Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-05-21

stretched out hairy hand towards
club, and gripped 1t. Quest drew a
long breath. His eyes were set hard
Drop that club" he ordered
The creature suddenly sprang up,
The club was waved around his head
Drop it., Quest repeated firmly,
you 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-man
crept to where he had been ordered
and sat there with dull non.compre-
hending stare. 1t was a new force,
this, note Of which he had felt-the
superman raising the voice of author
ity. Quest touched his forehead and
iouIlu II udllp. Ht Dill an vi luOSt
few seconds had been intolerabe.
Il don't think these other animals
will hurt" he said. Let's have
look around the place.
The search took only a few mo-
ments. The monkeys ran and jumped
around them, gibberng as though with
pleasure The leopard watched them
always with a snarl and an evil light
In his eye.
They found nothing unusual until
they came to the distant corner where
a huge piano box lay on its side with
the opening turned to the wall
This is where the brute sleeps,
suppose" Quest remarked Well
turn it around, anyway"
They dragged 1t few feet away
from the wall, 80 that the opening
faced them Then Lenora gave little
cry and Quest stood suddenly still.
THE skeleton" Lenora shrieked
ITS the skeleton"
1t was a skeleton so old that the
bones had turned dull gray Quest
glanced towards the hands
Little fingers both missing" he
muttered
Remember the message?" she ex-
claimed Where the skeleton Is, the
necklace may be also"
Quest nodded shortly.
Wen search"
They turned over everything in the
place fruitlessly There was no sign
of the necklace.
you get outside, Lenora." Quest d.
rected III just bring this beast
round again and then well tackle the
professor"
Quest turned towards the creature,
which crouched still huddled up In Its
corner.
Look at me" he ordered
Tho creature obeyed. Once more its
frame seemed to grow more virile and
natural
You need sleep no longer" Quest
said. Wake up and be yourself
The effect of these words was in
Almost as he spoke, the
creature crouched for spring. There
was wild hatred in its closest eyes,
the snarl of something tlendlike in Its
contorted mouth Quest slipped quick
ly through the door.
Anyone may have that for pet"
he remarked grimly Come, Lenora,
there's word or two to be said to the
professor There's something here will
need little explanation.
He lit a cigar as they struggled back
along the path Presently they reached
The untidy-loOking avenue, and few
minutes later arrived at the house
Quest searched in vain for bell .
They walked round the piazza, There
were no signs OF any human life They
came back to the front door Quest .
.ried the handle and found il open.
they passed into the hall.
"Hospitable sort of place, anyway" /
he remarked Well go in and wait,
.enora"
They found their way to the study,
which seemed to be the only habitable
Dom. I.enora glanced around at its
strange contents with an expression al
most OF awe
A small motor car passed the win
low, driven by Craig The professor
descended, A moment or two later he
inferred the room He ga2ed from
quest to Lenora at first in blank sur
rise Then he held out his hands.
You have good news for me, my
riends!" he exclaimed Il am sure OF
How unfortunate that was not at
lome to receive you! Tell NEEDN'T
ieep me in iuspense, if you please
GU have discovered my skeleton"
I'VE have found the skeleton, Quest
For single moment the newcomer
TODD as though turned to stone.
My skeleton!" he murmured Mr.
quest, knew it. You are the great
st man alive Now tell me quickly
want to know everything, but this
irst of all Where did you find the
keleton? Who was the theft"
I'VE found the skeleton, professor,
quest replied, within hundred yards
4 this house"
The professors mouth was wide
pen He looked like a bewildered
hid, 1t was several seconds before
10 spoke.
Within hundred yards OF this
ouse! Then 1t wasn't stolen by one
t my rivals?"
Il should say not" Quest admitted.
Where? exactly did you find IT."
he professor insisted.
Il found 1t In hut" Quest said,
hidden in piano box. found there,
lso, q creature-a human being,
must call HMM a state of cap.