The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

DICK RODNEY;
Or, The Adventures of
An Eton Boy.
BY JAMES GRANT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER XXXlI.-Ccontlnued)
eY JAMES GRANT.

CHAPTER -(Contlnued)
looked keenly aud cautiously about
mo on every side. but saw only the
slender and countless stems Of the tall
bananas, whose broad leaves, as they
spread under or over each other. inter
ruptcd the rays OF the sun. and formed
a shade that was pleasing and gloomy.
Now. when about to cross what
seemed a hole or hollow In the jun
gle. by stepping from the strong ten
drill OF one creeper to another. a naked
arm and great human hand came up
from amid the mass Of leayesl
was seized by the right foot, and
In an instant found myself dragged
down through the foliage and inter-
twisted plants-down- down. knew
not where; and before had time or
breath to cry or resist, ! lay PROSTATE
on my back In hole-a lair under
the matted jungle-with a man above
me. his knees planted on my breast
his strong hands upon my bare throat,
and his fierce wild eyes glarlng like
those OF n hyena into mine.
Then. how terrible were my emotions
on recognizing In the light that fell
through the mass OF foliage above. as
through a vlne-covered trellls-now
overspread with hair, as beard and
whlskers were all matted into a mass
tho dark and ferocious face OF An
tonic. whom / believed to be drowned
and lying at the bottom OF the sea
Antonio el Cubanll
"sllenzlol" said he. in a low voice,
like the hiss Of a serpent In my ear;
but the injunction was unnecessary,
for so completely was taken by sur
prlse-so utterly at his mercy, and 80
destitute alike OF breath or weapon
that resistance was impossible.
Perceiving that | was almost stran-
gled he relaxed his fierce grasp a lit
tie. but still kept the sharply prick
ing point OF his knife at my throat
as a hint to remain quiet.
II would be impossible for me to de-
scribe the emotions OF my soul dur
ing this time. which seemed an etor-
nifty to me! Utter fear was one, for
thought the fellow had something su.
Notwithstanding truly demon
about him; that he could neither be
drowned nor destroyed; and lay still
In that dark hollow. painting In bis
fierce clutch without a thought OF re.
slstance.
Now heard my name shouted re.
peatedly
"Rodney-Mr. Rodney-Dlck Rod
ney-where are your
II was Tom Lambourne and others
my companions. who had now attained
the summit OF the rock. and wor
scrnmbling over the jungle. and push
ing between the stems OF the bananas
searching for me. rather than for tn
first object OF such mystery.
My disappearance alarmed them.
"Can he have gone adrlft over tn
bluif." heard Tom Lambourne say
''or is he only having n game with u
by hiding himself?'
"oh. yesl-that Ia IT," replied Pro
bart. the carpenter; ''he can't hay
gone aloft into one Of these bananas
for they are as clear OF branches as
spare topmast; 80 let us sheer OF I
NhN hAhA'g anu aAAs MUMMY viii nOO
come down after us"
"Well. my lads. there are nelthe
wild men nor Wild beasts here" sal
Lambournel so wo shall return bac
10 Master ilislop. who is hanging 4
the wind halfway down. and then b
OF to the hut. We've earned a still
glass OF grog by this bout, anyhow.
My emotions became almost sufioeat
ing when ! heard them turn away /
descend and rejoln IIlslop without m,
saw and heard them pass and re
pass over us, the creepers OF the Jun
gle yielding their weight.
The leg and foot OF one. named Hen
ny Warren, came down through IN
green network Of leaves and actual
touched me.
drew a long, gasplng breath. an
the atrocious Cubano, believing wa
about to cry aloud. compressed m
throat so tightly with his muscula
hands. that thousand lights SCENE
TO fash before my eyes. and / mus
have become senseless for some min
utes, as the next Incident that dwell
IN my memory Is seeing him sitting q
crouehlng attitude. with his elbow
on his knees; his black-bearded chi
resting In the hollow OF his right hand
and with his knife--his murderer
Albaeete uehillo-clenched in hi
white teeth, while he surveyed m
with a strange and sardonle smile Il
his deeply-set black eyes. which gilt
tered like those OF snake In the ray
Of sunlight that struggled through tn
woven roof OF leaves about us.
/ heard no more the voices OF m
shipmates. They were gone, and | wa
left alone and unarmed with this ma
or deyil-as yet knew not wheh h
was; but / knew that II he had the vii
he had assuredly the power, TO kill an
leave me In his lair, or to cast me,
mangled heap. to the bottom Of tn
cliff whereupon he lurked.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
II might have been about the hOu