The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-06-08

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beneath. into which q single misstsp
on the part Of either Of my bsAress'
would hurl mo.
As they bore me along my mind 1
was occupied with a thousand bewil-'
dering thoughts. What had become
of Perry? What were the. intentions
Of these half human things into
whose hands I had fallenf '''s
Were they inhabitants Of the same
world into which had bssa 'bornf
No! II could not be. But ~ wAers
elsef
I had not itft that earth OF that
I was sure. Still. neither could
reconcile the things which ! had
seen to . belief that was still In the
world Of my birth With . Sigh !
gave It up.
miles through the dark and dismal
wood. whom We came suddsnly upon
. dense village built hlsh amons The
branches OF tho trees.
As we approached Il my escort
broke into Wild shouting. which was
Immediately answered from within.
and a moment later q swarm Of
creatures OF the Same strange race
as those who had captured mo poured
out to meet VI.
Again I was the centre Of q wildly
chattering horde. I was pulled this
way and that. Though pinched.
pounded and thumped until I was
black and blue. do not think that
their treatment was dictated BY either
cruelty or malice. was Q curiosity,
q freak. a now plaything. and their
childish minds required the added
evidence of all their senses 70 back
up the testimony OF their eyeo.
Presently they dragged me within
the village. which consisted Of several
hundred shelters Of boughs and
leaves supported upon the branches
Of the trees. Between the huts.
which sometimes formed crooked
streets. were dead branches and the
trunks OF small trees which connected
the huts upon one tree to those Win.
In adjoining tfees. the whole network
Of huts and pathways forming en- a..
most solid flooring . good nifty tost
above the ground.
wondered why these agile crsa.-
lures required connecting bridges BE-
tween the trees. but later when I saw
the motley aggregation Of half savage
village I realised the necessity Or
the pathways.
There were q number Of the samo
vicious wolf-dogs which We had left
worrying the dyryth. and many goat
like animals whose distsndsd uddaso
explained the reason for their psss-
ence.
My guard halted before one Of me
huts. into which I was pushed: then
before the entrance-to prevent NY
escape. doubtless.
had no moro than entered the dark
shadows Of the interior than there fell
upon my ears the tones OF familiar
Perry" / cried. Dear old Perry,
Thank the Lord you are safe"
David! Can Il DO possible that you
escaped" And the old man stumbled
me.
He had seen me fall before the
dyryth. and then he had bean seised
by q number of the ape creatures cd
borne through the tree tops 70 Their
village. His captors had bean ~ u.
auisitive as to his strange clothing -
had mine. with the Same result ~
We looked at each other We could not
help but laugh.
with a tail. David" remarked
Perry. you would make . very hand
some ape" -.
Maybe we can borrow . ooupaA"
I re1oined. They seem to b quite
tho thing this season. ! wonder what
the creatures intend doing With a..
Perry. They don't sssm really cav.
age.
what do you suppose they can ~
You were about to tell me Woaro ~
arc when that great hairy fst8oeA
bore down upon u. Have you really
any idea at allr" ~
''Yes. David" he replied. = knov
precisely where We are. We have
made . magnificent discovery. ny
boy. We have proved that the earth
10 hollow. We hAvs passed sattSO3y
through its crust 10 the innss WosaA"
Perry. you are mad"
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