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many times that a monkey, if gifen time enough, will learn without efen any instruction to open such a box as this—efen if it hass as high as thirty manibulations."
The police captain stared from the little German to his friend, and from him to the Javanese; but Baraka was still bent in curious examination of the monkey, an examination which seemed now suddenly to run to recognition. He started up.
"But it is Ukano!" he exclaimed.
"What is Ukano?" the captain demanded.
"The monkey is Ukano. It is his name. Oh, now everything is explain—I understand all!" Baraka cried in great excitement. "It is Ukano—the pet monkey of Alarna!"
Hereford looked quickly at Lorine; she, drawing herself erect, seemed—as he did—
