The evening world., 1914-02-13
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over. He Is lowering his head. lie
dare not look at me-
Patrice. who had turned extremely
pale, said:
""rhs reason I'm trembling Ii that
I want TO polish OF that loathsoms
brute for good and all"
Obi" exclaimed Madeleine. snx.
up. he's going. he'll escape US. You
him. must speak to him at all
costs: must know what be wantsl"
YES" repeated Patrice. I'VE must
know-know what ~ wants. We
can't continue this Journey with that
thing about u.s.
They stood up. Patrlcs tried TO pass
In front Of Madeleine, but she pushed
him behind her with some violence,
and they FASTENED through the two
compartments Of the dining car with
oTs Tb.y we're the Sbi cetp Of
general curiosity and Of some laughter.
Balaoo. who was on the foot board
Joining the dining car to the next
coach, turned round angrily, thinking
that the people wee laughing at him.
Patrice was almost blinded by those
fierce and flashing eyes. and no shud-
dered TO the marrow OF his bones. He
had recognised he ~ % Of the monster
In the black mask. who had nearly
gence, by the Wolf Stone
Madeleine hurried after Balaoo, who
had now reached the corridor. Patrice.
behind her, cooked his revolver. and
the three ran ono after the other.
Madeleine called In a faint voice:
sBaiaoo! Balaoo!"
The other must have heard. but no
longer turned his head. seeming wholly
taken up with his flight along the cor
through the astonished passengers.
who. with staring eyes, watched a pur-
suit that looked to them like q game
"Balaoo!" said Madeleine In voice
,sut nor yoice In vain adopted tone
of authority, like that OF Hon tanner
preparing TO lash his animals: the
other no longer obeyed. Then. As no
was gaining ground, Madeieines soi ho
vttered the "Baiaoo!" that had always
BROUGHT him back. moaning. TO her
fee1 n the worst and most repeinous
ho,,rs of his savage brain. BUT balaoo
sosmnd not even to hear. ana rusncd
into the corridor Of the third carriaye:
When they arrived he was gone: an"
thev raw sacked the whole train 70 no
r,,rnose in O gailopinl anxiety. ba'aoo
he1 t,scs ana Madeleine reiterated.
,aif dead. 10 their compartment lock-
to- and i,olting II though that mAoe
hut a poor defense against an ehto s !.
s,.s.,n1 Ralaoo. since her voice was
pr.ri.ss' even when raised IN en-
treaty, they we're at the mon"'e' .
"e WHAT was going TO sefail them. with
That hateful thought OF the p tnesw,sd
thropc around themI They .~.nts
that every ono OF tn@r .n"swherc,
wss,s thsv could not discover, wnere
IN. anthropoid malice had fou"o "
re p.trice and Madeleine cast ha gEara
shova. below, AROUND uho.
wpsre wa. he? II was frightiui ma
~ know where he was. for they 'ou'"
The train was travelling AZ nam n
that would have frignteneu nj
they could have felt iIsIb hut the
.na ,nat watched them. o Mcon
eS1 instinctiveiy. they say e n.Ssr
semnther. they embraced eacn oi
uoss' .,,,,d arms and shtvered mAo'S
WIN thc ewes that killed them,
"H mS tra,n rushed through sta..u.
Inv eaton with q whistle tnat r r,'n
~ MACK wells Of the nisht In i've
s ~T the train MADE "I WAS
thmnder; that was WIG" IA here
nsssing through . tunnss, ~. thunder
again came the notse ~ wsro most
a. 81: moment "A'n '0''
sfra,c, -,nsn-thsy saw the s sSs
Then-.n s%sn behind tho glass. tn s
watch.ns ,hs carriage window. pltcn
e!as' =" the tunnel and iorH ~
gu. frame for the terrible mo-"
p.Ssoo watching them. .A>
patrice made the movement S s
-orid set them free. HIS arm sSs
Ssniv darted forward nke T.ds"
srmsd with tho revolver. an" a,,w ana
ic,ne uttered ons last cry VI WV
compassion:
p DSn aimed between the two eyes
and fired.
The train made such q noise OF
thunder in that tunnel that they alone
heard tho shot that was meant TO XII!
RaIaoo. No one. therefore, wouo
cnme 10 disturb them In their murder
NJ "A Door man-ape who had strayso
from the Forest Of Bandong.
But ND they murdered him -
much as all THAR Did not Made
Ieine say that you can't kii Q
pithecanthrope with . revolver
Madeleine looked out with every
sign of despair. She made q rush AZ
the window, tried to open tho door
at the risk OF being smashed 10
pieces In the tunnel.
Patrice had to use all his strength
10 hold hor back. And now. painting,
they watched the drama enacted BE-
hind the pane.
Tho bullet had made a very clean
little hole In tho window pane, and
another little hole. not SO clean, be-
cause OF the blood. at the root of
Balaoo's nose, behind the window, TO
which he was desperately clinging.
Balaoo gaxed at Madeleine with his
fast-closing eyes: and never had
Madeleine see n more human look,
at the moment OF death. even In tho
eyes OF the tamest beasts, even In tho
eyes OF sporting dogs when they die
In the arms OF their masters who
have hit them through awkwardness.
And Balaoo let go tho carriage win
dow and disappeared In the black.
rumbling hole.
"Balaoo! Balaoo. Balaoo'" cried
the despairins Sia:,i-.nv, i,npr isoi.d
In Patrice's arms. "Balaoo. Balaoo"
Poor Baiaoo must 10 IN Il thousand
Pieces by now. There IL nothing like