The evening world., 1912-06-12

the life devouring plants.
II may b that they % not show Thorn.
selves BY dny or when the victims
are near. or mat the quadrupeds on
which these plants live take q pleas
ure, like deer. In killing them by
jumping with all four feet upon their
backs or In some othor way, ard after
mat they are entrapped by tho flowers"
shortly after midnight they rested for
4 half hour. but tho dawn found them
trudginE along steadily. though some.
what YEARLY. and having about COM
pleted the third side OF their SQUARE,
Accordingly. they soon made a right
angle turn TO the left. and had been
picking their way over the rough ground
Tor nearly Two hours. With the sun al
ready high in the sky. when they no.
ticed = diminution Of light. 0iancins up,
they saw that one Of tho moons was
passing across the sun. and that they
we're on the eve OF = total eclipse.
Since all but the nth moon," said
cortiandt. ''revolvs exactly In tho plano
OF Jupiters equator. any inhabitants
that settle there will become accustomed
to eclipses. for there must be ono OF the
SUM- and also OF the moons. at each row.
olution. or about forty-hve hundred in
every Jovlsn year. The reason we have
seen none before 10 because we are not
exactly on the equator"
They had a glimpse OF the coronal
steamers as tho last portion of tn,
sun was covered. and ali the other
phenomena that attend an eclipse on
earth For few minutes there was a
total return 10 night The twinkling
stars and other moons shons TRANQUILITY
In the sky. and oven the noise of the
insects ceased. Presently the edge OF
tho sun that had been frst obscured
reappeared. and then nature went
through the phenomenon Of an acceler-
ated dawn. Without awaiting a full
return OF light. the travellers proceeds
on their way. and had gone something
over a hundred yards when Ayrault.
who was marching second. suddenly
grasped Rearwarden. who was IN front,
and pointed TO \ ie' black mass straight
ahead and about thirty yards from n
pool OF warm water. from which a cloud
Of vapor arose. The top OF the head was
about seven feet high. and the length or
the body exceeded thirty feet. The six
legs looked AS strong as steel cables.
and were about n foot through. while n
huge, bony pruhoscls nine feet In length
preceded the body. This was carried
horizontally between two and three feet
from the ground. Presently large
ground aloth came to the pool 10 drink.
tapping up tho water at the sides that
had partly cooled, In an instant the
back armored monster rushed down the
slope with the speed OF nineteenth
century locomotive. ana seemed nbou,
as formidable, Tho sloth turned IN the
direction OF tho sound. and for mo-
ment seemed paralyzed with fear. Il
then started 10 run, but II was too late.
for tho next second the enormously OK
asgerated nnt-for such It was-overtoo'S
II. The huge mandible shears that when
closed had formed the prohoscls
snapped vIciously. taking on the sloth' y
legs and then cutting It's body TO slivers.
The execution was finished IN n few sec
onds, and the ponderous insect carried
hack about half the sloth 20 its hiding
place where II leisurety devoured 4.
This reminds me-" said Bearwarden.
"of the old lady who never completed
her preparations for turning In without
searching for burglars under the bed.
Finally she found one, and exclaimed
In delight. I've been looking for you
nifty years, and at last you are here"
The question 10. now that we have found
our burglar, what shall We do with
HIM"
Il constantly regret not having q
rife" replied Cortlandt though II IL
doubtful II even that would help US
here"
LET " sii down ana rA.." saia Az