Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 67 — page 136: what you’re looking at

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DR. BLAISE benches, chemical apparatus, test-tubes, beakers, phials, microscopes and all the usual paraphernalia of bio-chemical and biological research. The second shed, however, housed the doctor’s private mena- gerie, and was a source of great interest and amusement to the two officers. There was an aquarium containing a rich and highly exotic variety of marine creatures. There were, of course, the inevitable mice, rats and guinea pigs, but there were also several rather loathsome looking rep- tiles, and in addition there were two large cages, the first containing four small and particularly lively monkeys, and the second two male chimpanzees. It was clear to the two detectives that neither of these sheds would yield any secret of a sinister nature. The floors were of cement, the walls plain wooden planking, and the ceiling corrugated alu- minium. The doctor’s mena- gerie, on the other hand, offered some light relief from 135 what would have otherwise been a completely boring afternoon, and when the doc- tor released two of the mon- keys they roared with laughter at their antics as they scam- pered about the shed, leaping from the work bench to the doctor’s shoulder, and from thence to a small trapeze suspended from the roof, presumably for just that purpose. When the monkeys had been restored to their cage the three men turned their atten- tion to the two chimpanzees. One of these anthropoid crea- tures sat with its front paws dangling outside the bars of the cage. It was perfectly motionless and showed not the slightest interest as they approached. The expression in its eyes was one of mournful indifference. But the other, a somewhat larger creature, showed every indication of extreme resentment at their presence. In particular its animosity seemed to be di- rected towards the doctor. It snarled and gibbered at him, comiclooks.cormn