The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22
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CHAPTER XIII Continued
sull halfawakc, and unable TO
imagine what it AN might moan.
D found myself hurrying madly af,
ter HIM thru the wood. a rifle under
each arm aud pile ~ various
stores IN my hands llo dodgcd in
aud oe thru the thichcst of tho
scrub until he came TO dense
slump OF brushwood Into this he
rushed. regardless o. thorns, and
throw himself into the heart OF Il,
pulling me down ny his side
''Therc, he painted. Il think We
arr safe here They'll make Tor
tho camp as suro as fate II VIII
he their FIRST idea, hut this should
puzslc en-"
what is Il allg' I asked. when
| had got my breath. Where are
tho profcssorsG and who is Il that
Is after usg'
The apo-mon," he cried, MY
God, what hrutesi Don't raise your
voice. FOR they have long ears
sharp eyes, too. but no power OF
scent. so lar as could judge. 40
I don't think they can sniff as out
Where have you been, young TEL
lshs You were well out OF a."
In a few sentences I whispered
what had done.
Pretty had said he when he
had heard % the dinosaur and tho
pit. 1T isn't quite the place for a
rest cure. What2 But had no
idea OF what It's possibilities were
until those devils got hold OF us,
The man.estin' Papuans had mo
once. but they arc Chesterficlds
compared to this crowd"
How did IL happen asked
1T was In the early mornin' our
learned friends wcro Just stlrrln
Hadn't even begun TO argue yet
Suddenly IL rained apes. Thcy
came down as thick as apples out
of tree. They had been assem-.
bin in the dark. l suppose. until
that great tree over our heads was
heavy with them ! shot ona ot
them thru tho belly. but before we
knew where wc were they had us
spreRd.eagled ON our backs. call
them apes, but they carried sticks
and stones in their hands and jab-
bered back 20 each other. and end
ed UP By tyin' our hands with
crcepcrs. so they are ahead OF any
heas, that I have seen In my wan.
dcrin's Apemen--th that's what they
Missin' Links. ana wish they
had stayed missin They carried
Off thcir wounded comrade no was
hlcedin' like a plE-and then they
sat around us. and IL ever saw
frozen murder IL was in their faces
They were big fellows as big as
man and deal stronger. Curious
CLASSY gray eyes they have. under
red tufts, and they just sat and
gloatsd and gloated Challenger Is
no chicken. but even he was cowed.
He managed 70 struggle 70 his feet.
and yelled out them 10 have done
with Il and get It over. ] think he
had gone bit of HIS head NJ tho
audiences OF Il. for he ragged and
cursed al them like a lunatic. II
they had been row o. his fayorilo
pressmen he could not have slang.
"a worse"
"well. what did they dor ! was
onthralIed by tho strange story
which my companion was whisper.
ing into my ear, while all the time
his keen eyes wero shooting In
every direction and his hand grasp.
ing his cooked rifle.
II thought Il was the end OF us.
but instead OF that u started them
on a new line. They all jaisbercd
and chartered together Then one
OF them stood out beside Challen-
ger. You'll smile, young fcllah.
but pom my word they might have
been kinsmen. couldn't have be-.
iicyed II II I hadn't seen il with
my own eyes. This old ape.man
ne was their chicf--was "a sort OF
red Challenger. with every one OF
our friends beauty points, only
Just trifie more so. He had the
short body. the big shoulders. the
round chest. no neck. great ruddy
frin OF a beard. the tuftcd eye
brows. the What do you want.
damn YOU look about the eyes.
and the whole catalogue. when
the ape.man stood by Challenger
and put his paw on his shoulder.
tho thing was complete. summer.
Lao xeas bft Iysterfrat and he