Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10


s | zan Of the Apes while further up tn
coast. few miles beyond the cabin y
J rude but weiI-bult shelters lived lit
tie party Of IS souls -the occupants OF TN
three boats from the Lady Alice, from
(which clayton's boat had become iep
arated
over smooth sea they had rowed t'
the mainland in less than three days
None Of the horrors Of shipwreck nav
Deen theirs, and though depressed py
sorrow and suffering from the shock o,
the catastrophe and the unaccpstoineu
hafdships OF their new existence there
was none much the worse for the eN-
perience.
All were buoyed by the hope that the
! fourth boat had been picked up, and that
thorough search OF the cost would be
| quickly made AS all the firearms ana
ammunition on the yacht had been placed
I'm Lord Tennngton's boat. the party was
well equipped for defense, and for hunt-
ing the larger game for food.
Professor ArchImedes O. Porter was
| their only immediate anxiety Fully as
sured In his own mind that his daughter
had been picked UP by a passing steamer
! he gave over the last vestige OF APP
prehension concerning her welfare, ana
| devoted his giant intellect solely to the
consideration Of those momentouB and
abstruse scientific problems which he con
sidered the only proper food for thought
I'm one Of his erudition. His mind ap-
peared blank to the influence Of all eN-
traheous matters.
Never" said the exhausted Mr. Phil
ander. to Lord bennington, never has
Professor Porter been more dfticult-er-
] might say, impossible. Why. only this
morning, after I had been forced to re-
linquish my surveillance for brief half
hour. he was entirely missing upon my
return. And bless me, sir where do
you imagine / discovered him? a half
mile out in the ocean, sir, in one OF the
lifeboats, rowing away for dear life,
do not know how he attained even that
magnificent distance from shore, for he
had but single oar, with which he was
blissfuly rowing about in circles.
when one of the sailors had taken
me out to him in another boat the pro-
fessor became quite indignant at my sug-
gestiOn that we return to land Why, |
Mr.. Philander,' he said. | am surprised
that you, sir, man of letters yourself. |
should have the temerity so 10 interrupt
the progress of science. / had about |
deduced from certain astronomic phenom
ena / have had under minute observation
during thespast several tropic nights an
entirely new nebuar hypothesis which |
will unquestionably startle the scientific |
world, wish to consult very excellent |
monograph on Laplace's hypothesis in |
New York City, Your interference. Mr. |
Phllander, will result i'm an irreparable |
delay, for was just rowing over to
obtain this pamphlet And.it was with |
the greatest difficulty that | persuaded
MIN to return to shore without re-
sorting to force" concluded Mr. Phil
ander
Miss Strong and her mother were very
brave under the strain of almost constant
apprehension of the attacks Of savage
beasts Nor were they quite able to ac-
cept so readily as the others the theory
that Jane Clayton and Monsieur ThuraE
had beer picked up safely
Jane Porters Esmeralda was in, n CON
slant state of tears at the cruel fate
which had separated her from her "po'
li'le honey"
Lord Tennington's great-hearted good
nature never deserted him for a moment
He was still the iovia host, seeking all
ways Tor the comfort and pleasure of his
guests With the men of his. yacht he
renamed the Just but firm commander
lhere was never any mord question in
the jungle than there had been on board
.he Lady Alice as to who was the
nnal authority in all questions of i'm
oortanco and in all emergencies recurring
2ool and Intelligent leadership.
Could this wall-organized and compara-
lNely secure party of castaways have
seen the ragged, fear-haunted triH a
re" miles south of them they would
iearcely , nave recognized in them the for
merry immaculate members of the little
company that had laughed and PLAYED
lpon the Lady Alice
Clayton and Monsieur Thuran were al
most naked. so torn had their clothes
'een by the thorn bushes and tangled
'egetation of the matted jungle throuph
which they had been compelled 10 forca
helr way in search of their ever moro
Iihieult food supply.
Jane Porter had Of course NOT bee,
to these strenuous expeditions
nut her apparel was. nevertheless in n q
ad state Of disrepair,
Clayton. for lack of any better occu
ation' had carefully saved the skin of
very animal they had killed BY stretcb-
ng them upon the stems of trees. ana
seraping them, he had managed
. save them In fair condition. and now
nat hiseclothes were threatening to cover
us nakedness no longer, he commenced
fashion rude garment of them. usine
sharp thorn for needle, and bits of (
ough grass and animal tendons m lien ]
+ thread.
The result when completed was
leeveless garment which fell nearly ~
is kness, As 1t was made up OF numer-
us small pets of different species of
odents, 1t presented a rather strange
nd wonderful appearance. which. 10 I
ether with the vile stencil which nerr,o-
ted IT, rendered it anything other tban /
desirable addition to a wardrobe Rnt s
ne time came when for the sake of
eeeney he was compelled to don n ana ?
ven Che misery of their condition oouid {
OF prevent Jane Porter from Iaurbine |
earthly at sight OF him. II
Eater Thuran also found it necessary !
construct similar primitive garment.
. that with their bare legs ana heavilv ),
earded faces, they looked not urlits /,
sincarnations OF two prehistoric pro. :
enitors Of the human race. Thuran !
eted like one
CONTINUED TOMORROW u