The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-26


ion. were merely a side issue. Here
was a city-here multitude. He had
little time. however, for reflection. lie
was flung violently to the ground. The
leader of the little band touched the
Brute upon the breast and made a
sign.
"Look-see," he signed. The Brute
followed, staring, mildly wondering
possibly-perhaps not wondering at
all.
The leader led the way to a rude
hut. larger than the rest, and gro
tesquely daubed with clay. In front
of this he paused and chanted some
weird song. a figure, huge and un'
wielGy. appeared in the doorway. Huge
and unwieldy as he was, he was a
pygry compared with the big Brute.
He was a chief, this man, and he
looked ii, every inch. He was the.
greasJest, the dirtiest, of all the
greasy, dirty crew. In his right hand
he held a bone. Now and then he
gnawel upon it-now and then he
used it as a scepter. He extended 1t
and touched the approaching native
en- the forehead. The latter bowed
then turned and pointed at the Brute.
This" he jabbered in his native
tongue, lis a god, and risen from the
sea. He is hungry. He would eat." ~
The chief in turn threw himself upon
his face. He called to all the multi
tude. and bade them do likewise. Then
he remembered. He rose and signed
TO the Brute.
He is hungry" he repeated. The
god would eat
Then he led the way to the fire.
The Brute stared at it contempla-
lively. He smiled.
The god is pleased" exclaimed the
chief, let US therefore eat"
He cast from him the bone he had
been holding. He made another sign.
The Brute glanced to one side. There
upon the ground, wild eyed with fright,
lay three human beings,
Upon one of these miserable vic
tins a dozen men now pounced. They
lifted him, writhing, into the air, and
started toward the flames. They We're
about to fling him across the flames
when something happened.
The Brute understood. With one
bound he was upon them, and with
wide sweeps of his powerful hands
and arms he scattered them right
and left.
There was a wild murmur against
this outrage-a sudden handling Of
spears and stone heads, but the Brute
never needed the outcry. Instead he
calmly stopped over each victim, one
by one, and tore the bonds Of each
apart. and set them free. He held
back the angry mob while the three
captives trotted nimbly off into the
nearby jungle.
The chief stared at him astounded.
lie might, indeed, have Drained the
| Brute with his club had he not felt
[ the terrific grip of the Brute upon him.
Then he realized-once more-that the
Brute was not mere man, after all.
There was a wild clamor, but the
chief stilled it with uplifted hand.
Then the leader of the beach band
stepped forward and saluted.
He has his own captive he whis-
pored to the chief, see, yonder. He
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