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CHAPTER IX.
The exact spot where the bonei of
far as the hedge, which they skirted
for a few yards until they found an
opening. Then Quest gave vent to
little exclamation, ibumumwu
In
email but, built
was easily located. It waa about apparently of atlcka and Bln?00
twenty yarda from a gate which led with a itronger framework behind.
Into the back part of the professor's The eloping roof waa grsssgrown and
ground. Quest wasted very little i entwined with ruehee. The onlyapol
time before arriving at a decision. ogy for a window waa a queer little
"The discovery of the bones so j hole set quite close to the roof,
near the professor's home." he decld-1 There was a rude-looking door, but
m . a. B.A AinAMdHM sitiiv wa '.i f ihabi ah f fviffiv it. iiiiiuu'ib iwvnsu
in uraata no time out here, Lenora. They walked around the place,
We will search the grounaa ;ome
but
on.
it was bard to know which way to
turn. Every path was choked with
tangled weeds and busheB. They wan-
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In front of them Crouched an Un
!. ,." recognisable Creature.
dered about almost aimlessly tor near
ly half an- hour. Then- Quest came
to a sudden standstill. Lenora gripped
his arm. They had both heard the
same sound a queer, crooning ry
half plaintive, half angry. i '. '
"What's that?" he exclaimed. "
Lenora still clung to his arm.
"I hate this place," she whispered.
"It terrifies me. What are we look
ing for, Mr. Quest?"
"Can't Bay that I know exactly," the
latter answered, 'but I . guess we'll
find out where that cry came from.
Bounded to me uncommonly like a hu
man effort."
They had made their way up aa
found no other opening. All the time
from inside they could hear queer
scuffling sounds. Lenora's cheeks
grew paler. , . .
! "Must we stay?" she murmurea.
i 'don't think I want to see what's in-
aide; Mr. Quest! Mr. Queen . -
She clung to his arm. They were
opposite the little aperture which
served as a window, and at that mo
ment it suddenly framed the face of
a creature, human in1 features, diaboli
cal In expression.
"Say, that's ; some face!"- he re
marked. "I'd hate to spoil it."
Even as he spoke It disappeared. .
"We've got to get inside there,
Lenora," he announced, stepping for
ward. :, - ....
She followed him silently. A few
turns of the wrist and the door yield
ed. - Keeping Lenora-a little behind
him, Quest gazed around eagerly. Ex
actly in front of him, clad only In a
loin cloth; with hunched up shoulders,
a necklace around Its neck, with bias
ing eyes and ugly, . gleaming teeth,
crouched some unrecognizable, crea
ture, human, yet Inhuman, a monkey,
and yet a man. There were a couple
of monkeys swinging by their talla
from a bar, and a leopard chained to
a staple in the 'ground, walking
round and round In the far corner,
snapping and snarling every time
he glanced towards . the newcom
ers. The creature In front of him
stretched out a hairy band towards
a club, and gripped It. - Quest drew a
long breath. His eyes, were set hard.
' "Drop that club," he ordered.
The creature suddenly sprang up.
The club waa waved around bis bead.
"Drop it," QueBt repeated firmly.
"You will sit down in your corner, You
will sleep." ,
The club slipped from the halty fin
gers. ' The tense frame, which had
been already crouched for the spring,
was suddenly relaxed. The knees
trembled.
"Bnck to that corner," Quest or
deredpointing. Slowly and dejectedly, the ape-man
crept to whore he had been ordered
and sat there with dull, non-comprehending
stare. It was a new force,
this, a note of which he bad felt the
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superman raising toe voice of author
ity. Quest touched his forehead and.
found it damp.. The strain of those
few seconds bad been intolerable.
"I don't think these other animals
will hurt," he said, "Let's have a
look around the place." .
The search took only a few mo
menta. The monkeys ran and Jumped
around them, gibbering as though with
pleasure. The leopard watched them
always with a snarl and an evil light
In bis eye.
They found nothing unusual until
they came to the distant corner, where
a huge piano' box lay on Its side with
the opening turned to the wall. .
"This Is where the brute sleeps,. I
suppose," Quest remarked. . "We'll
turn it around, anyway."
They dragged it a few feet away
from the wall, so that the opening
faced them. Then Lenora gave a little
cry and Quest stood suddenly still.
"The skeleton!" Lenora snrieKea.,
"It's the skeleton!"
It was a skeleton so old that the
bones had turned a dull gray. Quest
glanced towards the hands.
"Little fingers both mlBsing," he
muttered. :
Remember the message?" she ex
claimed. Where the skeleton is, the
necklace may be also."
Quest nodded shortly. :
"We'll search."
They turned over everything in the
place fruitlessly. ' There was no sign
of the necklace. . j
"You get outside, Lenora," Quest di
rected. "I'll Just bring this beast
round again and then we'll tackle the
professor."
Quest turned towards the creature.
which crouched stiHj huddled up In It
corner.
"Look at me," he ordered.
The creature obeyed. Once more its
frame seemed to grow more virile and
natural.
you" have discovered my s'keleton?" -
"We have found the skeleton," Quest
announced.
For a single moment the newcomer
stood aa though turned to atone.
"My skeleton!" be murmured. "Mr.
Quest, I knew it You are the great
est man alive. Now tell me quickly
I want to know everything, but this
first of all. Where did you find the
skeleton? Who waa the thief?"
: "We found the skeleton, professor,"
QueBt replied, "within a hundred yarda
of this house."--
The ' professor's mouth was wide
open.1 He looked like a bewildered
child. It was several seconds before
he spoke. ,
"Within a hundred yardi of thla
house? Then it wasn't stolen by one
of my rivals?"
"I should say not," Quest admitted.
