The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-18

hstt}iot some 200 Nsni7 before
I dsrr'T urrnfrJ ms IasHHs1
may have rHIi somewhere H ihia
eHuvnble tt8i am too imaginative
O. D. "a REALLY ,1uuevana man. rut
mat have au uNrIrgUernE fear
90 seeming afraid Tfs was lhr
power whigb uuv carried mH un.
vents simply g9uIi not ailuk
hack with uHiH.HE dome Even H
m, comrades should Hot have mns-
c.i me. and should newer know ~
ms weakness. there would -'iIl tv
main some ntoleUte sen shame in
M apn SOUL ma yri Z sbudiffed
az ihe position iH vhlgb found "a,
self ard would have ENru an q
possessed az that moment t0 have
trgn hoBoHatiy rrrr of abe whole
tusiae,s
o. was dreadful iH ibe fagri Tho
trces grew % thtkly and their
ro,iags spfrai sa widely ltat youli
are nothing ~ tbs moonlight save
that herr and thruo lre hish
branches made a tangled flHsrer
against thV starry sis A. tfr eyes
became more svrd to tnr oiasufliy
vHr learned that thegr we're diftrFvbt
dssrrsa ~ darkness among the trees
that some were dumiY visible
while between ami ameek them
there wrrr eoattlatk shsiJvvt
patches. lkr tbn mouths ~ etFra.
frem Wbieh / shrank les Euffor as
passed 4 thought % she despair
iHs ycn % the TORTURED .kuanoipn
mat dreadful ery which bad estgsd
thru tho woods. thought. too %
The glimpse I hsd Ia the light of
Lord Johns torch % that hlaatct
WartY. blood sltyr5ins muszls Eyen
nov / vas eu us hunting gtound.
~ any Instant Il might spFIns upon
mr. from the shadows this H3mt
less sna horrihta monster I stop
ped. ana, picking a cartridge FROM
my goekrt. I orcnsd tbe hfceeh %
nsy Eun ~ I touched The lever
my heart traped within me a..
Vas ne sha, gun. net the rtflr.
vi had saksai
Again the IMPULSE 20 rrsura swept
ever me- Here. surely. Was most
excellent resson for my failure
ono Tor which no ore would think
the lesa - me Hgt again yhe foai
Ash pudn fought against that serS
woFd could nut must not f4u
After al. my rife wauti prplatly
Rave been as useless az = shotgun
against such dangers az I might
meet II Wvgc 20 SO back 20
camp 20 change my weapon I could
hardly expect 20 enter ana leave
again withoat being seen In that
case there would be explanations.
ard my attcuap, would no longer
- all my own Artrr a tiitls hest
tn'ion. then. [ srrpvsd up ray cnur.
are ana continued Upon usy say.
ny useless gun Under my arm.
The darkness o, TIE forest had
heep alarming. bat even wDvse was
the white, sliH flood OF moonlight
ia the opea glade q the leuahodons
Hiasien among the bushes. locked
out a. ti. None q tts great hgugsa
we're in sight Perhaps she tragedy
which had hegalisa one az them had
driven them rrom their feeding
ground In the u,isty. attverY night
could se~ no sign of ans living
think Taking courage. therefore.
J slipped rapidly aereas 10. and
among the jungle on the farther
side ! picked up once again she
brook which war my s1itir Y was
g CHEEKY companion. EimxIinE aud
eltuekliuz az q ran. iske tts dear
Old roui-ssrenm Ia Tire West rouu
try where have fished al nigh,
in my hoyhoasi. So long a. fot
lowed 4 down ] must como 10 ihe
lake. and 30 long as I followed II
hack must come to the camp
often bad to loss sight OF Il on
account % tho tangled brtuhwoael.
hut | was always within sarshot %
its tnkle and splash.
As one descended the slope the
woods became thinner. sud bushes.
With occasional high trees. took the
place Of the forest I could uynke
good progress. therefore. md I
could ser without bring seen. Ill
raised close 10 a ptsrodactyl swamp.
and IA I did so. with a dry. crisp.
leathsry rattle Of wings. one OF
these great creaiures-it was 90
feet AZ least from tip 20 tip-rosc
ZIP from somewhere near mo and
SCARED into the mir. IS Il passed
across the face ot the moon tho
light shone clearly thru tho mem.
hranous wings. and lt looked ike a
flying skslston against the white.
tropical radiance. crouche,l fow
among the bushes. for I knew fror.s
past experience that with single
cry the creature could bring hun.
drsd Of tn Ioathsome mates abou,
my cars. ~ wns not until 4 had