THE SPIDER MONKEY. 



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up, ready for fun, keeping perfectly still till the 

 child came quite near, and then suddenly spring- 

 ing to her feet, flinging out her arms, with a 

 loud growling cry like " O-o-o-o ! " It was a 

 wild sound, and the youngster was sure to run 

 and scream, which was the desired result, and 

 greatly pleased Gila. But, strangely enough, 

 there was one little girl, a mere baby, who was 

 very fond of the monkey, and perhaps even 

 more strange the fact that Gila was equally 

 fond of her. The child's pet name was Chi- 

 quita, and she was a regular visitor at the house. 



The moment she appeared, Gila opened her 

 arms and welcomed her with a glad cry, and the 

 baby, who could just walk, ran and threw her- 

 self into them with a warm embrace. After 

 this, Gila sat down with her pet, and proceeded 

 to look her over. 



