ler until its great, red mouth
appeared like the fire box of a huge boiler. Hot breath fanned the
man's cheek. The nauseous odor of the beast made his stomach wrench.
He dropped to his knees close to the inert figure of the girl and
glared vengefully into the beady eyes.

The gaping mouth at the end of a long, supple neck jerked forward.
Carruthers dragged the girl away just in time to escape the gnashing
teeth. The dinosaur stamped angrily.

Once again Carruthers felt its hot breath beating upon his face. He
cringed at the thought of this kind of death. No one would ever know
how it happened. Not even his closest friend, Karl Danzig! What a mess
things were. Why didn't the red mouth of the mighty dinosaur close
over him and crush out life? Why must he kneel in torture?

From near at hand a piercing scream rang through the air. A harsh
scream. A terrifying scream!

* * * * *

Carruthers raised his head. The dinosaur had twisted around to glare
hatefully at the disturber of its meal. Other screams splintered the
forest air. And as the kneeling man watched he saw the great red ape
who had been dodging his footsteps a short time before, slouch between
the dinosaur's hulking body and the wall of the cliff. Behind it came
others--black mammals with curving arms that dragged along the ground.

Their fangs were bared. They were in an ugly mood. Arriving in front
of the dinosaur and less than four feet from the earth man and woman,
the leader silenced its followers with a low growl and turned in
concentrated fury upon the dinosaur. Its long arms drummed a throbbing
tattoo upon its hairy chest.

The dinosaur bellowed protestingly against the attitude of the apes
and gorillas. The ape leader protested with equal violence. The
dinosaur shifted uneasily, wagging its heavy head from side to side.
On all sides came deep growls from the mammals.

Carruthers watched all this display torn between doubt and fear. Which
side would win? How could the apes and gorillas, huge as they were,
hope to force the dinosaur away? But the apes were masters. This much
was apparent. Inch by inch the dinosaur backed away, glaring
vengefully. And having reached a spot where it could turn around it
did so. Presently the ground trembled as it made off through the
steaming jungle. The leader of the mammals turned and faced the earth
people. Long, searching minutes passed. Its close set eyes seemed to
be studying them