Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-30

pass us by in peace. 1, for one, will come
with you to the village of the Gomansani
OF the low places. / am the kings hrst he
child Alone can ] kill all the Gomangani
of the low country" and he swelled his
chest and strutted proudly back and forth
until comrades itching back commanded
his industrious attention.
II am Goobr' cried another. MY fight.
Ing fangs are long. They are sharp. They
are strong. Into the soft flesh of many a
Gomangani have they been buried. Alone
I slew the sister of Sheeta. Goob will go
to the low country with you and kill so
many of the Gomanganl that there will be
none left to count the dead" and then he,
too, strutted and pranced before the ad.
mirins. eyes of the shes and the young
Korak looked at the king question
ingly
You bulls are very brave" he said but
braver than any Is the king"
Thus addressed, the shaggy bull, still in
his prime-else he had been no longer king
--growled ferociously. The forest echoed
TO his lusty challenges. The little balloons
clutched fesrfully at their mothers hairy
necks. The bulls, electrified leaped high
in the air and took UP the roaring chal-
lense Of their king. The din was terrific.
Korak came close to the king and shouted
In his ear,-nComew Then he started off
through the forest toward the plain that
they must cross on their long journey back
to the village OF Kovudoo, the Gomangani.
The king. still roaring and shrieking,
wheeled and followed him In their wake
came the handful of low-country baboons
and the thousands of the hill clan-sav.
age, wiry, doglike creatures, athirst for
blood.
And so they came upon the second day,
to the village OF Kovudoo. II was mid.
afternoon. The village was sunk in the
quiet of the great equatorial sun.heat The
mighty herd travelled quietly now Be.
meath the thousands of padded feet the for
est gave forth no greater sound than might
have been produced by the increased sough-
ing OF a stronger breeze through the leafy
branches of the trees.
Korak and the two kings were in the
lead. Close beside the village they halted
until the stragglers had closed up Now
utter silence reigned.
Korak. creeping stealthily, entered the
tree that overhung the palisade. He glanced
behind him. The pack was close upon
his heels. The time had come He had
warned them continuously during the long
march that no harm must befall the white
woman-ape who lay prisoner within the
village. All others were their legitimate
prey.
Then. raising his face toward the sky,
he gave voice to a single cry. II was the
signal.
In response, three thousand hairy bulls
leaped, screaming and barking, into the
village of the terrified blacks Warriors
poureu from every nut. Mothers gathered
their babies in their arms and fed iowa rd
the gates as they saw the horrid horde
pouring into the village street Kovudoo
marshaled his fighting men about him, and,
leaping and yelling to arouse their cour.
age, offered bristling, spear.tipped front
to the charging horde.
korak, as he led the march, led the
charge. The blacks were struck with hor.
ror and dismay at the sight of this white
skinned youth at the head of a pack of
hideous baboons.
For an instant they held their ground,
hurting their spears once at the advancing
multitude; but before they could fit arrows
to their bows they wavered gave, and
turned in terrified rout. Into their ranks
upon their backs, sinking strong fangs into
the muscles of their necks. sprang the ba.
boons; and first among them, most fero-
cious, most bloodthirsty, most terrible, was
Korak the Killer.
At the village gates, through which the
blacks poured in panic, Korak left them to