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

By Edear Rice Burrouah
Complete Novel Each Week in The Evening World 4
. - Author Of "TARZAN OF TIE APES" Gfc. -



Let W walt ana see, David" he
replied. and In the mean time sup
pose we do bit of exploring up and
down the coast. We may ind a ma
tive who can enlighten u.s."
As we walked along the beach
Perry gazed long and earnestly acroso
,he water. Evidently he was wrest-
ling with . mighty problem.
David" he said abruptly, do YOU
perceive anything unusual about the
horizon?"
As l looked began to appreciate
the reason for the strangeness OF the
landscape that had haunted me from
the hrst with an Elusive suggestion of
the bizarre and unnatural-there was
no horizon!
10 far as the eye could reach out TO
sec the sea continued and upon It's
bosom hoated tiny islands, those In
the distance reduced to mere specks;
but ever beyond them was the sea,
until the impression became quito
real that one was looking up at the
most distant point that the eye could
fathom-the distance was lost In tho
distance.
That was all. There was no clear
cut horizontal line marking the dip
Of the globe below the line OF vision.
"A great light Is commencing to
break on me-" continued Perry. taking
out his watch. Il believe that /
have partially solved the riddle. II
10 now two o'clock. When We en-
erged from the prospector tho sun
was directly above us. Where u II
now7"
I glanced up to md the great orb
still motonless In the centre Of the
heavens. And such a sun! had
scarce noticed II before. Fully thrice
throughout my life. and apparently
20 near that the sight Of II carried
the conviction that one might almost
reach up and touch II.
MY God. Perry. where are WEI"
exclaimed. This thing Is COM
mencing to get on my nerves"
II think that I may state quite
positively. David" he commenced,
that we are"-
He got no further. From behind
us in the vicinity Of the prospector
there came the most thunderous,
awe-inSpiring roar that ever had
fallen upon my ears With ono ao-
cord we turned to discover the author
of that fearsome noise.
Had I still retained the suspicion
that we were on earth the sight that
met my eyes would quite entirely
have banished II. Emerging from
the forest was colossal beast which
closely resembled bear. II waa
fully as large as the largest elephant,
and with great forepaws armed with
huge claws.
Its nose or snout depended nearly q
foot below It's lower Jaw. much aftel
tho manner OF rudimentary trunk
The giant body was covered by q
coat Of thick. shaggy hair.
Roaring horribly. II came toward
us at a ponderous. shuffling trot.
turned toward Perry to suggest that u
might be wise to seek other surround.
ings. The idea had evidently %
CURED to Perry previously. for he wal
with each second his prodigioui
bounds increased tho distance. hac
never guessed what latent speed pos
sibilities the old gentleman possessed
saw that he was headed toward q
little point of the forest which rar
out toward the sea not far from
where we had been standing. and IA
the mighty creature. the sight OF
which had galvanized him into such
remarkable action. was forging stead
lily toward me l set of after Perry
though at somewhat moro decor
Gus pace.
1t was evident that the massive
beast pursuing US wds not built for
speed. SO all that considered neces.
sary was to gain the trees sufiiciently
ahead OF 1t to enable me to climb "a
the safety OF some great branch DO.
fore II came up.
Notwithstanding our danger could
hall h.,N In, .aSk. NJ DAs -. Hrav IL
capers as he essayed to gain the
safety Of the lower branches Of the
trees he now had reached. Tho stems
were bare for a distance OF some fif-
teen feet--at least on those trees
which Perry attempted to ascend
for the suggestion OF safety carried
by the larger Of tho forest giants had
evidently attracted him to them.
A dozen times he scrambled up the
trunks like a huge cat, only to fall
back to tho ground once more. and
with each failure no cast a Mortified
glance over his shoulder at the on
coming brute, simultaneously emit
ting terror-stricken shrieks that
awoke the echoes OF tho grim forest.
Al length he espied O dangling
creepcr about tho bigness OF ones
wrist. and when reached tho trees
he was racing madly up II. hand
over hand.
He had almost reached tho lowest
branch Of tho tree from which the
creeper depended. when the thins
parted beneath his weight and he
fell sprawling at my feet.
The misfortune now was no longer
amusing. for tho beast was already toe
close to US for comfort Selling Perry
by the shoulder I dragged him to his
feet. and rushing to smaller tree
one that he could easily encircle with
his arms and less-I boosted him al
far up as coulj. and then left him "a
his fate. for a Elance over my shoul-
der revealed the awful beast almost
upon me,
II was the great size Of the thins
alone that saved me. Its enormous
bulk rendered II too slow upon III
feet 10 cope with the agility Of my
young muscles. and SO I was enabled
TO dodge out OF Its way and run COM
pletely behind II before its slow witt
could direct II in pursuit.
The few seconds OF grace that th!s
gave me found me safely lodged In the
branches Of . tree a few PAGES from
that In which Perry had at last found
q haven.
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