The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-14

Never in his life had he been 80
deeply interested In anything as he
was In these strange creatures, and
when. halfway across the plain. the
party came UNEXPECTEDLY upon a band
OF antelope grazing in a little hollow,
and Nu heard the voice Of one OF the
little black sticks the men carried and
saw buck leap into the air and then
come heavily TO the ground quito
dead. deep respect was added to his
interest and possibly a trace OF awe
as well--fear he knew not
In a clump Of bushes a quarter Of
mile from the bungalow M came to
a halt. The strange odors that as
sailed his nostrils as he approached
the ranch warned him to caution.
The black servants and the Waziri
warriors. some OF whom were always
visiting their former chief. presented
to NUS nostrils an unfamiliar scent
one which made the black shock upon
his head stiffcn as you have seen the
hair upon the neck Of "A white mans
hound stiffen when for the first time
his nose detects the odor of an In
dian.
And. half smothered in the riot Of
more powerful odors. there came to
NUS nostrils now and then tanta-
lizing suggestion OF faint aroma that
set his heart to founding and the red
blood coursing through his veins.
Never did 1t abide for a sufficient
time to make M quite sure that It
was more than wanton trick Of his
senses-the result OF the great long
ing that was In his lonely heart for
her whom this ephemcral and elusive
effluvium proclaimed. As darkness
came he approached closer TO the
bungalow. always careful. however.
to keep down wind from II.
Through the windows he could see
people moving about within the light
ed interior. but he was not close
enough to distinguish features.
He saw men and women sitting
about a long table, eating with
strange weapons upon which they
imraled tiny morsels Of food which
lay upon round. fiat stones before
them.
There was much laughter and talk
ing. which floated through the open
windows to the cave mans eager
ears: but throughout 1t all there
came to him no single word which
he could interpret.
After these men and women had
eaten they came out and sat In the
shadows before the entrance to their
strange cave. and here again they
laughed and chattered. for all the
world. thought M. like the ape peo-
pie: and yet. though 1t was different
from the ways OF his own people. the
troglodyte could not help but note
within his own breast o strange
yearninE to take part In ia long
ing for the company Of these strange
new people.
He had crept quite close to the We
randa now. and presently there float
ed down to him upon the almos,
stagnant air Il subtle exhalatiOn that
In not precisely scent. and for which
the languages OF modern men have
no expression since men themselves
have no powers OF perception which
may grasp II.
TO M Of the Neocene. however. II
carried as clear and unmistakable n
message as could word Of mouth;
and 1t told him that Nat-ul. the
daughter OF Tha. sat among these
strange people before the entrance t.
their wonderful cave.
And yet M could not believe the
evidence OF his own senses. What
could Nat nj be doing among such M
these? How. between two suns
could she have learned the language
and the ways OF these strangers?
II was impossible; and then man
upon the veranda. who sat close be-
side Victoria Custer, struck Il match
to light a cigarette and the nare OF
the blaze lit up the girls features
At the sight Of them the cave man
involuntarily sprang to his feet. A
half-smothered exclamation broke
from his lips: "Nat-ui!"
what was that" exclaimed Bar
ney Custer. II thought I heard some
one speak out there near the rose
bushes"
He rose as though to investigate
but his sister laid her hand upon his
arm.
Don't go. Barney" she whispered
He turned toward her with ques.
tioning look.
WHY" he asked. eying her liked
~. There Is no danger. Did yol
not hear II. too"
yes" sho answered In "a low voice
~ heard It, Barney: please dom
leave mo"
He felt the trembling Of her han,
where It rested upon his sleeve. On'
OF tho other men heard the converse
ton, but OF course he could not guesi
that II carried any peculiar signih