and antelope and bos; a huge woolly rhinoceros wallowed in a

mudhole to the right, and beyond, a mighty mammoth culled the

tender shoots from a tall tree. The roars and screams and growls

of giant carnivora came faintly to their ears. Ah, this was Caspak.

With all of its dangers and its primal savagery it brought a

fullness to the throat of the Englishman as to one who sees and

hears the familiar sights and sounds of home after a long absence.

Then the Wieroos dropped swiftly downward to the flower-starred

turf that grew almost to the water's edge, the fugitives slipped

from their backs, and Bradley told the red-robed creatures they

were free to go.

When he had cut the ropes from their ankles they rose with that

uncanny wailing upon their lips that always brought a shudder to

the Englishman, and upon dismal wings they flapped away toward

frightful Oo-oh.

When the creatures had gone, the girl turned toward Bradley.

"Why did you have them bring us here?" she asked. "Now we are

far from my country. We may never live to reach it, as we are

among enemies who, while not so horrible will kill us just as

surely as would the Wieroos should they capture us, and we have

before us many marches through lands filled with savage beasts."

"There were two reasons," replied Bradley. "You told me that

there are two Wieroo cities at the eastern end of the island.

To have passed near either of them might have been to have brought

about our heads hundreds of the creatures from whom we could not

possibly have escaped. Again, my friends must be near this spot--

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