in my laboratory I made a body. I ought or stole all the pieces of human body that I needed, and slowly and carefully, I put them all together. I did not let any body enter my laboratory or my flat while I was doing this awful work. I was afraid to tai anybody my terrible secret. I had wanted to make a beautiful man, but the face of the creature was horrible. Its skin was thin and yellow, and its eyes were as yellow as its skin. Its long black hair and white teeth were almost beautiful, but the rest of the face was very ugly Its legs and arms were the right shape, but they were huge. I had to use big pieces because it was too difficult tojoin small pieces together. My creature was two and half m res tall. For a year I had worked to make this creature, but now it looked terrible and frightenmg. I amost decided t destroy it. But I could not. I I had to know if I could put life into it I joined the body to the wires from my machine. More wires joined the machine to the mast. I as sure that my machine could use electricity from lightning to give life to the body. I watched and waited. Two days later I saw dark clouds in the sky, and I knew that a storm was coming. At about one o'clock in the morning the lightning came. My mast began to do its work immediately, and the electricity from the lightning travelled down the mast to my machine. Would the machine work? At first nothing happened. But after a few minutes w the creature's body begin to move. Slowly, terribly the body came alive. Its arms and legs began t e, and slowly it sat up. The dead body had been an ugly thing, but alive, it was much more horrible. Suddenly I wanted to escape from it. I ran out of the laboratory, and locked the door. I was filled with fear at what I had done. For hours I walked up and down in my flat. At last l lay down on my bed, and fell asleep. But my sleep was full of terrible dreams, and I woke up suddenly. The horrible thing that I had created was standing by my bed. Its yellow eyes were looking at me its mouth opened and it