Evening journal., 1899-09-09


turning wildly upon the gorilla, which
tried to snatch his hat. THAT evil
minded brute shall be shot, or I'll re-
sign"
"And herel" "Ard herei" Same
herel" the others cried.
"some fendish instinct" continued
the ringmaster, "must have put him up
TO the vile crime. Had IL not been for
Starvartas presence Of mind and dar-
ing It might have done more injury
still"
"stavartal" exclaimed. "And what
did Stavarta do?"
HE was waiting for his turn in the
gallery, he says, when he heard the
audience murmur. He rushed to the
balustrade just In time to see Zenobe
fall, and the brute Chamber along the
girders to the gallery. Without al
thought Of his own fesh-of the dan
ger Of attacking tho powerful brute un
armed-he dashed forward. But the
gorilla avas too quick; il bounded OF,
and clAely followed by stayarta, rushed
round the gallery, down the stairs, and
leapt into its cage, when Stavarta
slammed the door and shot the bolt"
"stavarta told you that2"
"Stavarta"
"stayarta liesl" 1 cried, springing to
my feet.
Someone jostled through the ring OF
men around me, and hand fell heay-
lily across my face-Stavarta's hand.
81 lied, did /. you fellow?" he shout
ed. "You always were jealous Of the
love she bore me-jealous, you dog!
And now behind my back, you dare to
say liedl"
"You lied" 1 answered, without re-
turning the blow. but fixing him with
my eyes. "And why you lied we soon
shall know. Jealous of you'll You know
she loved not one of us. and least Of all
loved you'll Now watch his face, and
listen while l speak.
"The very moment when 1 saw
Zenobe fall" 1 continued, passionateiy'
81 turned and flew towards she stair
case, thinking Of nothing but venge-
ance on the gorilla-vongeance my
hands should work. Running by here
1 stopped and gazed in widest wonder
at Goble safe and quiet in his cage
"You lie, you liel" cried Stavarta,
making a dash at me. But the men held
him back rough-handedly.
"The cage was bolted," / continued.
"Bolted2" exclaimed some of the
men.
AYE, bolted, and stayarta was not
herei-"
"Take oil your handsl" shouted
stavarta, trying TO free himself of those
{ who held him. "Of course, I was moi
= here. but running round TO tell yo'
e men had the great brute Safe
, ''You lie againl" / cried, 'for hear'
S someone bounding down the stairs.
S hid myself, and saw you bounding dow
you, Stavartal You sprang upon tn
y cage and cursed the brute, and loeke'
S around as If expecting someone woul'
d run up at that moment and pereeiv
T you."
D.! "You lie, you do" he cried, fightin
n with all his strength TO get at me.
It "Why all these lies on either side2
b demanded the riHgmaster, angrily.
y Because he hates me-" cried stavai
r ia, growing black in the face wit
d struggling and with passion. "Becaus
o he would not let me have the credit g
q my courage, If he could help"
"And why do you say he liesT
5, because he knows too WELL" aI
d swered, angrily, 'what he was doing j
s. the gallery, and how it was we saw
j gorilla in the gallery, when the beas
4 must certainly have been securely
his cage"
d MY souli" stavarta hissed, betwee
y, his teeth, flashing at me his eyes, whie
It CLEANED like living coal out Of his gra
n face. LET me but get my hands apo
3, your throat, and bymy soul III strang
D. you'll"
silence, stavarta, silencea" cried IL
is ringmaster. Then turning to me, ]
n asked: "Nou, like us, saw the gorilla @
ie the roof What Of that?"
re "Come, follow me-" I said. II think
II knew"
mounted the staircase, followed
ie the rest, who compelled StavartUto q
"a company us by force Of number
y Flight after fight Of the winding stai
at we mounted, and at each angular lap
e ing stavarta's face grew graver, and Il
ls voice of protestation more hollow.
is At last we reached the gallery foe
at and, turning sharply 70 the left i
b. the way 10 where / knew a row of s
I'd small Offices were ranged. 1 pushed Il
nj FIRST door and it gave. The room W
o empty. tried the next docr, whi'
also gave. That room also was empi
l.. The third door-it was locked.
be Where is the key?D demanded.
e sSut no one knew.
8; "Here is a key that'n open so doc
y like that" said one Of the mtn. And
v shiyered the lock with q mighty kick
&, "a trap, u trapl" cried Stavari
wTithing to free himself, as we sto
he and gazed upon a heap OF long brow
be hair skins and the mask of a lqLye ma
H. monkey. The skins were torn, - ma
as was broken; broken and torn in {
IT. frenzied haste of throwing them
The glove-like hands and feet Of hi
ID. were smeared with blue paint. 4
L. - F1n o.