The Rajah's Fortress — page 128: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THE RAJAH'S FORTRESS. 119 MELTON SEES THE CASTLI. MELTON found himself standing in a large open space, somewhat octagonal in shape, which was hemmed in completely by a high stockade of teak logs the house with its own smaller stockade being a distinctive feature. On his right and left stood various smaller buildings of very rude con- struction but, directly before him, as he emerged from the gateway was the strange sight that had at first riveted his attention. Ranged on low wheels along the stockade were a dozen very frail-looking cages, from which issued a succession of alarming sounds, while in front of them halfa dozen of those same barbarous-looking savages that he had already seen, were moving about with hunks of raw meat on hooks which they thrust between the bars of the cages. With amazement Melton moved forward and ventured to take a closer look. The first cage held a big, dingy-looking rhinoceros, who was prodding at the bars with his wicked looking horn. The COLUM 1OOO SS co