The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-06-11

grasping a sharp knife with her three
bed forefoot, was laying open 1.-THE
victims chest and abdomen.
This indeed was vivisection with q
vengeance. Cold sweat broke out
upon me as realized that soon my
turn would come.
Tho Mahars had paid not the slight
est attention to me us 1 had been
brought into the room. so deeply I'M
mcrsed we're they In their work that
I am sure they did not even know
that tho Sayoths had entered with
me.
Tho door was close by. Would that
could reach ~ But those heavy
chains precluded any such possibility.
| looked about for some means Of es-
cape from my bonds.
Upon the floor between mo and the
Mahars lay tiny surgical instru-
ment witch one OF them must have
dropped. 1t looked not unlike n but
tonhook. but was much smaller. and
its point was sharpened. A hundred
times In my boyhOod days had 1
picked locks with a buttonhook.
Could I but reach that little bit OF
polished steel I might yet effect at
least "A temporary escape.
Crawling to tho limit of my chain,
l found that by reaching ono hand
as far out as | could my fingers still
fell an inch short or tho coveted In
strumcnt. IL was tantalizing! Stretch
every tbro Of my being as l would
could not quite mako 1t.
AT last turned about and extended
one foot toward the object.
slowly and cautiously made tho
EFFORT. My toes dropped upon the cold
metal. Gradually | worked 1t toward
fnl m
reach OF my hand and moment later
] had turned about and tho precious
thing was IN my grasp.
Assiduously / fell to work upon tho
Mahar lock that held my chain. 1t
was pitifully simple. A child might
have picked IL. and moment later
was free.
The Mahars were now evidently
completing their work at the table.
Ono already had turned away and
was examining other victims. evil
IDENTIFY with the intention OF selecting
the next subject.
Those at the table had their backs
toward me. But for tho creature
walking toward us I might have es-
capped that moment.
Slowly the thing approached mo.
when Its attention was attracted by
"A huge slave chained "a few yards 10
my right. Here tho reptile stopped
and commenced to go over the poor
dcvll carefully, and as II did 80. Its
back turned toward me for an In
stant and In that instant gave tw,
mighty leaps that carried me out OF
the chamber into tho corridor beyond
down which raced with all the speed
l could command.
Where ] was or whittier ] was golng
knew not. My only thought was e
place AS much distance as possible
between me and that frightful cham.
, Der OF torture.
, Presently ! reduced my speed to q
brisk walk. and later. realizing thu
danger of running Into some new
, predicament were | not careful,
a., moved more slowly and Cautiousil
I still.
: After Il time 7 came to a pqssa e,
: that seemed in some mysterious wa!
familiar To- me, and presently, chanc
: Ing to glance within chamber which
= led from the corridor, ! saw thre,
Mahars curled up In slumber upon
Z bed of skins.
could have shouted aloud In 20,
and relief. II was the same corridor
, and here were the same Mahars tina
l had intended to have lead 80 i'm
: portant role In our escape from
phutra. Providence had indeed beer
, KIM 10 mo lor tne requires SUI, sl'Pt
, MY one great uanker now ny ~ !.
loaurh'ns W ~. rppp n,, =.
, search Oh Icrry an! 'h"N, p"t 'he'
was ho,hlhE eIs" w pe "oho' ~
, FASTENED upward
When ! came 10 tl' Ircnucnte' por
t'ohs Oh 'no p,liu''is iounu 'aIs'
nurheh OF Shihs III y ''rn'r. nn'
these ! htt'i 10 my h"au' carry M
~ - "a
'hoI' III sun d wy ,'"' ". a."
corners l'll down ABOUT my shouI
, Gers coihpie'"'y n'uins my 'ac'
Thus DISGUISED. ionnu Ferry AM
ilak together III 'n' 'huh'p,r wnc'
we hnd h~'n wont 10 'ht anu steep
both w"re glt' 20 sec me u y
h'eu'ess 70 say t.uubh ~ .'' ~,
lhey hau known no,h'hs Oh tn' ~
: that hah been het'u OUT 'o me "i''
my 'rlai ny tne Juns's 49, ,,,,
u was dccid"h thht no ,,nne snou,'
' now u" lost before attempting u y"
our pan OF escape W IN, -, 10
: coull not nope 10 ren1hlh hIuu"', i,uu
the Sagoths long nor couiu ! 70,
= ever carry mat pa" OF sk,ns anUu
D.. upon my mead without "rous'ns s"S
1 piclon. A.. ,
= However II seemed Nkeiy tnn.
would carry me once more saI.i.
y; through the crowue" pasShs's 'n'
= chhinbers OF ,h" uppe' -. ~
! ! set out with Perry ana thak, w
II gtsnpl Df the lN-clftu DtltS IilI