Bisbee daily review., 1914-01-25

osses,H..,.e..es. es.~>.,Ns>>s>>e%s>,> But when the way was through the lower trees they moved more swiftly, swinging from branch Co branch with the agility of their smaller cousins the monkeys And all the way Kala car ried her little dead baby hugged close ly to her breast
 lt was shortly after noon when they reached a ridge overlooking the beach. where below them lay the tiny cottage which was Kerchak's goal.
 He had seen many Of bis kind go to their deaths before the loud noise made by the little black stick in the hands of the strange white ape who lived in that wonderful lair. and Kerchak had made up his brute mind to own that death dealing contricance and Co explore the interior of the mysterious den.
 He wanted to feel his teeth sink into the neck of the queer animal that he had learned to hate and fear, and because Of this he came often with his tribe to reconnoiter, waiting for a time when the white ape should be off his guard
 Of late they had quit attacking or even showing themselves, for every time they had done SO in the past the little stick had roared out the terrible message of death to some member of the tribe.
 Today there was no sign Of the man about and from where they watched they could see that the cabin door was open Slowly. cautiously ahd noise lessly they crept through the jungle to- ward the little cabin.
 On they came until Kerchak him self slunk stealthily to the very door and peered within. Behind him were two males and then Kala. closely straining the little dead form to her breast.
 Inside the den they saw the strange white ape lying half across a table. his head buried fin his arms. and on the bed lay figure covered by a saicloth. while from tiny rustic cradle came the plaintiye wailing of a babe.
 Noiselessly Kerchak entered, crouch ing for the charge. and then John Clay ton rose with sudden start and faced them.
 The sight that met his eyes must have frozen him with horror, for there, within the door, stood three great bull apes. while behind them crowded many more: how many he never knew for his revolyers were hanging on the far wall beside his rife and Kerchak was charging.
 When Kerchak released the limp form which had been John Clayton Lord Greystoke. he turned his atten' ton toward the little cradle. but Kala was there before him. and when he would have grasped the child she snatched it herself. and before he could intercept her she had bolted through the door and taken refuge in high tree.
 As she took up the little live baby of Alice Clayton she dropped the dead body of her own into the empty cradle The wall of the living had answered the call of universal motherhood with in her wild breast which the dead could not still.
 High up among the branches of | mighty tree she hugged the shrietinl infant to her bosom. and soon the in stinct that was as dominant In this fierce feulale as it had been in tho breast of his tender and beautiful nother-the instinct of mother love reached out to the tiny man-childs half formed understanding and he be came quiet
 Then hunger closed the gap between them. and the son of an English lort and an English lady nursed at th' breast of Kala, the great ape.
 Once satisfied that Clayton was dead Kerchak turned his attention to thu thing which lay upon the bed. covered by a piece of saicloth.
 A moment he let his fingers sinl deep into the cold flesh. and then, real izlng that she was already dend. h' turned from her 10 examine the con tents of the room. nor did he agaii molest the body of either Lady Alic' or Sir John.
 The rifle hanging upon the wal caught his first attention. It was fo this strange. death dealing thunde stick that he had yearned for months but. now that it was within his grasp he scarcely had the temerity to seize it
 Finally the rife was torn from it hook and lay in the grasp of the grea brute. Finding that it harmed hin not. Kerchak began to examine closely.
 During all these operations the ape who had entered sat huddled near tn door watching their chief while thos outside strained and crowded to catcl a glimpse of what transpired within.
 Suddenly Kerchak's finger close' upon the trigger. there was deafen ing roar in the little room. and tn apes at and beyond the door fell oye one another in their wild anxiety t escape.
 Kcrchak was equally frightened-s