The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-01

NNNn NlttrN iu NiIlhIN TT hhfAH
can only tay that il seemed 10 bc
larger than COW and bad The
stungcat musky udor, Win toll
also az tho huge bird which chased
Challenger 10 tho shelter OF the
Vcks one d8Y-a great running
bird. far taller than am ostrich, with
a yulturcliko neck and cruel head
which made IL walking death, ~
Challenger climbed 90 safety one
dart of that savage yurNinE bcak
shore off the heel % his boot a. II
it had been cut with a chisol This
timo at least modern weapons prc
vailed and the great creature. ~
feet from head 90 foot phouomrhus
its name, according to our painting
but exuliant Professor went down
before Lord Roxlon's uno In a
furry OF waving feathers and kick
ing limbs. with two rcmoacle5a SCI.
low eyes shrlng up from the midst
81 a. May / live 90 sec that fiat
tened vicious skull IN It's own niche
amid tho trophies 81 tho Albany. !
Finally. l viii assurodly giyo some
account OF the toXodon. the Giant
loloot guinea pig. with projecting
ehisel teeth, which We killed as II
drank In the gray OF tho morning
by the side of the lake.
Al this shall some day write
az fuller length. and amidst these
mo- .FfrF4lr,sa TO- 4 s.a.tftf f.w.fa.fts
sketch in these lovely SUMMER even.
ings. when with the deep blue sky
above ms wc lao Ia go0d comradc
ship among the long grasses hy the
81 God and mareled az the stange
fowl that swept over us and the
quaint new creatures which crypt |
from burrows 90 watch us. while l
above us the boughs OF the bushes 1
wcrr heavy with luscious fruit. and {
below us strange aud lovely flow
crs pecpcd at us from among the
heritage. or those long moonlit
nights when We las ont upon tho
surface or the great
lake and watched with wonder and
awe tho huge circles ripping out
from tho sudden splash Of some
fantastic monster; or tho grccuish
CLEAN. far down ia the deep water.
Of some strange creature upon tho (
confines Of darkness. These arc
the scenes which ms mind and my
pen VIII dwell upon Ia every detail /
at some future day.
But. you will ask. why these eS
pericnccs and why this delay when I
you and your comrades should have [
been occupied dag and night In tho !
dcviElnR % some means by which /
you could return 10 tho outer
woFld2 My answer Is. that there
was not ono OF ua who was not
working for this end. but that our
work had been IN vain. one fac,
we had very speedily discovered
The Indians would do nothing 20
help rs. In every other way they
were our friends one might almost
say our devoted slayes-b but when Il
was suggested that they should
help US 10 make and carry a plank
which would bridge the cbasm. OF
when Nc wished to get from them
thongs OF leather or llama to weave
ropes which might help Us. We were
met by good.humorrd. but an IN
refusal. They would smile
twinkle their eyes. shake their
heads. and there was the end OF lt.
Even tho old chief met us with the
same obstinate denial. and II was
only Narosas. the younEster whom
VIC had saved. who looked wisifuily
at us and told us by his gestures
that he WAS srioyed for our thwart.
cd wishes. Ever since their crown.
ing triumph with The apc-mtu they
looked upon US rs supcrmen. Who
bore victory IN the tubes Of strange
weapons. and thcy believed that so
long as we remained with them
good fortune would be theirs 4
little rcd.skiuncd wife and n cave
OF our own were freely offered to
each OF US II We would but forge;
our own people aud dwell forever
upon the plateau So FAR al had
been kindly. however far apart our
desires might bc: but we felt well
assured that our actual plans o. a
dcsccn, must be kept secret, for
we had reason to fear that az tho
last they might try to hold MS by
force.
In spite OF the danger from dino
saurs (which is not great save Mt
night. for. as may have said be.
fore. they are mostly nocturnal in
their habits l have twice In the
last three weeks been over TO our
old camp in order to see our negro
who still kept watch and ward be.
low tho cliff. My eyes strained
eagerly across the great plain in
the hope OF seeing afar or the
help for which we had prayed. But
the long cactus.strewn levels still
stretched away, empty and bare. TO
the distant lines OF the canc.brakc.
They will soon come now, Massn
Malone. Before another week pass
Indian come back and bring rope
and fetch you down" Such was
the CHEEKY cry OF our excellent
Zambo.
ITO Re COutiuued1