"Where? exactly did you llnd It?"
the professor Insisted. - :
"I found it in a hut," Quest said,
"hidden in a piano box. . I found there,
also, a creature a human being, I
must call him in a state of cap
tivity." ik "Hidden in a piano box?" the pro
fessor repeated wonderlngly. "Why,
you mean in Hartoo's sleeping box,
then?"
"It Mr. Hartoo is the gentleman who
tried to club me, you are right," Quest
admitted. "Mr. Ashleigh, before we
' go any further I must ask you for an
- explanation as to the presence of that
person in your grounds?",
: The professor hesitated for a mo
ment. Then he slowly crossed the
room, opened the drawer of a small
escritoire, and drew out a letter.
"You have heard of Sir William
Raysmore, the president of the Royal
, society?", he asked.
Quest nodded. ' -
. "This letter is from him," the pro
fessor continued. 1 ."You had better
read It"
. The criminologist read it aloud. Le
nora looked over hia shoulder:
New York.
Your communlca.
iuu ueeu bivi uu wugot, suwi
said. "Wake up and be yourself." : To Prof. Edmr Ahieih,
mL " - . i r jiv Ljtmr riuivuur x
,n" " ' iunw.un . ..0n natines and amasmi me. I can ay
stantaneous. Almost aa he spoke, the no mora, it fell to your lot to discover
..... . an.inff Thorn tne SKeieion or tne anmropoia, a marvei-
ereature crouched tor a spring, mere . . . d ndin miv
was wild hatred In its close-set eyes, um corollary to form the greatest dlscov
... . , - a iin,- in ! rrv alnc the dark ajtea. Now you tell
1 " : ,;r, mi that In the person of Hartoo. the laat
cumonea mouin. wueai aiiiipau nu,v-. or tne inyamo race 01 ooutn America, you
lv throuch the door ' ,.' Imve found that corollary. Tou have sup.
"Anyone may have that for a peti
he remarked grimly. "Come, Lenora,
there's a word or two to be said to the
professor. There's something here will
need a little explanation."
He lit a cigar as they struggled back
along the path. Presently they reached
the untidy-looking avenue, and a few
minutes later arrived at the bouse.
. QueBt searched in vain tor a bell.
They, walked round the'plazia. There
were no signs of any human life. Tbey
came hack to the front door. Quest
tried the handle and found it open.
They passed Into the hall. ,
"Hospitable sort of place, anyway."
he remarked. "Well go in and wait.
Lenora."
They found their way to the study,
which seemed to be the only habitable
room. Lenora glanoed around at Its
strange contents with an expression al
most of awe.
A small motor car passed the win
dow, driven by Craig. The professor
descended. A moment or two later be
entered the room. He gazed from
Quest "to Lenora at first in blank sur
prise. Then he held out his hands. ;:
, "You have good news for me, my
friends!" he exclaimed. "I am sure ot
' U. How unfortunate that I was not at
home to receive you! Tell me don't
keep me la suspense, if you please
tilled the mlaaliur link. Tou are In a no.
Biiion to Rive to ine worm m aennite ana
logical explanation of the evolution of
man. Iiet tne give you one word of warn.
Inr. orofessor. before I write vou at
greater leiurth on the matter. Anthro-
poiosis's are amictea more, even, than any
other rare ot scientific men. with lealouav.
Guard your secret well, leat the honor of
thla discovery anouid be stolen from you.
WILUAH IUIBSU1UI.
( The professor nodded deliberately
as Quest finished the letter. -"Now,
perhaps you -can understand,1
he said, "why It was necessary to keep
Hartoo absolutely hidden. In
month's time my papers will be ready.
Then I shall electrify the world.
shall write not new page but a new
volume across the history of science.
I shall 1
The door was audd inly thrown open.
Craig sprang In, no longer the self
contained, perfect Kan-servant, but
with the face of some wild creature.
HI shout waa one almost of agony.
"The hut, professor! The hut Is on
fire!" he cried.
His appearance on the threshold
waa like a flash. They heard his fly
ing feet down the hall, and without
a moment's hesitation they all fol
lowed. - The professor led the way
down a narrow and concealed path,
but when they reached the little clear
ing In which the hut waa situated,
they were, unable to approach any
nearer."" The place was a whirlwind
of flame. The smell ot kerosene waa
almost overpowering. The wild yeil
of the leopard rose above the strange,
half-human gibbering of the monkeys
and the hoarse, bass calling of anoth
er voice, at the sound of which Le
nora and even Quest shuddered. Then,
aa tbey came, breathless, to a stand
still, they saw a strange-thing. One
side of the hut fell In, and almost im
mediately the leopard with a mighty
spring, leaped from the place and ran
howling into the undergrowth.' The
monkeys followed but they came
straight for the professor, wringing
their bands. They fawned at hia feet
as though trying to show him their
scorched bodies. , Then for a single
moment they saw the form of the ape
man as he struggled to follow the
others. His strength failed him, how
ever. He fell backwards into the burn
ing chasm.
The professor bade them farewell,
an hour later, . on the steps or the
house. He seemed suddenly to have
aged.
"You ' have - done ' your ; best, Mr. i
Quest," he said, "but fate baa been too
strong. Remember this, though. It
ia quite true that the cunning of Har
too may have made it possible for
him to have stolen the skeleton and
to have brought It back to its hiding
place, but it was Jealousy cruel, bru
tal, foul Jealousy whloh smeared the
walls of that hut with kerosene and
set light to It. The work of a life
time, my dreams of scientific Immor
tality, have vanished in those flames."
He turned slowly away from them
and re-entered the house. Quest and
Lenora made their way down the ave
nue and entered the automobile which
was waiting for them, almost In al
ienee. The latter glanced toward his
companion, aa tbey drove oS.
"Say, thla has been a bit tough for
you," he remarked. ; I'll have to call
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