The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-01
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CHAPTER Nv Continued
We had little time TO watch
them. however. Tor an am instant
they tad ovcrtakcn the fugiuyca
and were making q dirc slaushttr
among them. Their method Was to
fall for,erd with their fun weight
upon each Ia turn, leaving him
vrushed and manglcd 90 bound on
AFTER others Tho wrotched Indians
screamed with terror. but were
helpless. run as they would. before
the relentless purpose ana horrible
activity ~ these monstrous crea-
lures one after another they went
down. and there were not half "a
dozen surviving by tho umo ms
companion ana could come to
their help. but our AID was OF
little avail and only involved us In
the same peril AZ the range OF a
couple Of hundred yards NC emp
lied our magazines firing bullet
after bullet into the beasts, but With
no more effect than u w were
pcl,ing them with pellets OF paper
Their slow repliIan natures cared
nothing for wounds, and the springs
OF their lives. with no special brain
center but scattered turnout their
spinal cords could not be tapped
by any modern weapons, Tho most
that We could do was 90 check their
progress by distracting their attcn-
lion with the flash and roar OF our
guns and 80 20 give both the ma
tiyes and ourselves time 20 reach
the steps which led 10 safety hut
where the conical explosive bullets
OF the twentieth century were OF no
avail the poisoned arrows OF the
natives. dipped in the juice OF
strophonthus and stepped after
wards in decayed carton. could sue
coed. Such arrows were OF little
avail to the hunter who attacked
the beast. because their action In
that torpid circulation was slow,
and before its powers failed u could
certainly overtake and slay It's as
sailant. but now. as the two mon
sters bounded us 90 the very foot
OF the stairs. a DRIFT OF darts came
whistling from every chink In tho
cliff above them. In a minute they
were feathered with them. and
yet with no sign OF pain they
clawed and siohhcrcd with impotent
rage at the steps which would lead
them 10 their victims, mounting
clumsily up for a few yards and
then sliding down again 10 the
ground. But AT last tho poison
worked. One OF them gave a deep
rumblinE groan and dropped his
huge squat head on TO the earth.
The other bounded round in an &c
centric circle with shrill. waiting
cries, and then lying down writhcd
IN agony for some minutes before
1t also s,iffened and lay stiff. With
yells OF triumph the Indians came
fiocking down from their caves
and danced frenEied dance OF vic
tory round the dead bodies, in mad
JOY that two more Of the most dan
serous Of all their enemies had
up anS removed the bodies. not to
GATOR .hc poison was still active
but lest they should breed a pest
Hence. Tho great Iepiilian hearts.
however. each as large az cushion,
still lay there. beating slowly and
steadily. with a genti, rise sd
fall. In horrible independent he.
II was only upon the third day
that the ganglia ran down and the
dreadful things were still.
Some day. when l have a better
desk than q meat tin and more
helpful tools than worn stub OF
pencil and last. tattered note book.
i will write some fuller account Of
the Accala Indians OF our life
amongst them. and OF the glimpses
which We had OF tho strange. con-
gitions OF wondrous Maple White
Land. Memory. at least. will never
fail me, for so long as the breath
Of life is in me, every hour and
every action OF that period Will
stand out as hard and clear as do
the first strange happenings OF our
childhood. No new Impressions
could efface those which are 80
deeply cut. when tho time comes
/ will describe that wondrous moon
light night upon the great lake
when a young ichthyosaurus a
strange creature. half seal. half
fish, to look at. with bone-coycred
eyes on each side OF his snout. and
a third eye fixed upon the top OF
his head--was entangied in an In
dian net. and nearly upset our
canoe before we towed II ashore /:
the same night that a green water
snake shot out from the rushcs
and CARRIED off in It's coils the
steersman OF Challengcr's canoe. j
will tell. too. OF the great nocturnal
white thing--to this day we do not
know whether II was beast or rep
tile-which lived in vile swamp
10 the east of the lake, and fitted
about with faint phosphorescent
giimmer In the darkness The In
dams were 50 terrified at Il that
they would not go near the place,
and, tho we twice made expedi-
tons and saw II each time, We
could not make our way thru the