The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-27
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Then where the dooco asa they
tirop fromG asked Iori John
"A question which will no doubt.
- eagerly discussed bon every sci-
ontnc sovirty iu Europe aud Am
erica the professor answered. "Ny
own reading 81 The situation for
what be Is worth bo inflated bits
,hcst enormously aud looked maol-
emily around ham al 30 WORDS
us that evolution has advanced un.
der thc peculiar conditions of this
Uouniry up 20 the vertebrate stasr.
she old types surviving and LIVING
On In company with tho newer
one Thus Nc find such modern
creatures as Tho t8pir-H3u animal
With quite a respectable length OF
pedigrcc tho Ercat deer, and the
sntestcr In tho cnmpanlonship of
lcptilan forms OF jurassic type So
much is clear. And now como the
npe-men and the Indian What Is
the scientific mind 20 think OF their
presenter / can only account for
:; by an invasion from outside II
IS probable that there existed an
athropoid apo in South America,
who In past ages found his way
20 this place, and that lao developed
into the creatures We have seen.
some OF which''-hcrc he looked
hard a. me- ''gcro " an appear.
ance and shape which. 10 Il had
been accompanied by CORES ondinE
intelligence. would. do not hesitate
10 say. have reflected credit upon
any living race. As 10 The Indians
l cannot doubt that thcy are more
recent immigrants from below Tn
.ier tho stress of famine or of con-
quest they have made their way
nap here, Faced by forocios erca.
lures which they had never before
seen. they took refuge IN tho caves
which our young friend has dos
cribcd. hut they have no doubt had
bitter fight 20 hold their own
against wild beasts. and especially
sgainst tho ape.men who would re-
gard them az lniruders. and wage
n. merelleSs war upon them with a
cunning which the larger beasts
would lack. Hence tho fact that
their numbers appears 20 be limited
Well, gentlemen. have read you
the riddle Alright. or Is there any
point which you would ducry?''
Professor Summcrlce for once was
too depressed 10 argue. tho he
shook his head violently as a token
OF general disagreement. Lord John
merely scratched his scanty locks
with tho remark that no couldn't
nut up a fight as ho wasn't IN tho
same weight or class. For my own
part performed my usual role Of
bringing things down 20 a strictly
prosaic and practical Lowell by the
remark that one or the Indians was
missing.
HE has COMO to fetch soma WI.
ter" said Lord Roxton. we fit
fsd him up with an empty beef
nm and he is off
ITO tho old Campo" I asked.
NO. TO the brook. It's among
tho trees there. II can't be moro
than couple OF hundred yards.
But tho beggar is certainly taking
his time"
I'm 80 and look after him." said
]. ] picked up my rifle and strOllcd
in the dissection OF the brook. lcav.
ing my friends TO lay out the scan
ty breakfast II may seem 20 you
rash that even for so short dis.
lance should quit the shelter OF
our friendly thicket. but you viii
remember that we were many miles
from Ape.town. that 50 far as we
knew the creatures had not dis
covered our retreat. and that IN any
case with a rife in my hands
had no fear OF them I had not
set learn their cunning or their
strength.
| could hear the murmur OF our
brook somewhere ahead OF me, but
there was a tangls OF trees and
brushwood between mo and II. r
was making my way thru this at
point which was just out Of sight OF
my companions. when. under one OF
the trees. I noticed something rcd
huddled among the bushes. As l
approached II, waa shocked to see
that Il was the dead body OF the
missing Indian. He lay upon HIS
side. his limbs drawn up, and his
head screwed round at most un.
natural angle, so that he seemed 70
he looking straight over bis own
shoulder. I gave cry 10 warn
my friends that something was