joy he
was all right, and ! was soon In the
| saddle and on my way to Aspinwall
/ Depositing Jackson's money In the
bank when ! arrived, Immediately
1 boarded the steamer. | knew that It
would not be prudent To speak Of the
| two Mexicans, and / had suspicion
that statement of the part the monkey