The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-17
CHAPTER XII.
A Photograph of the Wild Man.

"And derned if he isn't a white
mani" continued Capt. Duncan Jones,
recovering from the spell cast over
him by the strange apparition. 81
thought wild men existed only in
novels and dime museums. But
hanged if that wasn't the real thing!
I'll find the boys and tell them about
it. We must capture that wild man
and take it home in crate and sell it
to some circus"
Captain Jones now listened intently
for some sound that would indicate
the location of his safari from which
he had become separated. Somewhere
in the jungle were his two friends,
Lieutenants Steele and Rodman, both
of Jones own cavalry troop. All were
on leave of absence to engage in this
big game hunt Somewhere in the for
est, now, these two friends of the cap
tsins were lion hunting, with a safari
consisting of some 40 Kafirs serving
as shikaris.
ooh. Steele! Oh, Rodman!" the
captain yelled.
But there as no answer except the
echo of his own voice. Whereupon
Capt. Duncan Jones decided to return
to camp and await his friends there.
About an hour later, two lions were
drinking at water hole. Two shots
were fired in quick succession and
both liens fell in their tracks. The
shikaris ran up, followed by the two
lieutenants, Steele and Rodman, who
had fired the shots. Steele had a
camera and prepared to use it. The
shikaris held the dead lions up, and
bag" Even as he squeezed the bulb
that opened the shutter of the lens, an
apparition appeared and the camera
caught it, standing by the lions.
The apparition had a long name and
tawny beard and was dressed in a
lions skin. It seemed to the lieuten-
ants to be wild man. Also they were
not slow to perceive that the man was
mighty in his anger as he viewed the
two dead lions.
Thou hast forgotten the command
ment, Thou shalt not kill the wild
man said, in voice terrible in it's re-
proach. Were to observe the law of
an eye for an eye and tooth for a
tooth, l would ,rend thee both asun-
der with these, my naked hands. Thus
would punish thee for Staying two of
my friends of the forest. For here
lie my good friends, Solomon and
Sheba. Woe to thee, If again | hear
the thunder of thy weapons!"
With that the wild man turned and
fled.
After him." commanded Lieutenant
Steele, turning to those of the Kafirs
who carried spears.
Eyes, capture him!" cried Lieuten-
ant Rodman He's wild white man!
Get him, But don't harm hair of his
head"
The Kafirs sped away in the direc-
ton taken by Doctor Wayne. Soon, In
clearing. they espied him. One OF
the Kafirs, disobeying the orders of the
white men, hurled his assegai. The
spear struck Wayne in the flesh of his
back and lodged there. Like Spartan
Of old, Wayne reached round and
pulled the spear free of his body and
then staggered on. Weakened by loss OF
blood, however, he fell in his tracks.
The natives rushed forward to seize
him. But just then a great numbering
body came crashing through the under
brush and out into the clearing. Ii
was Toddles, the elephant, the senti-
mel. who acted as guard at the door to
the Caves of the Hundred Lions when
ever Wayne was within
The Africans fed, for Africans, un
like Hindus, fear elephants and hate
them.
Straight to Wayne came Toddies
and lifting the fallen man from the
ground with his trunk, carried hin
through the jungle back to the en-
! trance to the Caves of the Hundred
Lions. There Toddles deposited Doc
tor Wayne gently on the ground.
Later in the day, Lieutenants Steele
and Rodman reached camp, where they
found Captain Jones awaiting them.
Good bag for the last day OF ou
J African hunt" said Steele, jubilantly