"He intends to do that?" asked the youth.

"Unless he is stopped," replied von Horn.

"He must be stopped," cried the other. "Even if

it were necessary to kill him."

Von Horn was quite satisfied with the turn events had taken.

He shrugged his shoulders and turned on his heel toward

the outer campong.

"If he had wronged me as he has you, and those others,"

with a gesture toward the court of mystery, "I should

not be long in reaching a decision." And with that he

passed out, leaving the door unlatched.

Von Horn went straight to the south campong and sought

out Bududreen. Motioning the Malay to follow him they

walked across the clearing and entered the jungle out

of sight and hearing of the camp. Sing, hanging

clothes in the north end of the clearing saw them

depart, and wondered a little.

"Bududreen," said von Horn, when the two had reached a

safe distance from the enclosures, "there is no need of

mincing matters--something must be done at once. I do

not know how much you know of the work that Professor

Maxon has been engaged in since we reached this island;

but it has been hellish enough and it must go no

further. You have seen the creatures in the campong

next to yours?"

"I have seen," replied Bududreen, with a shudder.

"Professor Maxon intends to wed one of these to his

daughter," von Horn continued. "She loves me and we

wish to escape--can I rely on you and your men to aid

us? There is a chest in the workshop which we must

take along too, and I can assure you that you all will

be well rewarded for your work. We intend merely to leave

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