The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-06

INTO the sun. CHATS why I asked you
70 wait before sending out news Of Ba-
Dos escape; didn't want the thief to
tske alarm too quickly.) The natives
OF 6orneo are shrewd: they have to make
nre by rubbing sticks together and With
tne sun rays through glass or crystals.
ne saw tne power Of that tank and fig-
Ing himself with q hood and a ahavi
ne went alone In a rowboat this after-
noon to the end of your varehou..
where he climbed to the narrow 100
around II and worked at the vtrdor~
bars while he was waiting for the f,re
to start In the straw he had ATTENDED 10
placing II where It would catch the sun's
rays and surely ignite; possibly he put
something there to hurry matters. Some
matches or anything similar.
When he saw the IRE finally flars nm
he -Jerked on the remaining bars. ana
when your surprised keepers dasbeS
from their quarters through the amoke
and confusion. Jock Jumped in AT the
back window. barefooted for quickness.
as he always worked aboard ship, carry
Ing one Of the bars with him to break
OF the lock on Babo's cage. In his haste
and eagerness he accidently stumbled
into the crocodile pen; one Of the
aroused reptiles nipped of two Of his
the pointed steel window rod. rushed 10
Babo's cage, and released his pet, who
probably sclung to him. though, of course.
he was very heavy. That species of ape,
as you know. Is very faithful to a chosen
master. and only dangerous with stran-
gers. Jock then broke open the big COM
mon monkey cage with the bar. to in
sure the elapse of a greater space of
time before Babo should be missed. II
the fire were controlled. He calculated
well. Then he probably pushed Babo
nrst through The window in the rear and
plunged into the water himself I heard
the splash Then he must have helped
Babo into the boat. crawled in himself.
disguised his frightened pet in the hood
and shawl. and rowed along the more
deserted and smaller wharves back to
the foreign quarter, where he had rented
the boat Then he explained to the boat
man. suspicious u his bundle, that It
was his sick daughter. and told the same
story to the clearinghouse lady. probably
saying something about a woman or
making some explanation for his sore
foot. which he stopped to bandage in
burlap anew at the waterman's"
But how on earth did you arrive at all
this? asked the ponderous German, as
quickly as he could speak. in keeping
with his phlesmatic nature
We'll, I'm not yet sure OF all thu
points. But the explanation will do in
the main. i discovered at different
places few blood tracks and the rags
in which Jock had wiped his feet You
see. the whole thing hinged on the fact
that I found Jocks toes in the dead
crocodile's jaws: the black skin made
me sure of Jock. So I just hunted
around and stumbled on the CLOVIS I
have mentioned. It was quite easy
with the souvenir Jocks foot had left.
think we'll ind that he's been taken
to the hospital. and IL he lives he'll
probably corrcborate my rough sketch
OF the facts. I've known a good many
black men who become very much at
tached to pet of some sort. Your
head keeper said Babo was bought
from native and that set me to think
ing. Anyway, you have Babo back.
paid the man who rowed me for his
silence. and the sailors at Frau Kilt
are too fearful of the law TO
say what they imagined to be in that
little room"
BY this time they had arrived at the
hospital and. as Poe expected, found
Jock. who had just been brought in
by tho astonished sailors, who had no
wish TO have the man die on their
hands.
Poe and the members of the Has-
gerup firm sat with the black fellow
until he became conscious. Then Poe
easily possessed himself Of all the
lacts- His story sketch had been cor
rect in all essentials. Poor Jock sob
bed pitifully for his pet, and explained
how he had caught Babo when young,
with his own hands. and had only been
led to part with him to the seaport
trader owing to his own dissolute life
Of drunkenness and petty criminality.
which always found him in dire need
81 money.
After he had awakened from the
spree celebrated on the proceeds of
Babo's sale he was lonesome. No hu-
man being could satisfy his longing.
He wanted Babo back. so he shipped
10 Hamburg, being a universal wharf
AT. sailor. and petty thief, acquainted
With the whole world. Arriving al
most as soon as Babo, he located the
iaggerup warehouse and hung around
for some chance to steal back
lis pet. At last he grew desperate,
ind when chance threw the oppor-
unity in the shape of the plate glass
ish tank in his way he seized upon il,
out the details with the craft
u a blood-careless savage. and carried
he plan to its frightful finish blind to
but his own great need.
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