The Delta independent., 1916-07-21
,nougnt 1t was time we made break

,nougnt it was time we made break
for it.
so broke away early this mornin'. /.
gave my guard kick in the tummy
that laid him out and sprinted for the
camp. There l got you and the guns.
and here we are
But the professors | cried in con
sternation.
We'll. we must just go back and
fetch 'em. l couldn't bring EN- with
me. Challenger was up the tree. and
Summerlee was not fit for the effort.
The only chance was to get the guns
and try a rescue. OF course they may
scupper them at once in revenge. I
don't think they would touch Chal-
lenger. but ! wouldn't answer for Sum-
merlee. But they would have had him
In any case. OF that am certain. So
| haven't made matters any worse by
boltin'. But we are honor bound to go
back and have them out or see 1t
through with them. So you had better
make up your soul. young fellah. my
lad, for it will be one way or the other
before evenin'."
on we started. and when we reached
the edge of the cliff / looked over and
saw our good old black Zambo sitting
smoking on n rock below us. / would
have given a great deal TO have hailed
him and told him how we were placed.
but it was too dangerous lest we
should be heard. The woods seemed to
be full of the ape men. Again and
l,f tn,
chatter. At such times we plunged
into the nearest clump of bushes and
lay still until the sound had passed
away. Our advance therefore was very
slow. and two hours ut least must
have passed before | saw by Lord
Johns cautious movements that we
must be close to our destination. He
motioned to me to lie still. and he
crawled forward himself. In n minute
he was back again. his face quivering
with eagerness.
Conner said he. Come quick,
hope TO the Lord we are not too late
already"
I found myself shaking with nervous
excitement as | scrambled forward
and lay down beside him. looking out
the nhHhfN at u aA'aAAhA
stretched before us.
A wide. open space lay before Us.
some hundreds OF yards across, all
green turf and low bracken growing 10
the very edge Of the cliff. Round this
clearing there was scmicircle OF trees
with curious huts built of foliage piled
one above the other among the branch
es. A rookery. with every nest little
house. would best convey the idea.
The openings OF these huts and the
branches OF the trees were thronged
with dense mob of ape people. whom
from their size | took TO be the females
and infants OF the tribe. They formed
the background OF the picture and
were nll looking out with eager inter
est at the same scene which fascinated
and bewiidered us.
In the open and near the edge OF the
cliff there had assembled crowd OF
some hundred of these shaggy. red
haired creatures. many OF them OF Inn
mense size. and all OF them horrible TO
look upon. There was n certain dis
cipllne among them. for none of them
attempted to break the line which had
been formed In front there stood a
small group OF Indians-little. clean
limbcd. red fellows. whose skins glow
ed like polished bronze In the strong
sunlight. A tall. thin white man was
standing beside them. his head bowed.
his arms folded. his whole attitude cx-
pressivc OF his horror and detection.
There was no mistaking the angular
form OF Professor Summerlce.
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group Of prisoners were several ape