The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-03-30

lenger might get off, but Summerlee
and / were in the bill.
Il had thought out one or two
points that were helpful, One was
that these brutes could not run as
fast as man in the open. They
have short, handy legs, you see, and
heavy bodies Even Challenger
could give a few yards in hundred
to the best Of them, and you or I
would be perfect Shrubb. Another
point was that they knew nothing
about guns, don't believe they
ever understood how the fellow /
shot came by his hurt. If we could
get at our guns there was no sayin'
what we could do.
$50. l broke away early this MORN
in, gave my guard a kick in the
tummy that laid him out, and sprint
ed for the camp There 1 got you
and the guns, and here we are"
But the professors cried, In
CONSERVATION.
We'll. we must just go back and
fetch EN- L couldn't bring 'em
with me-"
have tried to initiate here Lord
Roxton's jerky talk, his short,
strong sentences, the half-humc-ous,
hah-reckless tone that ran through
1t all his love of danger, his in
tense appreciation OF the drama of
an adventure-all the more intense
for being hell tightly in--his consist
tent view that every peril In life Is a
form of sport, a fierce game be-
twtxt you and Fate. with Death as
forfeit. made him a wonderful
companion at such hours. If 1t were
not for our fears as TO the fate OF
our companions, 1t would have been
a positive JOY to thro wmyself with
such a man into such an affair. We
were rising from our brushwood
hiding-place when suddenly I felt
his grip upon my arm.
BY George he whispered, there
they Gomez
From where we lay we could look
down a brown aisle, arched with
green, formed by the trunks and
branches. Along this a party of
the ape-men were passing. They
went In single file, with bent legs
and rounded backs, their hands oc.
casionally touching the ground.
their heads turning to left and right
as they trotted along. Their
crouching gait took away from
their height, but should put them
at five feet or so, with long arms
and enormous chests. For a mo.
ment l caught this clear glimpse of
them. Then they were lost among
the bushes.
mot this time" said Lord John.
who had caught up his rifle. Our
best chance Is to lie quiet until
they have given up the search. Then
we shall see whether we can't get
back to their town and hit 'em
where it hurts most. Give 'em an
hour and we'll march"
We filled in the time by openine
one Of our food tins and making
sure of our breakfast. Lord Roxton
had had nothing but some fruit since
the morning before and ate like a
starving man. Then, at last. our
pockets bullying with cartridges and
rifle in each hand, we started off
upon our mission of rescue. Before
leaving it we carefully marked our
little hiding place among the brush.
wood and its bearing to Fort Chal-
lenger, that we might find it again
If we needed 1t. We skunk through
the bushes in silence until we came
to the very edge of the cliff, close to
the old camp. There we halted, and
Lord John gave me some idea of
his plans.
$50 long as we are among the
thick trees these swine are our mas.
ters.' said he. They can see us and
we cannot see them But in the
open it is different There we can
move faster than they. SO we must
stick to the open all we can. The
edge of the plateau has fewer large
trees than further inland So that's
our line of advance. Go SLOWLY.
keep your eyes open and your rifle
steady. Above all, never let them
get you prisoner, while there is a
cartridge left-that's my last word
to you, young fellah."
When we reached the edge of the
cliff looked over and saw our good
old black Zambo sitting smoking on
a rock below us. 1 would have
given great deal to have hailed
MIN and told him how we were
placed but 1t was too dangerous.
lest we should be heard. The woods
seemed to be full of the apemen.
again and again we heard their curl.
GUS clicking chatter. At such times
we plunged into the nearest clump
OF bushes and lay still until the
sound had passed away. Our advance
was very slow, Therefore, and two
hours at least must have passed be-
fore / saw by Lord Johns cautious
movements that we must be close
to our destination. He motioned to
me to lie still, and he crawled for
ward himself In minute he was
back again, his face quivering with
eagerness.
Gomez said he. Come quick! 7
hope to the Lord we are not too late
already"
| found myself shaking with ner-
vous excitement as scrambled for
ward and lay down beside him, look
ing our through the bushes at
clearing which stretched before us.
IL was a sight which 1 shall never
forget until my dying day = so
weird. so impossible. that I do not
know how l am to make you real
lie 1t, or how. in few years I shall
bring myself to believe In it If I live
to sit once more on lounge in the