Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-07-29

ings were attributes betting the oe-
casion. Her manager came forward
and held up his hand.
Ladies and gents he said, ''let me
introduce Lady Liza and her trained
snake straight from the jungle. His
name Is Ana, South American for Ana
conda. He eats EN- alive, but he's
under the spell of the eharmer. She'll
show what she can do with i'm And
at the conclusion he lifted the lid of
the long box and handed out the rep
tile.
The effect upon the audience was
electrical. The python's beady eyes
sparkled in the yellow light of the
room, the air was hot and stuffy.
The girl instinctively drew back at
the proffered souvenir of the jungle, 1t
was such heavy, tangled mass to
be handled. But its apparent apathy
encouraged her, and In a few moments
she and her partner had untangled
the mass and she was holding Its long
body at full length across her chest.
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her arms Then with admirable cour-
age she wrapped it around her waist.
The eyes Of the creature might have
held sinister expression could one
have interpreted it rightly. But the
performance proceeded to the utmost
satisfaction Of every one. Eager faces
watched every move. Necks craned
forward after the first impression Of
fear was found groundless.
The air in the room was warm. 1t
must have approached in degree that
Of the home of ana" and thus served
to bring back the dormant life of the
tropics No longer did the reptile
imagine himself stretching headfirs,
from the inanimate limb of moss
draped tree above the yellow swamp
He realized that living, warm body
was within his coils, aud just now the
girl was wrapping him around hei
bare throat. The instinct of hunger
welled forward. 1t had been long
time since the last feed and Ana
was Just beginning to realize 1t.
Quick Get i'm OFF. :" blurted the
girl as she felt the reptile Tightening
around her neck.
Dave ran to her aid He tugget
hard to no purpose; the python tight
ened his grip and the girls face turned
purple She could make no articulat'
! sound Her arms waved violently
, beating the air.
, Help me, for Gods sake" shoute'
the sailor. 'Open the window; hell
me get her out into the air; it's tn
, only way to make i'm let 60"
, In a minute the window was opel
, and the girls body was pressed ou
, into the cool night air. AS by magi
the python stffened into its apatheti
state, and In another instant was III
coiled from the girls neck.
Shortly after daylight the mex
!, morning, twenty-four hours after tn
docking OF the South American vesse
q Professor Anderton was passn
. through deserted stretch Of pave
4 ment In Union square. He noticed
a bundle that at first seemed merely
;, pack Of newspapers. Curiosity cause
a him to stop and prod the bundle wit
/. the end of his cane. The paper tor
J. and he saw the glittering tip of tn
pythOn's tail A crowd collected, an
n a policeman came. In a few minute
4 the heavy club had ended the life
the denizen of the tropics
. BY right of discovery the professt
= claimed the skin. and today he poin
= to 1t hanging upon his wall and says
. "That's the mystery. How li'
4 python found its way from the jung
Of tropical country TO bench
= Union suuare-that's what I'd like
- know"