Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13

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 an end to him in short order
uneess something were done, and done
quickly, to prevent
The ape had made no move to attack
the Russian, but even so, 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 affiuence 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 shot
at the animal, but instead Paulvitch
shuffled to the apes side and, though
the mans hair Qulvered at it's roots, ne
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 now 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 it show the
slightest indication Of desire to harm
the Russian. The captain came to
halt few PAGES from the odd pair.
Get aside!" he commanded. I'll
put that brute where he won't chew up
any more able seamen!"
ut wasn't his fault, captain" plead.
ed Paulvitch. "Please don't shoot him
The men started it-they attacked him
first. You see, he's perfectly gentle
and he's mine-he's mine-he's mine
!, 1 won't let you kill him !" he concluded
as his half wrecked mentality pictured
: anew the pleasure that money woult
buy In London-money that he coult
not hope to possess without some sucf
windfall as the ape represented.
The captain lowered hts weapon.
"The men started 1t, did they?" h
repeated. "How about that?" and h
turned toward the sailors, who had b,
this time picked themselves from tn
ground, none Of them much the wors
for his experience except the fellow
who had been the cause of it and VIII
would doubtless nurse sore shoulde
for week or so.
Simpson done it," said one Of tn
men. "He stuck a pin into the mon
from behind, and the monk got him
which served him bloomin' well RICH
an he got the rest of us, too, TO
which I can't blame him, since we a
jumped him to once"
The captain looked at Simpson, VIII
sheepishly admitted the truth of tn
allegation then he stepped over to tn
ape as though to discover for himsel
the sort of temper the beast possessed
But it was noticeable that he kept hi
revolver cooked and leveled as h
did SO.
However, he spoke soothingly to tn
animal, who sQuatted at the Russian
side, looking first at one and then al
other of the sailors.
AS the captain approached him tn
ape half rose and waddled forward
ID meet him. Upon his countenance wa
the same straight, searching expressio
"a that had marked his scrutiny of eac
" of the sailors he had first encountere,
,s He came quite close to the officer an
laid paw upon one Of the man
N shoulders, studying his face intent
If for a long moment; then came the e,
a. preston of disappointment, accomp'
MED by what was almost humn
- sigh, as he turned away to peer in I'll
~ same curious fashion into the faces {
NJ the mate and the two sailors who ha
a- arrived with the officers.
In each instance he sighed and passe
- on, returning ut length to Paulvitch
- side, where he squatted down ono
- more, thereafter evincing little or I
. interest In any of the other men an
- apparently forgetful Of his recent ba
tie with them.
When the party returned aboard Il
:, Marjorie W., Paulvitch was accomp
~ MED by the ape, who seemed anxio,
" to follow him. The captain interpose
no obstacles to the arrangement, ar
>. so the great anthropoid was tacitly a
- mitted to membership in the ship
= company.
o. Once aboard he examined each ne
;, face infinitely, evincing the same di
appointment In each instance that hi
marked his scrutiny Of the others.
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