The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-14
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II Watterson L. Hsothaker.
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In The morning Il was not Ions
before We discovered tho source OF
the hidcous uproar which had
aroused us IN tho night, The iEue'
nodon glade was the scene OF a
horrible butchery. From the pools
or blood and the enormous humps
OF flesh scaucsd IN every diree'
ton over tho green sWard We mag.
lned az first that a number OF ami
mails had been KILLED, but on cN'
amining tho remains more closely
We discovered that an this carnage
came from one OF these unwioldly
monsters. which had been literally
torn 20 pieces by some creature
not larger. perhaps but Tar more
ferocious, than itself.
our two professors sat IN alb
sorbcd argument. examining piece
aftcr piece. which showed tho
marks OF savage teeth and OF enor'
nous claws.
our judgment must still be IN
allegiance" said Professor Challcn.
Ger. with a huge slab OF whitish,
colored flesh across his knee, The
Indications would be consistent with
tho presence OF sabs -tSSthed
tiger. such as are still found among
the hreCcia or our cayerns. but the
CREATURE actually seen was un,
doubtedly OF a larger aud more rep.
lillian character. Personally. ]
should pronounce for allosaurus
'ur megalosauruS' said summer,
lee
Exactly, Any ono Of tho larger
carniyorous dinosaurs would meet
the case. Among them are 60 bc
found an the most terrible types
OF animal life that have ever cursed
The earth or blessed museum" lie
laughed generously az his own con.
ocit. for, tho he had little sense OF
hpmor. the crudest pleasantly from
his own lips moved him always TO
roars OF appreciation.
The less noise tho better" said
Lord RoNton. curtiy. we dom,
know who or what may be near
Us. IL this fellah comes hack for
hts breakfast and catches US hare
we won't have so much to laugh
AZ. BY the way. what is this
mark upon the isuanodons hide -
on the dun, scaly. slate-coIored
skin. somewhere above the shoulder
there was a singular black circle
.of some substance which looked like
asphalt. None OF US could suggcs,
what Il mean. tho Summcrlee was
OF the opinion that he had seer
something similar upon ono OF the
young ones two days before chal
.Ieugcr said nothing. but looked
.pompous and puffy. as II he could
.it he would. no that finally Lord
John asked his opinion direct.
'if your lordship Will graciously
permit me TO open my mouth.
shall be happy 10 express my senti
,nents," said he, with elaborate sar
.casm. II am not in the habit Of
being taken TO task in tho fashion
which seems TO 10 customary Will
your lordship. was not awar,
that II was necessary 20 ask your
permission before smiling at Q
harmless pleasantly"
II VAS not until he had received
his apology that our touchy fricnt
would suffer himself to be appeascd
When at last his rufflcd feelings
were az ease. no addressed Va al
some length from his seat upon {
fallen tree. speaking. as his habit
was. as II he were impartinE mos
precious information 10 class Of
"a thousand
With regard to the marking.
said he, II am incllnes 10 agre.
with my friend and colleague. Pro
lessor Summarize, that the staini
ere from asphalt As this plateau
is. in its very nature. highly vol
vanic. and as asphalt Is a substanc,
which one associates with piutonii
forces. cannot doubt that II exist
in the free liquid state. and tina
the creatures may have come II
contact with it. much moro I'm
portant problem Is the question a
10 the existence OF the carniyorou
monster which has left it's trace
in this glade. We know roughl
that this plateau is not larger thai
an average English country. within
this confined space a certain mum
Der Of creatures. mostly type
which have passed away in tn
world below. have lived togethc
for innumberable years. Now, q /
very clear TO me that in 80 lon
4 period one would have expecte
that the carnivorous creatures, mu
tiplying unchecked. would have 81
hausted their food supply and hay
been compelled TO either modif
their flesh.eating habits or die O
hunger. This we sec has not bee
70. We can only imagine. Their,
fore, that the balance OF Nature /
preserved by some check whic
limits the number Of these ferociou
creatures. Ono OF the many intei
estlng problems. therefore, whIc
nwait our solution is 10 discovc
what that check may be and ho-
~ operates. venture to trust tina
we may have some future oppo
funity for the closer study OF IN
esrnivorous dinosaurs"
And venture TO trust VIC ma
not" I observed.
The professor only raised HI
great eyebrows. az the schoolmai
ter meets the irrelevant observa