The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-26

We had imagined That our pur
sucrs. tho ape men knew nothing
Of our brushwood hiding place, hut
We were soon 10 find out our ma
take, There was no sound Ia the
woods not a leaf moved upon tho
trees, ana an was peace around us
but We should have been warned
hy our first experience how Gun.
uingly aud how patiently these crca
lures can watch and wait until their
chance comes. Whatever fate may
be mine thru life. I am very sure
that | shall never be nearer death
than Was that morning. Hut I
will tell you tho thing In Ia due
order.
We all Rwoks exhausted after
the terrific emotions and sganty
food OF yesterday summcrlee was
stll SO weak that Il was an effort
for him 90 stand. but the old man
was fun OF a sort OF surly courage
which would never admit defeat. \
council was held. and lt was agreed
that VIC should wait quietly Tor an
hour or two whore VIC were. have
our much needed breakfast. and
then make our way across the pia.
tcau and round tho central lake 10
the caves where my observations
had shown that the Indiana lived.
We relied upon the fact that We
could count upon the good word
OF those whom we had rescued 20
ensure a warm welcome from their
fellows Then, with our mission nr.
complished and possessing a fuller
knowledge OF the secrets Of Maple
White Land. We should turn our
whole thoughts 10 the vital prob.
lem OF our escape and return Even
Challenger was ready 10 admit that
we should then have done all for
which VIC had come, and that our
first duty from that time EDWARDS
was 10 carry back 20 civilization the
amazing discoveries we had made
We were able now 10 take
more leisurrly view OF the Indians
whom we had rescued. They were
small men. why. active and well.
built. and lanh black hair tied up
in bunch behind their heads with
Ia lea,hern thong. and lcathern also
were their ioin.ciothes. Their faces
were hairless. wellformed. and good
humored, Tho lobes OF their ears.
hanging ragged and bloody. showed
they had been pierced for some
ornaments which their c1ptora had
torn out. Their speech. tho unIu.
tclliEt1o 20 US. was fluent among
themselves. and as they pointed 20
each other and uttered the word
'Accal1' many times over. we 81
there that this was tho name OF the
nation. Occasionally. with faces
which were convulsed with fear and
hatred. they shook their clcnehrd
hands NJ the woods round and crlsd
"Doda, Doda. which was surely
their term for their enemies
What do you make OF them
Challenger asked Lord John
"Ouc thing Is very clear to me. and
that is that the little chap with the
front OF HIS head shaved Is chief
among them"
II Yas indeed evident that thls
man stood apart from tho others,
and that they never vcnturcd to
address him without every sign of
deepest respect. He seemed to be
the youngest OF them oil. and yet.
so proud and high WAS his spirit
that. upon Challenger laying his
great hand upon his head, he start
cd like u spurrcd horse and, with
quick flash OF his dark eyes,
moved farther away from tho pro
fessor. Then. placing his hand up
on his breast and holding himself
with great dignity. he uttered the
word 'Marctas' several tir.es, The
professor. unabashed. seized the
nearest Indian by the shoulder and
| proceeded to lecture upon him as
II he were po,ted specimen in q
classroom.
'-Thc type OF these people" said
no in his sonorous fashion. 'wheth.
er judged by craniai capacity. facial
angle. or any other test. cannot be
regarded as low one. on the con.
trary. we must place II as consider.
ably higher in the scale than many
South American tribes which | can
mention. on no possible supposi.
ton. can we explain the evolution Of
such race In this place. For that
matter, so great a gap separates
these ape.men from the primitive
animals which have survived upon
this plateau, that 1t is lnadmissiblc
to think that they could have dc.
velopcd where We find them"
TO lie Coniinuedl