Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-22

far as the hedge, which they Skin ted
for a few yards until they found an
opening. Then Quest gave vent to q
little exclamation. Immediately, IN
front of them was a small hut, built
apparently OF sticks and bambaos,
with a stronger framework behind
The sloping roof was grass.grown ami
entwined with rushes. The only apol-
ogy for a window was a queer little
hole set quite close to the roof. /;
There was a rude-looking door, BY.
Quest, on trying it, found it locked.
They walked around the place, but
found no other opening. All the time
from inside they could hear queer
scuffiing sounds. Lenora's cheeks
grew paler.
s"Must We stay" she murmured. 4
don't think | want to see what's IL
side. Mr. Quest! MI. Quest"
She chung to his arm. They weR
opposite the little aperture which
served as 2 window, and at that nj
ment it suddenly framed the face d
a creature, human in features. diabolt
cal in expression.
Say, that's some facet" he n
marked. sid hate to spoil it."
Even as yheSspoke it disappeared.
We've got to get inside therk,
Lenora,' he announced, stepping ff-
ward.
She followed him silently. A few:
turns of the wrist and the door yielh'
ed. Keeping Lenora a little behi4di
him, Quest gazed around eagerly. *
'actly in front Of him, clad only in :
loin cloth, with hunched-up shoulders,
a necklace around its neck, with bld7
ing eyes and ugly. cleaning teeth,
crouched some undergraduate cre$,
ture, human, vet .inhuman, . monke|j
and yet a man. There we're ! coupb
Of monkeys swinging by their taib
from a bar, andsa leopard chained y
: staple In the ground, walkinS
round and round III the far corner|
swapping and snafling every time
he glanced towards the newcom1
ers. The creature in front Of him
stretched out q hairy hand towards
q club, and gripped it. Quest drew 1
long breath. His eyes we're set hafd.\
drop that club. he ordered.
The creature suddenly sprang up
The club was waved around his head
Drop it." Quest repeated firmly
"sYou will sit down in your corner. You
will sleep"
The club slipped from the hairy fin
gers. The tense frame. which had
been already crouched for the spring
was suddenly relaxed. The knees
trembled.
Back to that corner" Quest or
dered, pointing.
Slowly and dejectedly, the ape-mar
creDt to whore he had been ordered
and sat there with dull. non-c0mpre
,hending stare. 1t wassa new force
this, q note Of which he had felt-the
superman raising. the voice Of author
fty. Quest touched his forehead ant
found it damp. The strain OF those
few seconds had been ~fntolerable.
Il don't think these other animals
will hurt" he said. Let's have {
look around the place."
The search took only q few mo
ments. The monkeys ran and jumped
around'them, gibbering as though Will
pleasure. The leopard watched then
always with a snarl and an evil lighi
in his eye.
They found nothing unusual unit
they came3t to the distant corner, vher,
. huge piano box lay on It's side witt
the opening turned osthe wall.
"This ID where the brute sleeps, 1
suppose" Quest remarked. wei
turn 1t around, anyway"
They dragged 1t I few feet ava.
from the wall, so that the opening
faced them. Then Lenora gave q nttl,
CRY and Quest stood suddenly still.
"The skeleton!" Lenora shrieked
cts the sk~eleton!"
honoa had turned q dull gray. OUN4