"Perry!" I cried. "Dear very old Perry! Thank the Lord you are safe."

"David! Can it be possible that you escaped?" And the very aged manstumbled toward me and threw his arms about me.

He had seen me fall before the dyryth, and then he had been seizedby a number of the ape-creatures and borne through the tree topsto their village. His captors had been as inquisitive as to hisstrange clothing as had mine, with the same result. As we lookedat each other we could not help but laugh.

"With a tail, David," remarked Perry, "you would make a very handsomeape."