The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-10
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aY JAMES GRANT.


" ~ .'.rly and cautiously about
:, .,,ry side, but saw onLy me
~, Countless stems of the tall
y, ~so,s broad leaves. as they
.,.r or over each other, inter
i aD'r rays of the SUM- and formed
', mi was pleasing and gloomy.
". about to cross what
Sole or hollow in the jun
',.nning from the strong ten
=. '''r creeper to another, a naked
y ~ ,reat human hand came up
Ia M mass of leaves!
~ lid by the right foot, and
n't.ut found myself dragged
,',ougb the foliage and inter-
,.I,nts-down-down-I knew
s,,,, and before l had time or
n erv or resist, l lay PROSTATE
NIX in a hole-a lair under
.,na iungle-with man above
4 tusss planted on my breast.
,~,r hands upon my bare throat.
I tsrce wild eyes glaring like
Il. hyena into mine.
how terrible were my emotions
yonlslnS in the light that fell
4 me mass OF foliage above, as
uncovered trellis-now
gr,,.d with hair, as beard and
In ware all matted into a mass
|# duk and feroeious face OF An
sscm | believed to be drowned
II. At the bottom Of the sea-
10 q Cubsnil
krrop said he, in a low voice,
h, hiss Of a serpent in my ear;
Injunction was unnecessary,
unpletely was taken by sur
50 utterly at his mercy. and 50
y "a alike of breath or weapon
II distance was impossible.
81 s.YIng that / was almost stran-
III d relaxed his fierce grasp a lit
y bit still kept the sharply prick
pint Of his knife at my throat,
NJ ilut to remain quiet.
& Nuld be Impossible for me to de-
IL the emotions OF my soul dur
n Aa time, which seemed an eter-
y b mel Utter fear was one. for l
h :si the fellow had something SUI
Biilrsl-something truly demon
~ hin; that he could neither be
SSrst nor destroyed; and ! lay still
bat dark hollow. painting in his
n dutch without a thought OF re-
4nts
BH heard my name shouted re-
saty
Rodney-Dlck Rod
s-bhrs are your"
vas Tom Lambourne and others,
Supanions, who had now attained
mnmlt Of the rock, and were
|'nbllng over the jungle. and push
atvssn the stems of the bananas.
ftAins for me. rather than for the
object Of such mystery.
Y DISAPPEARANCE alarmed them.
IA he have gone adrift over the
" heard Tom Lambourne say.
FAhs only having a game with US
tdlg himself?'
|N yssl-that is it," replied Pro-
Il As carpenter; "he can't have
y ioiI into one Of these bananas.
FuV rs as clear of branches as a
n Npnsst; so let us sheer off to
| nae and Mr.. Rodney will soon
n t0sn after US"
Wy ny lads, there are neither
Il a'n nor wild beasts here" said
f'0arns' so we shall return back
laur Hislop. who is hanging in
sna hallway down, and then be
n a' hut We've earned a stifr
" IroE BY this bout, anyhow"
l. pa'uons became almost suffocat-
I 'a@ heard them turn away to
~ lno reioin Hislop without me.
/. :" !. 'nd heard them pass and re-
,.,,i Us, the crsepers of the jun
rrl I. their weight.
IsEs and foot OF one, named Hen
\ 'u''n' came down through the
AtAsi ne. anu "e'uaiiy
! ,l,'.,s long, sasping breath, and
\, y Cubano, believing was
n, " cry aloud, compressed my
4, lightly with his muscular
~, 'uA' a thousand lights seemed
!, S.. us'ors my eyes, and | must
y uns senseless for some min
\, s us next Incident that dwells
-oD.S IuOfy is seeing him sitting in
N, - attitude, with his elbows
n, !, .useS' his black bearded chin
IN y me hollow of his right hand,
,,,,. u ns knife-his murderous
!. ~. cSuchillo-clenched in his
(, s w. while he surveyed me
t,.n' aAnse and sardonic smile in
Inset N. - black eyes, which gilt
Might 'I tp., OF a snake in the rays
a roo, .aat struggled through the
NJ, 1901 Of leaves about us.
p,t.. ~ more the voices of my
dom. '' They were gone. and | was
,,II ' and unarmed with this man
but 70 YET knew not which he
d ..su Knew that if he had the will
ma ~ suly the power, to kill and
led h.. us lair, or to cast me.
sAsrsunpp, TO the bottom of the
'un0n he lurked.
p,.. o.HAPTER xxxuL
and nave !, been about the hour
aOulIt NE ~ We're stin lettering on
b slsS. 'sSco, when the cry of "a