The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-22

A4O8p ANAvAt~Ae
could not guess.
What he could guess, however, was
that the moment the two officers came
within firing distance Of the beast they
| would put ar end to him in short order
unless something were done, and done
quickly. to prevent.
The ape had made no move to attack
the Russian, but even 90. the man was
none too sure Of what might happen
were he to interfere with the savage
beast, now thoroughly aroused to rage
and with the smell Of new spilled blood
fresh In its nOstrils. For an instant he
hesitated, and then again there rose be-
fore him the dreams Of af1uence which
this great anthropoid would doubtless
turn to realities once Paulvitch had
landed him safely in some great me
tropolis like London.
The captain was shouting to him now
to stand aside so he might have a shot
at the animal, but instead Paulvitch
shuf1ed to the apes side and, though
the mans hair Quivered at its roots, he
mastered his fear and laid hold of the
animals arm.
Come! !" he commanded, and tugged
to pull the beast from among the sail
ors. many Of whom were DOW sitting
up in wide-eyed fright or crawling
away from their conqueror upon hands
and knees.
Slowly the ape permitted itself to be
led to one side, nor did Il show the
slightest indication Of 4 desire to harm
the Russian. The captain came to q
halt q few PAGES from the odd pair.
"Get aside!" he commanded. "Tl
put that brute where he went chew up
any more able senmenI"
TT wasn't his fault, captain" plead.
ed Paulvitch. "Please don't shoot him
The men started it-they attacked him
first. You zee, he's perfectly gentle
and he's mine-he's mine-he's mine!
! won't let you kill him !" he concluded
40 his half wrecked mentality pictured
anew the pleasure that money woule
buy in London-money that he couli
not hope % possess without some sucf
windfall - the ape represented.
The captain lowered his weapon.
1.-THE men started Il, did they7' he
repeated. "How about that1' and he
turned toward the sailors, who had By
this time picked themselves from the
ground, lone Of them much the worse
for his experience except the fellow
who had been the cause Of It and who
would doubtless nurse a = shoulder
for q week or "a.
simpson done Il" said one Of the
men. "He stuck q pin into the monk
from behind, and the monk got him
which served him bloomin' well right
an he got the rest Of Us. too. f0l
which ! can't blame him. since we all
jumped him to once"
The captain looked at Simpson, who
sheepishly admitted the truth Of the
allegation : then he stepped over to the
ape a. though to discover for himself
the sort Of temper the beast possessed.
But It was noticeable that he kept his
revolver cooked and leveled a. he
| did 90.
However. he spoke s~oothingly to the
animal. who sQuatted at the Russians
side, looking first at M and then an,
| other Of the sailors.
A. the captain approached him the
ape half o and waddled forward tc
meet him. Upon his countenance was
the same straight searching expression
that had marked his scrutiny Of each
| Of tho sailors he had first encountered.
He came quite close to the officer and
laid Z paw upon q Of the mans
shoulders, studying his face intently
Tor = long moment : then came the ex.
preston Of disappointment, accompa.
MED BY what was almost q human
sigh. 10 he turned away to peer In the
same curious fashion into the faces OF
tho mats and the two sailors who had
arrived with the officers.
In each instance he sighed and passed
On, returnins at length to Paulvitch's
sidsL where No sQuattsd down once
more. thereafter evincing little or no
Interest. In any Of the other men and
apparently forgetful of his recent bat.
tie with them.
When the party returned aboard the
Marjorie W.. Paulvitch was accompa.
MED by the ape. who seemed anxious
to follow him. The captain interposed
no obstacles % the arrangement, and
% TIN great antAropoid was tacitly ad.
mitted 70 membership In the ship'a
company.
Once aboard he examined each new
face infinitely. evincing the same dis.
appointment In each instance that had
marked his scrutiny Of the others.
The strange ape . taken g
london and there meets old
friende. Lord oreystoke b
worried and puzzled BY HE con
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