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daughter�察�he thought that the professor's last words referred to Virginia。 

     ;Though   there   are   twelve   more�察─  �continued   Professor   Maxon�察   �you 

were my first born son and I loved you most�察�dear child。; 

     The younger man was horrified。 

     ;My  God�察 �Professor� ─�he   cried。         ;Are   you   mad�拭    �Can   you   call   this 

thing `child' and mourn over it when you do not yet know the fate of your 



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own daughter�拭─�

     Professor Maxon looked up sadly。               ;You do not understand�察�Dr。 von 

Horn�察─  �he   replied   coldly�察   �and   you   will   oblige   me�察  �in   the   future�察 �by   not 

again referring to the offspring of my labors as `things。'; 

     With an ugly look upon his face von Horn turned his back upon the 

older manwhat little feeling of loyalty and affection he had ever felt for 

him gone   forever。  Sing   was   looking   about for   evidences   of the   cause of 

Number One's death and the probable direction in which Virginia Maxon 

had disappeared。 

     ;What on earth could have killed this enormous brute�察�Sing�拭�Have you 

any idea�拭─�asked von Horn。 

     The Chinaman shook his head。 

     ;No savvy�察─�he replied。          ;Blig flight。      Look see�察─�and he pointed to 

the   torn   and   trampled   turf�察  �the   broken   bushes�察  �and   to   one   or   two   small 

trees that   had   been   snapped off   by the impact   of the   two   mighty  bodies 

that had struggled back and forth about the little clearing。 

     ;This   way�察─  �cried   Sing   presently�察  �and   started   off   once   more   into   the 

brush�察�but this time in a northwesterly direction�察�toward camp。 

     In   silence   the   three   men   followed   the   new   trail�察  �all   puzzled   beyond 

measure   to   account   for   the   death   of   Number   One   at   the   hands   of   what 

must have been a creature of superhuman strength。                    What could it have 

been�     �It   was   impossible   that   any   of   the   Malays   or   lascars   could   have 

done the thing�察�and there were no other creatures�察�brute or human�察�upon 

the    island   large   enough     to  have    coped    even   for   an   instant   with   the 

ferocious brutality of the dead monster�察�except von Horn's brain came to 

a   sudden     halt  at  the   thought。    Could    it  be�拭   �There     seemed     no  other 

explanation。       Virginia    Maxon       had    been    rescued     from    one    soulless 

monstrosity   to   fall   into   the   hands   of   another   equally   irresponsible   and 

terrifying。 

     Others then must have escaped from the campong。 Von Horn loosened 

his guns in their holsters�察�and took a fresh grip upon his bull whip as he 

urged Sing forward upon the trail。             He wondered which one it was�察�but 

not   once   did   it   occur   to   him   that   the   latest   result   of   Professor   Maxon's 

experiments   could   be   the   rescuer   of   Virginia   Maxon。         In   his   mind   he 



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could see only the repulsive features of one of the others。 

     Quite   unexpectedly   they   came   upon   the   two�察  �and   with   a   shout   von 

Horn leaped forward�察�his bull whip upraised。 Number Thirteen turned in 

surprise at the cry�察�and sensing a new danger for her who lay in his arms�察�

he set her gently upon the ground behind him and advanced to meet his 

assailant。 

     ;Out   of   the   way�察  �youmonstrosity�察─  �cried   von   Horn。   ;If   you   have 

harmed Miss Maxon I'll put a bullet in your heart� ─�

     Number Thirteen did not understand the words that the other addressed 

to him but he interpreted   the man's actions   as menacing�察  �not to himself�察�

but to the creature he now considered his particular charge�察�and so he met 

the   advancing   man�察  �more   to   keep   him   from   the   girl   than   to   offer   him 

bodily injury for he recognized him as one of the two who had greeted his 

first dawning consciousness。 

     Von   Horn�察  �possibly   intentionally�察  �misinterpreted   the   other's   motive�察�

and raising his bull whip struck Number Thirteen a vicious cut across the 

face�察�at the same time levelling his revolver point blank at the broad beast。 

But before ever he could pull the trigger an avalanche of muscle was upon 

him�察�and   he   went down   to   the  rotting vegetation   of  the  jungle  with   five 

sinewy fingers at his throat。 

     His   revolver   exploded   harmlessly   in   the   air�察  �and   then   another   hand 

wrenched   it   from   him   and   hurled   it   far   into   the   underbrush。     Number 

Thirteen knew nothing of the danger of firearms�察�but the noise had startled 

him and his experience with the stinging cut of the bull whip convinced 

him   that   this   other   was   some   sort   of   instrument   of   torture   of   which   it 

would be as well to deprive his antagonist。 

     Virginia   Maxon   looked   on   in   horror   as   she   realized   that   her   rescuer 

was quickly choking Dr。 von Horn to death。 With a little cry she sprang to 

her    feet  and    ran  toward     them�察   �just  as   her  father    emerged     from    the 

underbrush through which he had been struggling in the trail of the agile 

Chinaman and   von   Horn。          Placing her   hand  upon the great   wrist   of the 

giant    she   tried   to  drag   his   fingers   from    von   Horn's    throat�察  �pleading 

meanwhile with both voice and eyes for the life of the man she thought 

loved her。 



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     Again Number Thirteen translated the intent without understanding the 

words�察�and releasing von Horn permitted him to rise。                  With a bound he 

was upon his feet and at the same instant brought his other gun from his 

side and levelled it upon the man who had released him�察�but as his finger 

tightened     upon    the  trigger   Virginia   Maxon     sprang    between     them   and 

grasping   von   Horn's   wrist   deflected   the   muzzle   of   the   gun   just   as   the 

cartridge     exploded。    Simultaneously      Professor     Maxon     sprang    from   his 

grasp and hurled him back with the superhuman strength of a maniac。 

     ;Fool� ─   �he   cried。   ;What     would    you    do�拭  �Kill�察─  �and   then   of  a 

sudden he realized his daughter's presence and the necessity for keeping 

the origin of the young giant from her knowledge。 

     ;I am surprised at you�察�Dr。 von Horn�察─�he continued in a more level 

voice。    ;You must indeed have forgotten yourself to thus attack a stranger 

upon   our   island   until   you   know   whether   he   be   friend   or   foe。 Come� �

Escort my daughter to the camp�察�while I make the proper apologies to this 

gentleman。;       As   he   saw   that   both   Virginia   and   von   Horn   hesitated�察  �he 

repeated his command in a peremptory tone�察�adding�察 �Quick�察�now�察�do as I 

bid you。; 

     The   moment   had   given   von   Horn   an   opportunity   to   regain   his   self´ 

control�察�and realizing as well as did his employer�察�but from another motive�察�

the necessity of keeping the truth from the girl�察�he took her arm and led 

her    gently    from    the   scene。    At    Professor    Maxon's      direction    Sing 

accompanied them。 

     Now     in  Number      Thirteen's    brief  career    he  had   known     no   other 

authority than Professor Maxon's�察�and so it was that when his master laid a 

hand upon his wrist he remained beside him while another walked away 

with the lovely creature he had thought his very own。 

     Until after dark the professor kept the young man hidden in the jungle�察�

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