The Jungle Story MEGAPACK®: 12 Thrilling Jungle Tales by Otis Adelbert Klein & Carl Jacobi & Arthur O. Friel & Bryce Walton

Author:Otis Adelbert Klein & Carl Jacobi & Arthur O. Friel & Bryce Walton [Klein, Otis Adelbert]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: fantasy, horror, short stories, adventure, jungle
ISBN: 9781479420179
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2016-02-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER XXXI

DR. BRACKEN’S REVENGE

Some two months later the captain returned with twenty carriers, all heavily laden. All were paid and dismissed except the two Indians who had previously accompanied him.

During the following week, a circular trench about four feet wide and eight feet deep was dug around the tree which held Jan’s hut. A few inches of the top soil and sod were retained, but all other soil taken out was dumped into the stream.

Then many copper wires were stretched about in the trench, after which it was covered with crossed sticks barely strong enough to sustain the earth and sod laid on them. Running from this trench to the doctor’s cabin, slightly below the surface of the soil, was a concealed insulated electric cable.

His trap completed, the doctor settled down to await the arrival of his victim. His Indians supposed the trench to be an animal trap. Every time a tapir blundered into it, Bracken pretended to be highly elated, made the necessary repairs, and covered the surface as before.

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