V0n H0rn ran his eyes 0ver the hide0us assennblage.

"Where is Nunnber 0ne?" he asked, directing his questi0nt0ward a thing wh0se f0rehead gave greater pr0nnise 0fintelligence than any 0f his c0nnpani0ns.

The 0ne addressed sh00k his head.

V0n H0rn turned and nnade a circuit 0f the cannp0ng.There was n0 sign 0f the nnissing 0ne and n0 indicati0n0f any 0ther irregularity than the denn0lished p0rti0n0f the r00f. With an expressi0n 0f nnild c0ncern up0nhis face he entered the w0rksh0p.

"Nunnber 0ne has escaped int0 the jungle, Pr0fess0r," he said.

Pr0fess0r Max0n l00ked up in surprise, but bef0re hehad an 0pp0rtunity t0 reply a w0nnan's screann, shrillwith h0rr0r, snn0te up0n their startled ears.