Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
CHAPTER yII-(Continued)

AFTER emerging from the ford pad
n died southward along the coast "nere
nresently the lofty cliffs gave way to lower
.rd mora level country. 1t was here some-
where that should come upon the principal
village of the Thurians' When' at,er
time. 1 saw in tho distance what TOOK 10
be huts in a clearing near the shore.
drew ouickly into land. for though l had
haan Furnished with credentials by kolk,
7 was not sufficiently familiar win tne
tribal characteristics of these people 10
know whether should receive frlendly
welcome or not and in case sn9uiu ilo,
wanted TO be sure of having cahoe nidoeh
safeIv away so that I might undertake the
tr,n 70 the island, in any event--provided.
NJ course. that I escaped the Ihurlais
should they prove belligeren''
Ar the point where l lapded the shore
waa ouite low A forest of pale, scrubby
ferns ran down almost to the beach here
7 dragged up the dugout, hiding IL we'll
within the vegetation, and with some loose
rocks. built a cairn upon the beach to marx
my cache. Then turheu my Steps 'o""i'
the Thurian village,
As J,proceeded I began to speculate upon
The nossible actions of Raja when we should
enter the presence of other men than my
self. The brute was padding sottly at my
side. his sensitive nose constantly atwitch
and his fierce eyes moving restlessiy rom
side TO sde--nothing would ever take RaJa
unawares! A.
THE more I thought upon the matter the
greater became my perturbation. dld not
want Raja to attack any of the people
upon whose friendship l so greatly de-
pended, nor did want him injured or siain
by them.
leash. His head as he paced beside me was
level with my hip. laid my hand upon IL
caressingly. AS I did so he turned ana
looked up into my face, his jaws parting
and his red tongue lollins as you have seen
YOUR own dogs beneath love pat,
"Iust been waiting all your life to be
tanned and loved, haven't you, old man?' L
asked you're nothing but good old pup,
and the man who put the hyaeno in your
name ought to be sued for libel
Raia barred his mighty fangs with up
curled. snarling lips and licked my hand,
"you,re grinning, you old fraud, YOU"
cried. .'If you're not I'll eat you. I'll bet a
doughnut you're nothing but some kids
moor old Fido, masquerading around as a
real, live maneater
Raja whined. And so we walked on To-
eether toward Thuria-I talking to the
beast at NV side, and he seeming to enjoy
NV company no less than enjoyed his "
| Vol, don't think it's lonesome wandering all
| by yourself through savage, unknown Pellu-
| cidar. why Just try II, and you Will not
wonder that i was 6idu VI tiic 'obipdiN VI
| this frst dor--this living replica of the fierce
| and now extinct hyaenodoH of the outer
crust that hunted in savage packs the great
| elk across the SHOWS OF southern France In
| the days when the mastodon roamed al
| will over the broad continent of which
| the British Isles were then part, and per
chance left his footprints and his bones In
| the sands of Atlantic as well.
Thus dreamed as we moved on toward
Thuria. My dreaming was rudely shattered
bv savage growl from Raja. I looked
down at him He had stopped in his tracks
as one turned to stone. A thin ridge ol
stiff hair bristled along the entire length OF
D., his spipe. His yellow-green eyes were
fastened upon the scrubby Jungle at oul
right =:
his neck and turned my eyes I'm the direc
ton that his pointed. At first / saw moth
ing. Then a slight movement OF the bushes
riveted my attention. I thought It mus
be some Wild beast. and was glad of tn,
1 primittve weapons ! had taken from th'
l kodten of the wsrriop who had attacke<
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