The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-13
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Published by Arrangement with First National Pictures Inc aud
Watterson H. NoSlackcr

"a orouehing form fun OF savage
Nlgar and menace u was no
higher than a horse. but tho dim
outline suggested vast bulk and
strength That Kissing pant an
regular and fullNolumed AS tho oN.
haust OF an engine, spoke OF u
INDUSTRIOUS organism once, as Il
moved. thought saw tho CLINT
or two terrible. aeonish eyes There
was an uneagy rustling, as II u
were crawling slowly forward,
81 believe Il is going 60 BprlngE
said l, cooking my riflo.
Don't fire, Don't fire. Wits.
peged Lord John, "The crash Of a
sun In this silent nlght would ho
heard for miles, Keep Il as a last
card"
III II Gets over tho hedge we'ro
done" said summerlco. and his
voice cracked into nervous laugh
as he spoke.
mo. Il must not get over" cried
Lord John. "hut hold your fire To
the last. Perhaps I can make
something OF the fellow, I'll chance
Il, anyhow"
II was as brave an act AS ever
I saw q man do, lie stopped 20
the fro picked up blazing branch,
and slipped in an instant thru
sallypolt which he had made In our
gateway. Tho thing moved Tor
ward with n dreadful hnRrl Lord
John neves hcsltated but, running
towards Il with n quick. light step,
he dashed the flaming wood into
the hrutc's face. For one moment
/ had vision OF horrible mask
like a giant toad's, or warty, lep
rous skin. and % loose mouth all
bcslohbered with fresh blood Tho
next. there was crash in tho un
dcrwood and our dreadful visitor
was gone
II thought ho Wouldn't face tho
fire." said Lord John, laughing, rs
no camc hack and threw his branch
among tho faFgots
you should not haze taken such
a rlckg' wo all cried
There was pothinS else 10 bo
done n he had So. emppE US We
should have shot each other IN
tryin' 10 down him. on the other
hand. II wo had fired thru the
hedge aud wounded him he would
soon baye been on top Of w 10
say nothin' Of giving our selves
away, on tho whole. I think that
We are jolly wen out OF IT, What
was he. Them
our learned men looked AZ each
other with some hesitation.
Personally am unable to elias
silly the creature with any certain,
~" said Summarize. lighting his
pipe from the fire.
In refusing to commit yourself
you are but showing a proFcr SCI.
entifio reserve" said Challenger,
with massive condesccnsien, n am
not myself prepared 10 80 farther
than 90 say IN general terms that
we have almost certainly been In
contact tonight with some form Of
cnrnyorous dinosaur. have al.
ready expressed my anticipation
that something OF the sort might
exist upon this plateau"
We have 20 bear IN mind re-
marked Summarize. that there are
many prehistoric forms which have
never come down to us II would
be rash 70 suppose that wo can
give n name to all that ws are
likely 10 meet"
Exactly. a rough classification !
may he the best tina, We can at
tempt Tomorrow some further
evidence may help US 10 an idsn.
tification. Meantime We can only
renew our interrupted slumbors."
but not without a sentinel
said Lord John. with decision. we 4
can't afford to take chances IN n I
country like this. Two hour spells 1
In the future, for each OF us"
Then I'll just finish my pipe |
In starting tho first one. said Pro
lessor summcriec: and from that
time onwards We never trusted our.
selves again without Waterman. I
ITO Re ContinuedJ