The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-15

and, as he never mangles a body, but
only sucks the blood through an
oriice made over the jugular vein,
the terror that the Jhoot Demon has
inspired is not surprising. He does
not. confine himself to jungle man
hunting, and, although he never
forces door, he has got into house
after house. Last March he killed
two of my servants, and a third, who
was lying beside them. was not even
awakened"
''You excite my interest"
81 shall do well if I develop your
caution Before went on half-pay,
was in command of a cantonment
which was pitched on what is now my
plantation. Two of my suba1terns-
likely lads-went out for him and the
next day were found dead like the
rest
'Boys are proverbially careless"
DOUBTLESS. One of the poor lads,
with his last strength, had managed
to scratch in the soft ground the
words; Look out for a l. But
no amount of conjecture could solve
the riddle of this uncompleted SEN
tence."
81 shall certainly make it my bust
ness to hunt up the demon"
''Poor Dick Culverton left a message
also, as creepy and mysterious IS that
written by the boy. He had man
twig, which was found in his stifened
fingers, and this'rude pen had written
in the sand two letters before his
strength failed him.
'ThOse 1etters?"
"a M answered the major.
Far into the night, Major Meaney
talked of the JhOot Demon, its cum
ming, it's ferocity, its murderous ra-
pacity, and the colonel nodded his
head, and more firmly than ever re-
solved to hunt the terror of t he jungle
to his death.
The day following they set out for
the plantatlOn-tbe colonel, Major
Meaney and Miss Katharine.
The bungalow was built close to 3
palm thicket, and the colonel was
given an end room, the windows of
which, protected only by a mosquito
netting, overlooked this grove.
The front corner room was occupied
by Katharine Meaney, and as all were
weary from their days journey over
the rough roads, they retired early.
There was full moon, and the coll
onel, arrayed only in his pajamas,
seated himself at the window to
smoke cheroot before retiring.
His feet were elevated on the low
sill, and he was gazing dreamily OUT
toward the palm grove, when there
was an almost inaudible rustic Of
leaves among some low shrubbery
which grew close to the bungalow,
and looking sharply in that direction,
he saw little gray brown paw very
Il \
Behind the paw he could discern
two small green eyes ate ntively re-
garding him.
ga lungoor!'' he muttered TO him
self, as it vanished from view. "a
monkey"
Then he sprang suddenly but noise
1essly to his feet, and his whole frame
quivered with excitement
"a 1ungoor-a monkey he re-
peated, in whisper. ''What was the
message that poor lad leftP Look out
for a l. a lunRoor, he meant.
And Culverton's two enigmatical let
tiers, written with the twig as he lay
dying, "A M A monkey he meant.
BY Georgel there's mischief af1oatp'
Moved by a sudden inspiration, for
which he could never afterward &C
count, he picked up one of his heavy
express rifles, both barrels of which
were charged with explosive ball, and
opening the door of his room stepped
out into the wide verandah that en-
circled the bungalow.
A mass of creepers growing up to
the matched roof afforded him a
place of shelter, from which he could
keep his eye on the shrubbery and
command a view of the window of
Katharine Meaney's room.
He had scarcely got himself into
position when the lungoor hoped out
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