The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
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 It was clear now that the /ape man had In some way marked us down and that we were watched on every side. We had not so much to fear from them 7 during the day, but they would be very < likely to rush us by night, so the soo1- CT we got away from their neighbor- hood the better. On three sides of us was absolute forest, and there we might find ourselves in an ambush But on the fourth side-that which sloped down in the dirdction of the : ake-there was only low scrub, with scattered trees and occasional open glades. It was. in fact, the route which had myself taken in my soli- tary journey and it led us straight for the Indian caves. This, then, must for every reason be our road.
 It was in the early afternoon that we started upon our Journey. One Indian, a chief, walked at our head as guide, but refused indignantly to carry any burden. Behind him came the two surviving Indians with our scanty pos sessions upon their backs. We four white men walked in the rear with ri- nes loaded and ready. As we started there broke iron the thick silent woods
 
 the ape men, which may have been a cheer of triumph at our departure or a jeer of contempt at our flight Look ing back we saw only the dense screen of trees, but that long drawn yell told us how many of our enemies lurked among them. We saw no sign of pur- suit, however, and soon we had got into more open country and beyond their power.
 In the late afternoon we reached the margin of the lake, and as we emerS- ed from the bush and saw the sheet of water stretching before us our ma tive friends set up shr1ll cry of joy and pointed eagerly in front of them. It was indeed a wonderful sight which lay before us. Sweeping over the grassy surface was a great fot1iIla of canoes coming straight for the shore upon which we stood They were some miles out when we first saw them, but they shot forward with great sw1ftness and were soon so near that the rowers could distinguish our per sons. Instantly a thundercus shout of delight burst from themo and we saw them rise from their seats, waving their paddles and spears madly in the air
 Then, bending to their work once more, they flew across the intervening water, beached their boats upon the eloping sand and rushed up to us, pros tratfng themselves with loud cries of greeting before the young chief Final ly one of them, an elderly man, with a necklace Rn& bracelet of great Iustrous glass beads and the skin of some beau tiful mottled amber coaored animal siung over his shoulders, ran forward and embraced most tenderIy the youth whom we had saved. He then looked at US and asked some questions, after which he stepped up with much dig- nifty and embraced us also each in turn. Then at his order the, whole tribe lay down upon the grotnd be- fore us in homage Personally felt shy and uncomfortable at this obsequi- ous adoration, and I read the same feeling in the faces of Roxton and Summerlee, but Challenger expanded like flower in the sun
 They may be undeveloped types" said he, stroLing his beard and looking round at them, 'sbut their deportment in the presence of their superiors might be a lesson to some of our more ad- vanced Europeans. Strange how cor rect are the instincts of the natural man!''
 It was clear that the natives had come out upon the warpath, for every man carried his spear-a long bamboo tipped with bone-his bow and arrows and some sort of club or stone battle ax s1ung at his side. Their dark, angry gIances at the woods from which we had come and the frequent repetition of the word "Doda' made it cFe@r enough that this was rescue party who had set forth to save or revenge -TA -1-F cred that the youth must be- A coun- c11f was now held by the whole tribe squatting in a circle, while we sat near on slab Of basalt and watched their proceedings. Two or three warriors spoke, and finally our young friend made a spirited harangue with such eloquent features and gestures that we could understand it all as clearly as if we had known his language.
 What is the use of returningT' he said Sooner or later the thing must be done. Your comrades have been murdered. WAat if I have returned safe? These others have been done to death. There is no safety for any of us. We are assembled now and ready Then he pointed to us "These strange men are our friends. They are great fighters, and they hate the ape men even as we do. They command''-here he pointed up to heaven-tAtIs thunder and the lightning. When shall we have sUch chance again7 Let us go forward and either die now or live for the future in safety How else shall we go back unashamed to our womeny'
 The little red warriors hung upon the words of the speaker, and when he had finished they burst into 8 roar of applause, waving their rude weapons fn the air. The old chief stepped for ward to us and asked us some ques-