The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-02
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CHATTER Nv. Continued
had ono stmnsc gNprrivnCo as
ramo from This second visit which
had involved my being away for d
might from ms companions. I wa'
returning alnng the Wrll-Vm1mbcr,l
sautc. aud had reached a spot with
pa a milo on 50 Of tho marsh of IN,
pctrndactyls. when 2 saW an vNimor
binary object approaching me, n
was man who walked inside 3
framework made Of bent 0anos 81
THAT hc was enclosed ON all sides ir
a bel. shuped cagr. As I drew ucarol
was morn uumHvd sun 90 see thti
Il was Lord John NoNtun. When d,
saw me he sAppcd nom under his
curious protection ana c2me towards
inc laughing. and yet. as ] thought
with some confusion in hts manner
wen. young fclah." said nc
f'who would have thought OF meciin
You up hcrcg"
what In the world are ypu do
ingg" I asked.
'Visitin' my friends, tho picro
aacgls," said he
'Rut wliyG"
'lntHostln' beasts. donf YOU
think But unsoctRblci Nasty rude
wdys with stmnEors aA you may
Remember. So l riggcd this frame,
work which keeps them from bclu'
200 prussin' IN their attentions"
~Rut what do you want in the
svumpT"
tie looked AZ me with very qucs-
gioning eye. and / rcad hesitation in
his face.
Don't you think other. people be-
sides professors can waH 20 know
yhingsr he said NJ last. I'm
Siudyia' The pretty dears, That's
enough FOR YOU
NO offense, said T.
His Eood,humor returned and he
laughed
NO ofiense, young fellah I'm
.-uu 70 set Young devil chick for
challenger That's one 81 my jobs,
80. don't want your company. I'm
safe In this cage, and You are not.
50 long. and III be back IN camp BY
aisht-fall"
He turned away and ! left him
wandering on thru tho wood with his
extraordinary cage around him.
II Lord Johns behavior al this
time was strange, that Of Challenger
.was more So / may say that he
seemed 10 possess an extraordinary
fascination for the Indian women.
and that he always carried a large
spreading palm branch with which
ne beat them OFF rs II they were
lilies, when their attentions hecstiae
TOO pressing. To see him walking
like a comic opera sultan. with this
badge OF authority in hts hand. his
black beard hristling In front ~ him.
dis toes pointing az each step. and a
train OF wlde-eyed Indhn girls be.
hind him. clad in their slender drap.
cry OF dark cloth. Is one OF the most
Erutesque Of all the pictures which
7 will carry hack with me. As 70
Summarize. he Was absorbed In the
1nsect and bird life OF the plateau.
and spent his whole time tsave that
considerable portion which WaE de
voted to abusing Challenger for not
getting us out OK our difficulties In
cleaning and mounting his specl-
mems.
Challenger had been IN the habit
81 walking off by himself every
moruing and returning from time to
Time with looks OF portentous sol.
cu1nity. as ono who bears the fun
weight OF great enterprise upon
nis shoulders. One day. palm branch
3n hand. and HIS crowd Of adoring
sleyo.ees behind him. he led as down
50 his hidden workshop and took Us
snto the secret OF his plans.
Tho place was n small clearing In
Abe center OF a palm grove In this
was ono Of those boiling mud gcysers
which have already described.
~sround It's edge were scattered n
ssurnbcr OF leathern thongs cut from
sguanodon hide. and large collapsed
membrane which proved to he the
dried and scrnped stomach OF ono Of
the great fish lizards from tho lake.
This huge sack had been sewn up at
one end and only a small ortfice Icft
at the other. Into this opening
several bamboo canes had been in
serted and the other ends OF these
ranes were In contact with conical
clay tunnels which collected the gas
bubbling up thru the mud OF tho
Ecyser. Soon the flaccid organ
began 70 slowly expand and show
ruch a tendency TO upward move