Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

04 son OF OLD mrs. Mohh' anu
helped her TO find the finest cocoanuts. the
freshest berries, and the youngest of car
rots for the family larder. In fact
suuinkie was the mainstay of the family
after his fathers death, which occurred
In a most tragic manner
But as this story is to be told about
squinkie, and not about his parents, we
shall not go into details about the sad end
ing OF squinkie's papa. Suffice It to say
that squlnkie had been obliged to take
his fathers place as chief fighter and pro-
Wider for the family. which consisted Of
the mother, squinkie, a sister and a
brother.
One day. while in the depths OF the for
est-a place SO dense with vines
and underbrush, and SO crowded by great
trees, whose branches intermingled so
thiekly that the light of the sun could
scarcely penetrate-Squinkie pricked up his
ears at a most unusual sound. Now there
was not a beast. nor a reptile, nor a bird
In all that part of Africa with whom
eouinkie was not acquainted. J don't mean
that he was on speaking terms with his
fellow creatures that belonged to a species
different from his own; but he knew them
by sound. He could tell the instant a
rhinoceros stepped into the jungle. He
knew the soft glide of the snake. He un-
derstood the approach of the lion, or the
leopard, though he did not see the form
OF the creature who made the noise OF APP
proach. But on this day squinkie heard
a new sound-a strange, rafting OF leaves
and underbrush, a noise never made by
any Of the creatures he was accustomed
to hearing. Sc he pricked up his ears and
listened intsntly. q feeling OF mingled fear
and curiosity taking possession of him.
Then. peering through the Jungle,
squinkie saw a sight that made his deep
set eyes open very, very wide. A black
creature, walking on two very long, straight
legs. And beside him another creatures
white one-walking ON two very long,
straight legs. And the limbs that grew out
from their shoulders we're used for carry
ing things. the same as he, Squinkie, often
used his front legs to carry things, But
never had squinkie stood so uprisht-just
like a tree, with his front legs folded Ut
and carrying strange weapons. Otter
s~quinkie had carried a great ~stick-picked
up from the ground-with which to beat
another monkey who might interfere with
his affairs In the way OF getting what
food he desired. But these creatures were
the strangest he had ever seen, and die
not belong 10 SQulnkle 3 Iofest,
sduinkie, knowing that self-preservatior
meant hiding in the tree branches. hur,
riediy swung himself far above the plae,
where he knew these strange creatures
would soon pass, for they were tearing
vines and branches away so that they
might pass through. Just beyond thi
dense spot was a more open space. wher,
one could get about without 50 mucl
trouble, And II seemed that these creatures
were making for that spot, But 4
squinkie's surprise there popped into sigh
another black being, and all were walking
upright on long, straight legs. and al
were carrying In their short front leg
(they had arms, but Sauinkie thought o
them as legs) weapons. And still NOR,
and more OF the black creatures thrus
themselves through the undeFbFush, fol
lowing the first black one and the tai
white one.
Here's the place wen find the monkeys.
said the leader OF the band OF tall beings
But. OF course. s~quinkie did not under
stand a single word OF what was said
M neither would you have understood