The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-08

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souio prehistoric speeics % ami
nal llfc had sporisd under the
Moon Nhaf chance would he
have against if lie found
clearing and there. in the moon
light. looked upon iis footprints
CLARK curious. paced them or and
esilmaisd ths prints 90 b. about
SIX feet Ions ana four feet VIDE 10
I was now truly alarmed Nothing In
captivity ln hia ow# country had
feet the siss of this.
lie counted the marks % the giant
beast on ihe sand. three on one side
three On fhe othsf. On 20 feet Or 70
apart
/ rGrsat Scott Do exclaimed. 'This
thing has siK isEsi-
A drtirc 10 sre u. II he might
Do % Ia safety. possessed him.
H. TIRED 10 fight Il down. bat
curiosity rot the better Of him.
This Increased with the quiet u
the night The beast had ceased
if roar.
Clark struck out across the Island.
Z lie irft the grove ~ trees and walked
over tho lands. The surf was pound
ing IN white sireamen along the
/ beach. lie followed the ocean line
/ 20 an inlet and noticed. Of a sudden.
I with alarm. that uneonaciously hs
had cot hlmssif or from the shelter
I lu tho event that he stumbled across
this terror or the natives.
uurrirdly Clark tirode inland. lie
came 90 another Ffoye II was dark
wlthin lie put oui bis hands 20 feel
his way. Ills palms Feraped u rUugh.
coarse surface. not unlike the bark
n a tree Iie reasoned u must be a
mound or small bin within the
Erove
Up, Over the sldcs he clam
bsrri. Ills footing was Insecure
and many times he Slipped. On
All four he finally made his way
to the crest; There he stood up
and looked out over the tree tops
20 the ocean and the sand dunes
be1 ond.
Poised in tliis position. Clark scru.
ltlnixed the island for sight Of tho
monster. Then suddenly the mound
beneath bis feel began 20 trcmbls
violently.
II was a sickenlnE. backward. for.
ward ovement. clark's flint
Thought was o. an earthquake. His
next
A low. doafening rumble. like
thunders crashing below the level
Of the earth followed. The yibra-
ton shool, Clark 10 the very
roots o. his hair.
I The next minui. the mound ross
beneath him. The hilltop on which
10 stood jutied upward and preeipl.
tRtcd him IN mid-air. Hs stood look.
Ing down on tho grove OF trees The
! hin upon which he stood began 70
move. The trees round about began
70 crack and crumpie.
The thing beneath his feet was iiv.
Ing. breathing. roarinEl II was Tho
beast he sought. Blind terror
Kripped him. He screamed. But the
roar and rumble Of tho monster
drowned his cries. Frantic. no
sought 10 leave iia back. but the roll
and lurch Of the beast balanced him
upon u.
lie rolled this way and that,
like Tiny doll. sick. scared.
weak. Now the beast was In the
clearing. The grove. irampled
under tho monsters feet, was be-
hind. Clark dared not leap for
fear Of attracting the mensier's
attention. 40 hc chung. panic.
stricken. TO its back.
With great numbering steps the
beast bol,cd across tho sand It's
pace was slow and pondsroua and
seemed 70 rock tho earth round
about. Now !, mircd deep In tho sand
and struggled 10 free itself In
these struggles Clark was tossed
about like n rubber ball. Sc, no mir.
ncuiousiy did not fall from the crea.
turo'a back.
Some way his hands had found n
death grip on long. coarse hair that
grew In strand. from i,s flesh. The
strands werc like ropes.
Tho monster finally stopped
and settled into the sand. There
u lay. Its roar ceased. Only the
sound Of iis heavy. labored
breathing. kissing. rasping,
reached him.
There was no motion Of the mon.
ster'a body now save the rise and
fall Of It's great sides in tho opera.
ton OF breathing. Clark. afraid to
leave It's back lest no disturb Il. chung
In terror TO tho thick strands Of hair.
An hour passed still tho monster
slept Clark felt that the limo had
come when ho must make his en-.
cape. Carefully he relinqulshed his
hold OF The hair. Then. by degrees.
hc worked his way down the mon.
stcr's side.
There, n few feet from the
ground. he hung suspended.
afraid TO drop lest the sound OF
his body on tho ground awake
the giant creature. In that mo.
ment. while he hung from tho
monsters side, the great body
stirred.
Clark. like n fly on It's side. was
shaken TO the ground. lie lay par.
alyzed by fear. gazing on the brute
in It's sleep.
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