Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-08

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l1ghe bsus eyes looking down Inao ulne.
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loaesr. A. the creature felt n nov
hnp u ~ gS1sp two white canines
cleaned for . moment at each ssde OF
tie vie mouth. and the grip tiehtrnet
stilI non upon ny chin. foscing Il a.
wayS upward and hack. A thin, oval
tinted mia formed befoee my eyes and
little sllvery beIls tinkled In ny can.
Duly and faro6 I heard the crack Of
. rue and was feebly aware of the
shock ~ was dropped to the earth.
where lny without sense or motion.
] awoke TO find myself on my hack
upon the grass In our hair within the
thicket Some one had brought the
water from the brook. and Lord John
Was sprinsling my head with II. while
Challenger and Summeriee were prop
ping me up. with concern in their
faces. For moment ! had q riimpse
Of the hnman spirits lsehind their scien-
tilic masks II was really. shock rath-
er than any injury which had pross
trated me. and In half an hour, In spite
OF aching head and stiH neck. was
sitting Mp and ready for anything.
b.. 81.
life. young fellah my lad" said Lord
Roxton- when heard your cry and
ron forward and saw your head twist
I'd half on and your stohwassers tick.
M in the air I thought we were oue
short. ] missed the beast In my 11Fry.
but he dropped you oil right asd ~Us
on like streak. BY George! ! wish
| had nifty men with rides. I'd clear
out the whole Internal gang of them
and leave this country q bit cleaner
than we found It,
II 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 no much to fear from them
during the day. but they would be very
likely to rush US by night. 10 the soon
er 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 direction Of the
lake--there was only low scrub. with
scattered trees and occasional open
giades. II was. In fact. the route
which I had myself taken in my soil.
tary Journey. and 1t led us straight for
the Indian caves. This. then. must
for every reason he our road.
1t was in the early afternoon that we
started upon our journey. One Indian.
chief, walked ut our head Us guide.
but refused Indignantly to carry any
burden. Behind him came tue two
surviving Indians WITH our scanty pos
sessions upon their ba. Is. We four
white men walked In the rear with ri.
Der loaded and ready. As we started
there broke from the thick silent woods
behind us a sudden great ululati0n Of
the an men, which may have been .
cheer Of triumph at our departure or u
1eer 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 emerg-
ed from the bush and saw the sheet
Of water stretching before US our na.
tive friends set up q shrill cry Of Joy
and pointed eagerly In front Of them.
Il WAS indeed wonderful sight which
lay before Us. Sweeping over the
grassy surface was. Z great lotiilla Of
canoes coming struight for tie shore
upon which we stood. They were SONS
miles out when we frst saw them.
but they shot forward with great
swiftness and were soon 50 near that
the rowers could distinguish our per
sons. Instantly thunderous shout oi
delight burst from them. 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 dew across the Intervening
water, beached their boats upon the
sloping sand and rushed up to us. pros
trating themselves with loud cries Of
greeting hcfOre the yO,lnr chief Final.
ly one Of them, an elderly man. with u
necklace and bracelet Of great lustrOus
glass beads and the skin Of some beau
tiful mottied amber colored anima
slung over his shoulders. ran forward
and embraced most tenderly 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 ir
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