Gilpin observer., 1915-10-14
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Copyright BY the Selig Polysoops Company
CHAPTER VII-Continued.

That night / decided to take heroic
measures to free myself from the old
man. In the dead Of night ! arose,
dressed and began stealing softly out
of the house. But suddenly, in the
darkness, strong arms seized me and
horrible hand was clapped over my
mouth to keep me from screaming.
And out of the hut and into the night
was carried-and away from the viii
lage. Into the forest l was dragged
and by now l knew that l was in the
clutches of the black man, Chacha,
while the old madman followed us.
They tied me to tree in the for
est and the madman said to his serv-
ant:
Chacha, she was going to run away
tonight with man. Do you hear?
She was going to elope with a rascal
who would never let me see her again.
But no! l. you see, Chacha, am a man
of action and resource and divination.
/ OWNED that this specimen was 60
ing to run away with a man. So l
caused you to seize her and bring her
here
Isl, Senor Ell Toro,' the servant re-
Piled, craftly-for l did not believe
that he, too, was insane-never have
believed. You have but to command,
Chacha added, 1 obey
You are good servant, Chacha,'
the old man said. You shall go with
me into the forest-far ever SO far
SO far away from man that this speci-
men can never run away with any
male of the species. Yes, l am de-
termined that she shall never run off
with man. l shall keep her beauti-
fully secure-in a place where man
cannot release her to carry her away
from me. She is very dear to me.
Chacha; don't forget that-she is very
dear to me. We must take excellent
care of her forever and forever
Il slept-tied to the tree. When
awoke l was alone. But not for long.
Ell Toro and Chacha returned with sew
eral burros and pack mules on which
were loaded all the household goods
which you yourself saw at the old
mans hut.
And now they released me and
dragged me through the forest. For
days we marched on and on, ever
farther into the interior, till at last
they reached the clearing where the
nut and cages now stand.
That we had every convenience in
the way of utensils for cooking and
working, and SO on, you already know
All those useful things were brought
on the backs of the burros and mules
which Chacha later took back to the
village. They built the hut first. Then
they built the cage in which you found
me. You did not see-but at the back
of the cage the old man constructed
wooden pit. This pit served as a
sunken bath. They would fill it daily
with water for me to bathe and refresh
myself. And the old man supplied me
with combs and brushes and all toilet
conveniepces-Rpd-ok yes. he tooli
excellent care OF bis specimen-just
as he had promised.
In time they built more cages.
wondered what for. And soon learned
that these new cages were for wild
beasts. They dug pit In the forest
put rope net in II and then covered
up the pit with leaves and limbs oi
saplings and twigs and grass. And the
leopard and lion and all the other ami
mails which you saw in the cages fell
into the pit and thus were taken alive
and put into the cages.
And $3.50 passed the days until
you found me. That IL ALL