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Show JpNjttONKEY CHASE. h TRAGIC UATTLR TOUOHT IN . uoriNno. i " rl1 In I nt m, j nenntrr nf l Malar ln, Mn, , JUIw-Jlonkr, h.lng. Ilia M.ti i.j iih, II. Ir i,r Ilia Iliad auJ I Th.o llurli llliu l 111. Ilrattk II l jjfl he ml as or tnan-nioaSey of Hor-ieo Hor-ieo l possibly one of the fiercest and itroniest animals l'vltig In the following fol-lowing paragraphs Is told tho tragic outeome of an expedition that once sot cut to capture n specimen alive A Malay, armed with n heavy Iron blow pipe, was to bring tbo brute to bay TtTTk Mo plpo had a sharp spearhead trml; filed nt ono end In sum a manner man-ner si tot to Interfere with tho passage pas-sage of a dart through the, hullo plpo i Thi monkey had been driven to b4kifugo In a tall palm tree, nnd kfttitllessly the onlookers watched JViung man as, foot by foot, ho rrPl up the tree, until when within sBCM eight feet of the mal-as (who io fat had showed no Inclination to movelle railed his weapon nnd prod-d'AJV prod-d'AJV snlmai In tho leg, whereupon the hare creature retreated higher up the trti The Malay crept after him, and repeated his spear-thruit, nnd csln tie mal-.is retreated, while tho dsrlnjf.fcuntcr followed him. AfrslI that tho tree would not bear his ponJerous weight If he went any blgher-lt was nlroady beginning to may 6ngertiuslj tho mala-as stop-podtnl, stop-podtnl, leaning down, stretched out ono hUarmil with n llghtnlng-llko mavtatat grasped tho Iron spear sslnast' l head. Then ho commented to pull and band over hand, hanging on solo ly by his muscular legs, ho commenced to IiauI up the wretched Malay, who was powerless, the blow pipe be ng attached at-tached to his wrist by a strong leather thong I I.lttln by little the powerful bruto drew up the man until, holding the blow pipe with one hand, ho reached noun with the other and wreathed his li Ho hand In tho thick, luxurlnnt tnlr ni tho miserable native, who, paralyted by fear, could do no moro thin giro at tho savage faro of his captor with terror-stricken eyes Spellbound with horror.lho lingllshmm below then sow the mal-as with n slnglo twist wrench the Malay from the tree nnd commence to swing his victim backwards and lorwards by the hair, chuckling all tho , tlmo with fiendish satisfaction. Too fascinated with horror to use their rifles and slay tho monster or i elso hill tho mnn and put a merciful 1 end to his sufferings, the hunters watched the wild man swinging the Malay faster nnd faster until, with an unearthly yell of dcvllsh malignity, ha hurled htm down The wretched man turned over and over as he fell, and camo to the grouud with n heavy thud that sent a sickening thrill through the hearts of tho watchers. They rushed to the spot, but It was too late the man was stone doad Furious with rago one of the whlto man raliel hts rifle and, hastily sighting, fired. Tho bullet struck tho mal-as ns fairly In tho ribs under the left arm, and with a cry the bruto slid tn tho ground where for one brief moment ho supported sup-ported himself against tho tree, with ono hand on tho wound. Then with n groan, initio human In Its Inlonslty, he pitched forward on his face dead. |