The evening world., 1912-06-07
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US see." he continued. parts Of I've
legs remain unaocountsd FOR. Perhaps.
on account OF their shape. he has bssa
able the moro easily to carry OF roll
them OF. for We know that elephant
foot mikes capital dish"
Il vote we take the heart" said Az
rault. and cook II. since otherwise the
mammoth will be dsvoursd before eur
eyes"
while Boirwarden and Ayrauit dslved
for this. Cortiandt with some dificulty
parted tho mammoth's lips and exam-.
med the teeth. From the conicai pro-
Jections on the molars." said he. this
should be classed rather a. . mastodoa
than as q mammoth"
When tho huge heart was secured
Bearwarden arranged slices on sharp.
ened sticks. while Ayrault set about
starting . IRE. Ho had TO use Cort-
landts gun to clear the dry wood Of
snakes. which. attracted doubtless by
tho dead mastodon. came In such num-
bers that they covered the ground, while
huge pterodactyls. more venomous look
ing thar the reptiles. lowered about the
opcnin. above.
Arranging . double line OF eiectrio
wires In q circle about the mastodon
Justice to the meal. with appetitcs that
might have dismaycd the waiting
tn. ons Whenever n sna.:e's head came
In contact with one wire. while his tail
T. red the other. he gave q spasmodic
leap and fell hack dead. II he happened
TO fall across the wires. he Immediately
began 20 sizzie. a cloud Of smoke arose
and he was reduced 10 ashes.
While ley sat and talked the flowers
and plants around them softly began
their song. and. ~ q visual accompan.-
ment. the nrefiies they had not before
noticed twinkled through the forest. CT
MY goodness" exclaimed Cortian<ft
''how time goes here! We started 10
get breakfast and now IT'S growtas
dark"
Hastily cutting some thick but tender
slices from tho mastodon. and impaIins
them with the remains Of the heart on
a sharpened stake. they took up ne
wires. ana the battery that had been
supplying the current. ana rstraced ths,r
stems nv the way they had coms. Their
rubber-i'ned cowhida boots protected
them from all but the LARGEST snakss.
ana as these were for tire mon psrt Al.
ready ENJOYING their gorge. thew tram.
pie With IMMUNITY on those that re-
ma'ned IN their path. When they haa
covered about half ths distance 10 the
raft huge no, constructor. which thsv
had mistaken for q branch. fell upon
Cortland. pln'oning his arms ana bear.
ing him N the ground. Dropping their
loads Rearwarden and Ayrauit thrsv
themselves upon tho monster with that,
hunting knives with such vim that n 4
few seconds II beat q hasty rstrsat.
leaving. A. u dd so. . wake Of phos.
phorescent light.
Are YOU hurt'" asked Bearwarden.
he'plns him up.
Not In tho least" replied Cortland.
hae
g., weight Of that boa ron.t,ctor vo,,d
he very great on earth. ana here
Should think II would be simply crush.
ing"
Cropping their wsv through the rap,6.
" growing darkness, sney re,chsA ~.
raft without further adventure. ana
once on the lake. had p,enty NJ usht' ,
Two moons, ono at thr~e-uuarter, snS
tne o'he- fuIl, shone hrtvr''v. while ~.
water was alive with evmnotuse. ara
oth"- luminous cre,ture.
Wow pretty thew sre," SAID cor,.
I'nd'' ~ tN-v watched them. "For
bod'es consisting NJ marsh gas they hold
toe"'h"r wonderfully"
Presently one angh'sd IN IN. v,,e,
near Them. II was considerably b-,sh,.
er than any glowworm. and snm.vh,,
larger than an arc lamp. being nearly
thres fr-' IN diameter; II 49, not emit
visible from considerable distance
Corfl'ndt tried TO touch II with A r,t..
pole. hut could not reach Ear enough, 4
Presently large hsh approached n.
swimming near the surface OF the wate-
When u was close To the Jack.o'.Isr.
tern. or whstever Il was, there was /,
splash. the fsh turned mp It's white
under side. and. the breeze being aw,v
from tho raft. the nre-bali and It's victim
slowly foated on together. There wers
frequently a dozen OF these great gioh-
ules IN sight at once. rising and de,ccrS.
ing. the observers noticing one pecul,-.
fly. viz. that their brightness incre,ssi
as they rose. and decreased as they
sank. -
About two and a half hours after surs
set. or Midnight according 10 Juri,sr
time, they fell asleep. but about an hour
later Cortlsndt was awakened by
weight on his chest. Starting IN he
perceived a huge white-faced bat. with
Its head but a few inches from his. II,
outstretched wings were about eish. feet
across. and II fastened It's sharp claws
upon him. SEEKING II by the throat. he
struggled violently, His companions.
awakened by the noise. quickly came 10
his rescue. grasping him Just a. he was
in danger Of being dragged on the -aft.
and IN another moment Bearwarden'e.
knife had red the cYeature'a sDinA