New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28


pairing to land blow if necessary. "Il call the police
lust then the officer came hurrying along Hello
Thompson, he said, coming up. whats all this row.
q" want this man to go with ne to the wireless station
the pier, explained the messenger for help. He's
wanted there on urgent business. There animals
loose at sea-on a ship, YOU know-trouble.
"'The fellows crazy, Officer
Better come along said the patrolnan. "Thomp-
son may have gone daft but he used to lie enough
all right. III 90 too Animals loose out at That
sounds funny. You haven't been seeing things
"Comc along!' snapped Thompson.
Without further talk the three breasted the Wind and
hu ned toward the big piers shed. The wat Imam was
waiting, alert now interested wondering. lie too
seemed of events at the end of pier Some
thing mysterious was doing out there, certainly. po-
ccman, and Thompson, and a suspicious looking char
actcr all brcathlcss, all husng through the tuinSeS
ut two in the morning such mOrnlng lie would
90 along and see for himself lifted its slender
fang over the rail and drenchcd them. They huddlcd
together for moment before going on and then made
final dash down to the yelowglowng partition OF the
glass station set like gem the long thin finger OF
the pier.
TEIEY found the operator strangely excited as had
seemed Thompson. He had covered several sheets
with disointcd sentences, and at that moment was
sending When ne threw back his switch, he began a
hurried explanation of all that had transplred during
IhompSOns absence:
Hes Ip against it, sure enough. The steamer is an
old tub and the engine in bad shape. When She was
thrown about breaks happened all at once. They had
their hands full trying to patch the steering gear when
the gorilla got loose He was in cage on dccklt tore
free and smashed open. The t led to hight the
lcast-thrcc were wiped out in Il tNnIiling, and the
rest broke for boat. The engineer and StoEerS are
Earricadcd Glow but the seem to lie paralyzcd win
fear The Captain was chased from the Drldgc 10 MS
cabin. He got a gun; but only wounded the brute.
Made him Wo.Sc | took all that from the operator
while the Captain was getting his The Captain dead
"St,ingcr is sending from storage battcry-the dy-
namo went out OF commission with other breaks. y
fierce situation! Haven't heard anything from him in
twenty minutes Afraid his Juice is running out. tie
ant leave his instrument for fear Of being run down,
and the beast has the deck to himself Now here the
chance which explains his many crazy messages: as
long as he keeps sending. he's all right The brute IS
afraid Of the fash see? Twice the ape has cone up to
his window; but each time has Lccn scared off:
Basrom for the first time regarded the crowd. you
aroused the town" ne said. "WhO's this man,
This. answc. ed thompson, as Klucppc the animal
,,an known as Prince Leonard, the Lion King. Now,
if YOU re real king Of beasts krucppc get busy think
ing hoy that operator can nd himself OF that gorilla
Imagine Yourself in his position, in room like this one
the Pier a ships deck nothing hand to do murder
With and gorilla proving around outside. What
you'd YOU do, Tell us. and BaScom1 tell him. But
lc qui.', about IT,.
"if he can hold out till the Gladiator comes up"
said Bascom. But shes fighting gale and can't make
Z. o-c'n ten 'silcS an hour.
Krucprc ga.cd at them stupidity. a was in that fix
on e. he said with a lion; but we had five men to
help, an empty cage ropes and derrick; also we
turned the hose on him
"lIc hasn't an thing but such stuff is in this very
room. said Bascom shaking his head rucfuly There's
gale on hand too, remember that II he could get in
touch with the cnginccr
Think Man. think IlcadcIThompson. hing
the trainer, shoulder Five hundred miles out there
ID man helpless waiting, and YOU advise him. Its
ID miracle that We know Of his plight Now he's alone
facing that problem; and any minute in may break
tina, beast. Think Use your head
Il don, know anything about wireless said kucppcI
tiwilv. "Coulin't he rig up something to
Hold on" commanded Bas.or. Quiet
Thompson stood ready, pencil IN hand; but Bascom
wrote only 70 word or two and then leaned back.
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