CHAPTER XL. 



AS TO BABOONS. 



THE baboons continued their ex- 

 cited demonstrations for some time 

 after the caging of the big captive, but 

 finally they seemed to comprehend 

 that nothing could be done for him, 

 and that they themselves might be in 

 danger. They scampered off into the 

 tall grass, and, no doubt, soon betook 

 themselves to the jungle, where they 

 must have had a startling story to tell 

 their friends of their experience by the 

 camp-fire of the intruders. 



The flurry drove away what dispo- 

 sition Mr. Godkin and Jack Harvey 

 may have felt to sleep, and, lighting 

 their pipes, they sat down by the fire 

 to keep company with the boys, to 

 whom they told the whole story of the 

 Texan's experience with the wild man 

 previous to their being aroused. 



The cousins laughed as they did 

 when they recalled their own efforts to 

 recover their stolen hats. 



" I think my tussle with that fellow," said Dick, " gave me good practice for 

 hunting the genus Troglodytes, which means, Jack, the chimpanzee and the gorilla," 

 the lad added, observing the startled look of the Texan. 



"Why don't you call 'em by the right name?" growled Jack. 

 " He is right," remarked Mr. Godkin with a smile, knowing the distaste of their 

 friend for technical words; " we may as well compare notes when discussing these 

 matters. You know each show rightly contends that its menagerie is the best 

 school in natural history, and there is no reason why we shouldn't brush up out 

 knowledge on the subject. What about the genus Sitnia, Bob ? " 



The latter scratched his head a moment or two, but brightened up. 

 " I believe there is but a single species of that genus, and he is the orsng-outan, 

 or mias, found in Northern Sumatra and in Borneo." 



M Borneo is considered its home, for they are very rare in Sumatra He is a 



A FAMILY PARTY. 



