The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-10

I far'as the hedge. which they sHirte
for few yards until they found d
opening Then Quest gave vent to
| little exclamation. Immediately il
! front OF them was small hut, bull
apparently of sticks and bamboos
with a stronger framework behind
The sIoping roof was grass grown am
entwined with rushes The only apol
ogy fer a window was a queer it'll
hole set quite clnse 10 the roof.
There was 4 rladelooking door. bu
Quest, on trying II. found it locked
They walked aRcHnl the place. bu
found no other oHoning. All the time
from inside they could hear queel
scuiiing sounds. I.eaora cheeks
grew palor,
Mesf wc stag n She rauruured q
don't think went ID ssc what's in
side Mr.. Quest Mr- Quastl
She clung 10 bis arm They were
opposite the little aperture which
served as q widow, ana at that mo
ment 1t sudtlealy framed the face oi
d creature, human II features. diaholi-
cal III exprossicn,
say that's some facet lie re-
marked ei'd hats to spoll 1t.
Even as he spoke il disappeared
We've gSt to gct inside there,
Lenora,r be announced, Stepping for
ward.
she fcllowed him silently A few
turns Of the wrist ana tie door Yield
cd Keeping LcnoFa Il little behind
him, Quest gazed arosnd eagerly. Ex-
actly In trout og hin clad only In a
loin cloth, with huacAed.up shoulders,
d necklace around IFS neck, with blaz-
ing eyes and uglg cleaning teeth,
crouched SOHO anfveegnizabI crca-
tire, human, vet nham d monkey,
and yet d man Thtra were 4 couple
of ntcnlseya swin@lAg bv their tails
from Ear ana a Leopard chained 10
a staple in the ground. walking
round and round n the far corner,
swapping and saafring every time
lie glanced to7'asAs the newcoip-
crs! The creature iA front of him
stretched out a hairy hand towards
q club and gripped II Quest drew .
long breath HIS eyes were set hard
Drop that club he ordered
The creature aadaenly sRraiig up
The club was waved around bis head
Drop I'LL Quest repeated iirialy.
'You viii sit down N yoar corner. You
will sleep.
Tie club slipped from the hairy fin
gers The tense frame, which had
1een already crcaehed for the spring,
was suddenly relaxed The knees
Back 70 that corner Quest or
Tered. pointing.
Slowly and de5ectedly. the ape-nan
srept to whore he lsad been ordered
ind sat there with dail, non -compre-
lending stare. II was new force,
his, note az whIca he had felt--tlle
'upernsan raising the Voice OF author
ty Quest touched his forehead and
ound ii damp ,rhe strain of those
ew seconds had been intoIcrablc
u dent think these. other animals
viii hurt be said Lets have a
ook around the Place
The search took only few mo
nents. The monkeys ran and jumped
round them gibbering as though with
leasure. The leonard watched them
lways with a smart and an evil light
a his eye.
They found nothing unusual unsil
ney came 60 the distant corner where
huge piano box lay eli its side with
nc opening turned 70 the wall
"Tlis is where the brute sleeps.
oppose" Quest remarked 'We'll
Irnit around, anyway"
Theg dragged ii q few feet away
ON the wall, 30 that the opening
iced them Then Lenora gave little
Y and Quest stood suddenly still.
"The skeleton Lenora shrieked
It's the skeleton
II was skeleton SO old that the
pies had turned dull gray. Quest .
anced towards the hands.
Little fingers both missing" he !
uttered
Remember the measage?" she ex- {
aimed Where the skeleton is, the /;
'cklacc may be also"
Quest nodded shortly.
"We1l search" )
They turned over everything in the
ace fruitiessly There was no sign i
the necklace
you get outside, Lcnora. Quest di-
cted- III tiist bring this beast G
lrd again ana then wen tackle the
oidssor"
Quest turnos t7'aafds the creature. !
iich crcaehed stll huddlcd up in its =
rrer
Look atme lic ordered. s
The creature obcycd Once more It's '
me seemed tc EH5w more ririle and I
tuFal
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