Charles Beadle

Name: The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10
Author: Charles Beadle

The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

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“The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10”, published in 1920, is a work by Charles Beadle. It explores elements such as Carnell, Chi Loo and ape.

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Charles Beadle, The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

“ Followed by Chi Loo, Carnell hurried down the companionway. As she began to walk up and down the bridge Vi felt a sense of the uncanny—“funny,” as the men had put it—produced by being up against something that reason could not grapple with. Of course a “singing monkey” was ridiculous; nor could it, she assured herself for the hundredth time, have anything to do with the wholesale slaughter. As a dismal foreboding that Carnell too would never appear alive gripped her, she knew that she was actually afraid. ”

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Charles Beadle, The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

“ She became the prey of a picture of herself alone in the great ship at the mercy of this orang-utan or whatever other horrors were beneath the deck that had been responsible for the death of the previous victims.
Hours it seemed, waiting on the bridge there, listening to the swish of the seas against the indifferent hull. She could hear the men abaft the engine-room skylight still wrangling about some matter.
“Fools!” muttered Vi angrily. “They don't know how to navigate, and they'll never be picked up!” ”

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Charles Beadle, The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

“ We're sure to be picked up sooner or later. There's enough food for three months anyway although I doubt whether the booze will last me that long. Then salvage will recompense me for all the little inconveniences and the Hesperus your fool of an uncle lost.”
As he stopped to take another drink Vi saw around the corner of the open saloon door the hairy face of the monkey peering.
“As for you,” continued Selwyn, “well, darling dearest, if you consent to behave yourself we'll go halves with the loot, eh? If not——”
At that moment Vi saw a white object leave the hand of the ape. ”

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Charles Beadle, The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

“ CHAPTER X AS SOON as the ape had disappeared, Chi Loo descended apparently as calm as if nothing had ever occurred to ruffle his bland serenity.
“Chi Loo wolk; make tiffin,” he explained. “Wild man catch um. No got nice knife; Chi Loo mus' go velly quick.”
“But where did he come from?” demanded Vi, glancing at the companion door.
“No know. He come long. Chi Loo go catch um
“But he'll tear Chi Loo to pieces, won't he?” queried Vi.
“Yes. Wait here, Chi Loo,” commanded Carnell, “and I'll get a revolver. There's two in the chart-house.” ”

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Charles Beadle, The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

“ This man could not have been responsible for the first murders obviously. As Vi was thinking desperately how to circumvent him and wondering what had become of Carnell and Chi Loo a giggle sounded outside, and into the saloon pranced a creature in a shirt and a pair of dungaree pants. ”

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Charles Beadle, The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

“ Some of her natural resistance seemed to have evaporated. She suddenly felt weak and helpless; unable to cope with something that appeared to be coiling around them; indeed, it seemed as if the ship were haunted. ”

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Charles Beadle, The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

“ But as Carnell rushed in the direction, revolver in hand, the voice ceased.
“It came from there beyond the fiddley,” directed Vi from the top bridge.
Watched by the group of men and the placid Chi Loo, Carnell hunted around the deck but without finding ape or man.
“The voice came from that ventilator,” he announced as he returned. “I'm going down to find out who is there. Who will volunteer?”
“Looking for a bleedin' monkey wot sings 'ymns! Oh, Lor', I'm off!” exclaimed one man solemnly and started for the fore main-deck. ”

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Charles Beadle, The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

“ She saw Chi Loo emerge from the forecastle followed by the five men who were left of the crew. The little sea-lawyer Gregory was at the head, arguing excitedly about something. The second mate, who was waiting on the break of the bridge, hailed them.
“'Ere, mister,” demanded Gregory,“wot's this chink gassing about a bleedin' monkey?”
“Listen, men,” said Carnell, “something serious has happened. There appears to be an orang-outan loose on board. From what Chi Loo says the beast appears to be dangerous. It's gone below and——”
“W'ere's the Old Man?” queried one man at the back. ”

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Charles Beadle, The Singing Monkey — Chapter 10 (1920)

“ She's gawn, ain't she? Them others we found, and then the young feller, disappears; and now the Ol' Man's gawn and our mates as well. There somefing funny about this boat. 'Aunted I says. Don't mind 'Uns and fings. You kin get 'em; but this 'ere—bleedin' monkey an'——”
“But recollect, men,” urged Carnell, “that the Monsoon is very valuable salvage and——”
“And ——!” said Gregory. “I'm on for the rhino, but not wiv bleedin' spooks an'— Oh, Gawd!”
The group of men, whose nerves we evidently already shaken, actually jumped—as from behind the deck-house came the vague voice singing. ”

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