The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-19
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staaA stan within me a. " flashed
alfcsa ma that the beast whatever
H WsA must surely tr after nie
Ny skin ErvW roli and nay hair
rose a. The thought That three
monster should tear each other 90
piece. Was part of tha strange
struggle fat existence but that
thrY shcuid turn upon messfn man,
that thny ahouid deliberately track
ard hunt down pIedominant8 hu-
man, vas staErrf.ns and fear
SOME thought remembered sEaip
ihc liooi beslohhorrd face which Ne
had seen Ia tho glare y Lard
Johns torch Ike some horrible
vision from the deepest circle ~
pantr's hell with mY knees ahsk
Ing beneath me. I stood and siarei
withs atartnE e1ca dasn the maans
ut path which lay behind ME, Al
Was auirt AZ 90 a dream Landscape,
silver eisannEs and The black
PATCHES % the bushes nothing else
could I So Then from cut % the
silrnre. imminent and threatening
thera came once marp that los,
thfoaty rruAktnE. faf louder aud
clAseF than before, There could 40
l1nEsr - doubt Something Vas
On ny trail and was closing Ia
upsh ms every minute
stood Ike man psFsi}ssd.
stiii staring u ihr ground " hitch
had ttavcrsrd Then suddenly I
saw a. There vo mayrmsnt
among The bushes At tbr Tar end
uf the clearing which / had iusi
trtyrrsrd \ krsat dark shadow
d.seusskri iIse,r and hoped upi
into the clear moonlight say
-beppcd' alNlari'y. far thr beast
maNeA Ike Kangaroo. spfinEins
along In an srcet position upon
us powerful htHdisEe, while ~
'front.' ones wrFe held bent 10 fFuat
u a. u was u enormous sire and
power. iikc an srvet elephant. asis
ita movements IN spite % It's bulk.
we're exceedingly alert FvF a mo
mrnt. ss saw is shape. hogst
that v was an lkuansian. which
knew 10 he harmless hut iEHef'
ant as was. I room saw that this
Mas a Ssgy dlffrgsat creature 10
stead pt The Eraiis.a deer shap.od tsad
~ thc kreat three tod leaf eater.
This beast bad a broad. squat. toad
ike faces Ike thy which had
alarmed ua ln our camp. fiis fsto
clsaa cry and the hafripls energy
~ his pursuit both assured me thar
This mas sarviy ono "a tho Efeat
flesh sattaE dinosaura the aipai grf
niele Beasts which hate rrrg walked
This earth A ,he huge brute
lope4 aiauE Y dropped gaFwafi up
on ia gprepaNs aud brought its
noar % she ground every ~ yauls
or 80 u vas smstlinE out M
tgs1 sometimes. ssg au Instant %
uaa AZ fauii Than t wpajd ssgeh
il W asain ana come t9un5ins
swiftly along thr fsih I had taken.
Ewes pnw whsr ghlnk % that
upou my bruw What could do
Aty uselraa fstsiiag pieyu vas Is
r1y haua what help eaald So
from that 4 looked desperately
guaHd for some Fugs 81 tree. hus
was in a hasby jungle wsib moth
ms higher Than sapliag wthia
sight. whie I knsw that the rrss
tuTe tshind mr. could tear dav n
~ ordinary tree a. tho !, wrrs o
weed Ny oaiy possible ehaucs las
in fight I cenhi not msoSs swiftif
over the rough. broken ground. hu,
sa I looked AROUND me IN dsspais
saw a veil marked hsrd beaten
path which ran aeEoss Ia 'front.' -
me We had sssn several u tHs
sort. the runs os various wili
beasts. durtaE eur expeditions
Aionk shis could perhaps bold
ms own. for was a fast runner.
ami In excellent condition FtinEinE
away my useless CUR. sst myself
/ 20 do such a haitmiie as I have
never done before OF since, SIS
/ limits achsd. my chest hsavsd
I fslt that my threat would burst
for want % air. and yet with that
horror hshlnd me ran and rar
ard ran. AZ last paused. hardly
abls 70 move For moment
thought that had thrown hItr
\ Off The path lay stiil behlnd me
/ And then suddenly with crash
/ ing and 8 rrnd.nK. ,huddsnE oi
giant feet and painting of nous'si
I lungs the bras; was upon rns once
more. He was AZ my very heels
I was lost
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