The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-29

far as the hedge, which they skirted
for a few yards until they found an
opening. Then Quest gave vent to a
little exclamation. Immediately in
front of them was a small hut, built
apparently of sticks and bamboos,
with a stronger framework behind
The sloping roof was grass-grown and
entwined with rushes. The only apol-
ogy for window was a queer little
hole set quite close to the roof.
There was rude-looking door, but
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
scuff1ing sounds. Lenora's cheeks
grew paler.
Must we stay?" she murmured. II
don't think I want to see what's in
side. Mr.. Quest! Mr.. Quest!"
She chung to his arm. They were
opposite the little aperture which
served as a window, and at that mo-
ment it suddenly framed the face Of
creature, human in features. diaboli-
cal in expression.
"Say, that's some facet" he re-
marked. 'tId hate to spoil it."
Even as he spoke it disappeared.
"We've got to get inside there,
Lenora," he announced, stepping for
| ward.
She followed him silently. A few
| turns of the wrist and the door yield
ed. Keeping Lenora little behind
him, Quest gazed around eagerly. Elk
actly in front of him, clad only in a
| loin cloth, with hunched-up shoulders,
a necklace around it's neck, with blaz-
ing eyes and ugly, cleaning teeth,
crouched some unacceptable crea-
ture, human, yet inhuman, monkey,
| and yet a man. There we're couple
! of monkeys swinging by their tails
from a bar, and a leopard chained to
| a staple in the ground, walking
| round and round in the far corner,
| swapping and snarling every time
| he glanced towards the newcom-
ers. The creature in front of him
stretched out a hairy hand towards
| a club, and gripped it. Quest drew a
long breath. His eyes were set hard.
Drop that club" he ordered.
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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
and sat there with dull, non-compre-
hending stare. 1t was new force,
this, a note of which he had felt-the
| superman raising the voice of author
ity. Quest touched his forehead and
found it damp. The strain of those
few seconds had been intolerable.
81 don't think these other animals
will hurt" he said. Lets have a
look around the place"
The search took only a few mo-
ments. The monkeys ran and jumped
around them, gibbering as though with
pleasure. The leopard watched them
always with snarl and an evil light
in his eye.
| They found nothing unusual until
they came to the distant corner, where
huge piano box lay on it's side with
the opening turned to the wall.
"This is where the brute sleeps, |
suppose" Quest remarked. We'll
turn it around, anyway"
They dragged it a few feet away
from the wall, so that the opening
faced them. Then Lenora gave little
cry and Quest stood suddenly still.
'The skeleton!" Lenora shrieked.
Its the skeleton!"
It was a skeleton so old that the
bones had turned a 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.
| we'll search"
They turned over everything in the
| place fruitlessly. There was no sign
of the necklace.
| "You get outside, Lenora," Quest di-
rected. "I1l just bring this beast
| round again and then we'll tackle the
] professor"
Quest turned towards the creature,
which crouched still huddled up in its
/ corner.
"Look at me-" he ordered.
The creature obeyed. Once more its
frame seemed to grow more virile and
! natur-1.