The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-04-14

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introduce iady Lisa and Der trainei
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name Is Ana saafh Am r.cau for AHa
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under the spell q abe chauner she'll
show what See esTn 90 with im. Add
at tbe eoueuslea he lifted Jhe id 81
the long box ana hanie3 out iae rep
tile.
The effect upon tie audience was
electrical Tho python's beady eyes
sparkled in the yellow light 81 the
room. the air was bot and sfuay
The girl inEtIneiively drew hack al
the preferred souvenir " the jungle. n
was such heavy. tangled mass o.
be handled Bni iis apparent apathy
encouraged her. and 10 a few moments
she and her partner bad thlangled
the mass and she Was holding It's long
body at full length across her chest.
First she wound II In festoons around
her arms Then with admirable cour-
age she wrapped IL around her waist.
The eyes Of the creature might have
held sinister expression could one
have interpreted II rightly. But the
performances 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 Foosa WAS warm. IL
must have approached in degree that
of the home Of "Ann and thus served
to bring back the donuant life Of the
tropics No longer It'd the reptile
imagine himself stretching headfirst
from the lnanImatc limb Of moss
draped tree above the yellow swamp
He realized that living warm body
was within his coils. and inst now the
girl was wrapping him around her
bare throat The instinct Of hunger
welled forward II had been long
time since the last feed. and Ana
was inst heginaing 10 realize u
Quick Get i'm on" burted the
girl as she felt the reptile tightening
around her neck
Dave ran 20 her aid He tugged
hard to no purpose; the python tight
ened his grip and the girls face turned
purple She could make no articulate
sound. Her arms waved violently
beating the air.
Help me. for Gods sake" shouted
the sailor "Open the window help
me get her out into the air; IFS the
only way to make i'm let go"
In a minute the window was open
and the girls body was pressed out
into the cool night air, As by magic
the python stiffened into its apathetie
state, and i'm another instant was IN
coied from the girls neck.
Shortly after daylight the next
morning, twentyfour hours after the
docking Of the South American vessel,
Professor AndertOn was passing
through deserted stretch of pave
ment IN Union square. He noticed
bundle that nj first seemed merely
pack of newspapers. Curiosity caused
him TO stop and prod the bundle with
the end Of his cane. The paper tore
and he saw the gllttering tip Of the
python's tail A crowd collected. and
a policeman came In few minutes
the heavy club had ended the life OF
the denlzen Of the tropics.
BY right Of discovery the professor
claimed the skin. and today he points
to II hanging upon his wall and says
"rhat's the mystery. How live
python found its way from the jungle
Of tropical country to a bench In
Union squnre-thats what I'd like to
know"