eyes projecting, seemingly in imminent danger of falling on his nose, the
Professor furious, two wild policemen with drawn clubs following after,
ready to do or die should the terrible brute break loose again.

The Professor ran Mahdi into the show, kicking him through the door. He
kicked him into his cage, and ten seconds later was vociferating on his
kerosene box again, strenuously inviting the crowd to roll up, roll up,
roll up, and see the wonderful Missing Link, the only genuine man-monkey
in captivity.

The rush that followed was unprecedented in the history of Professor
Thunder's Museum of Marvels. The people flocked in. Prices were put up to
a shilling all round, but still the people flocked, and Letitia took
nearly a bucketful of silver before public interest was exhausted.

Meanwhile, Madame Marve stirred up Nickie in his cage, and made him grin
and howl and caper for the edification of the crowd, whose souls his
street escapades had filled with awe.

Next day the papers contained an account of the excitement occasioned in
the city by the escape of a huge monkey from Thunder's Museum of Marvels,
and the Missing Link demanded an increase of salary and a double
allowance of beer, and got both, in view of his increased importance as
the greatest draw the show had ever known.



CHAPTER IX.

THE MISSING LINK PERFORMS IN THE PROVINCES.