The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-14

Cally sealcu IN MS ROCKY
tomb. as toads remain In
suspended animation for
similar periods OF time.
Tho earthquake had unsealed his
sepulchre. and the rough tumble down
the mountainside had induced respir-
alton.
His heart had responded to the
pumping Of his lungs. and stimuli
taneously the other organs OF his
body had resumed their various func-
lions.
A. he stood upon the threshold Of
the cave OF 90. the man-hunter. the
look Of bewilderment grew upon his
features as his eyes roved over the
panorama Of the unfamiliar world
which lay spread below him.
There was scarce an object to re-
mind him Of the world that had been
but a brief instant before, for MI
could not know that ages had rolled
by since he took hasty refuge In the
lair Of the great beast he had slain.
He thought that he might be
dreaming, and so he rubbed his eyes
and looked again: but still he saw the
unfamiliar trees and bushes about
him, and, farther down IN the valley.
the odd ppearing vegetation Of the
Jungle.
Nu could not fathom the mystery
OF It.
Slowly he stepped from the cave
md began the descent toward the
valley: for he was very thirsty and
very hungry. Below him he saw AMI
mails grazing upon the broad plain.
but e,en at that distance he realized
that they were such as no mortal eye
had ever before rested upon.
warily he advanced. every sense
alert against whatever new form OF
danger might Turk In this strange.
new world. Had he had any concep-
ton Of a life after death. he would
doubtless have felt assured that the
eartho uake had killed him and that
he was now wandering through the
heavenly vale. But men Of Nus age
!. had not yet conceived any sort OK
l. religion other than q vague fear or
certain natural phenomena, such as
storms and earthquakes, the move
ments of the sun and moon. and those
familiar happenings which FIRST
awake the questioninss OF the prim-
tive.
He saw the sun: but TO him 1t was
q different sun from the great swollen
orb that had shone through the Thick
humid atmosphere Of the Neocene.
From Cos lair only the day before
nm had been able to see in the distance
Che shimmering surface Of the restless
sea: but now so far as eye could reach
.thsre stretched an interminable jungle
II sently waving tree-tops, where yes
"tsrday tho black jungle OF the ape
r.onle had reared its lofty fronds.
- Nh shook his head. 1t was all quite
bsvond him; but there were certain
~thne. which no could comprehend;
and 70, after tho manner OF tho self-
r.a.ant. he set about to wrest his liveli-
hood from nature under the new con-
ditons which had been Imposed upon
him while he slept
% First Of all. his spear must % A.
landed to. 1t would never do to trust
"a that crude patch longer than II
& would take him to find and mt a new
haft. His meat must wait until that
thing was accomplished.
I Tn the mean time he might pick up
what fruit was available In the forest
toward which he was bending MS
.teps in search of a long. straight
.hoot of the hardwood which alone
would meet his requirements.
In tho days that had been NUS
there had grown In isolated patches
. few lone clumps of very straight,
hardwood trees. The smaller OF
tbose the men OF tho tribe would cut
down and split lengthwise with stone
vsdsss until from a single tree they
might have produced material Tor a
score or more spear shafts; but now
Nh must seek the very smallest OF
saplings. for no had no time to waste
IN splitting q larger tree. even had M
had the necessary wedges and ham
mers.
- Into tho forest the youth crept-
for. though a hundred thousand year.
had elapsed since his birth, no wal
still to all intent and purpose
youth.
Upon all sides he saw strange ant
wonderful trees. the like Of which
haa never been In the forests Of yes
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