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Show Monkey Sobbed A monkey incident that might make one suspect that perhaps Darwin Dar-win was right after all is told by Murtln Johnson, the famous camera explorer In tho Delineator. "Once," he writes, "while we were watching them on a clear afternoon near sunset we suddenly startled one of the old females who hud been prinking herself off to one side. With a scream of fear she dashed off followed fol-lowed by all the rest loudly complaining complain-ing at the disturbance. One little fellow, too young to run fast, was left behind In the stampede. Hoping to catch him for a pet I ran after him. Jle glanced over his shoulder, squealing with terror, as he saw me overtaking him. Suddenly he decided it wns no use, he didn't have a chance to escape. He stopped, lay down on the rock and covered his eyes with his tiny hands. Trembling all over he lay there sobbing like a child and waited for the end. The little fellov; acted exactly as If he knew I were going to kill him, and couldn't bear to see my hand uplifted to strike. "I picked the poor little thing up. Ills heart was going like a trip-hammer. I suppose be was surprised to find that he was not yet hurt, ne moved his hand a bit from one eye and peered at me. The sight of my face so close was too much. He pressed his hand quickly back and cried out In desperation. When I found I couldn't soothe him I carefully care-fully set him down and jacked off. Again he peeked at me from behind one hand. He gave a sort of gasp as If he didn't believe his eyes. He Jerkeo both hands down. Yes, both eyes told him I was too far away to grab him. He moved first one foot, then another. Both worked all right. With a yell he turned and ran. At this moment a fuzzy fice peeked around one of the rocks about fifty feet ahead. When the baby reached this point a body followed the head, apparently the mother, for the little one 1 had released hopped aboard her back and rode hnpplly away to tell his playmates of frigHfuI nd'n ture with a gi:int." |