Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-22


pinioned to the ground with one huge
foot while 1t jabbered and gesticu-
lated at some answering creature be
hind me. This other, which was evil
IDENTIFY its mate, soon came toward us,
bearing mighty stone cudgel with
which II evidently intended to brain
me.
The creatures were about ten or
fifteen feet tall. standing erect, and
had, like the green Martians. an inter-
mediary set of arms or legs, midway
between their upper and lower limbs.
Their eyes were close together and
non-protruding; their ears were high
set, but more laterally located than
those of the Martians, while their
shouts and teeth were strikingly like
those of our African gorilla.
The cudgel was swinging in the arc
which ended upon my upturned face
when bolt of myriad-legged horror
hurled itself through the doorway full
upon the breast of my executioner.
With shrek of fear the ape which
held me leaped through the open win
dow, but its mate closed in a terrific
death struggle with my preserver,
which was nothing less than my faith-
full watch-thing; cannot bring myself
to call so hideous q creature dog.
As quickly as possible l gained my
feet and backing against the wall
witnessed such battle as 1t is vouch-
safed few beings to see. My beast
had an advantage In his first hold,
having sunk his mighty fangs far Into
the breast of his adversary; but the
great arms ana paws OF the ape. back
ed by muscles Tar transcending those
or the Marian men l mad seen, had
locked the throat OF my guardian ana
SLOWLY were chohlhg out MS iiIe' ana
pending oack MS mead ana neck upon
ms pouy' where momehtariiy e1-
pected the former TO rail- imp at the
END OF broken neck.
Back ana forth upon the hoor they
rolled, neither one emitting a sound
OF FEAR or pain. Presently l saw the
great eyes OF my beast bulging com
pletely from their sockets and blood
moving from It's nostr1is. mat ne
was weakening perceptibly was evil
dent, but so also was the ape, whose
struggles were growing momentarily
less.
suddenly came to myseif and, with
That strange instinct winch seems ever
TO prompt me TO my outy, seized the
cuugei' which had fallen TO the moor
ut the commencement OF the battle.
ana swinging IL win All the power OF
my earthiy arms crashed IL 1uii upon
the heau OF lne ape crushing ms Skull
US 'housh II hau oee" an ess sheh.
scarceiy had the oio" descended
wnen l was confronted with new
uahger. Inc apes mate recovered
from its hrst shocK OF terror, had re-
turned TO the scene OF the encounter
py way Oh the interior Oh tne ouiiulh8.
was s.ahuihg near he WINDOW
ana ! knew tnat once IN the street
! might gam the piazza ana saiety
peiore the creature couid oVertaKe me
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turned 10 meet the charge OF the IN
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e,ose upon me ior the cuuge' 10 prove
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ms advancing ou'k' III STRUCK MN
just oeiow the knees elcithg now