Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-12
DICK RODNEY; |
Or. The Adventures of s
An Eton Boy. {
nv JAMES GRANT.
CHAPTER xxXII.-tcontinued.,
nv JAMH0 GRANT.

CHAR
I looked keenly and cautiously about
-. on every side. but saw only the
.,,nder and countless stems OF the tall
sananas. whose broad leaves. as they
,srsad under or over each other, inter-
,uvtei the rays OF the sun. and formed
. shade that was pleasing and gloomy.
NON, when about To cross what
seemed a hole or hollow In the jun
fs, BY stepping from the strong ten
mi OF one erceper 10 another. a naked
arm and great human hand came up
nom AMID the mass OF leaves.
was seized by the right foot. and
IL an Instant found myself dragged
sesn through the foliage and inter-
visited plants-d0wn- down. knew
30, where: aEd before had time or
sssath TO cry or resist. | lay PROSTATE
ca my back in a hole--a lair under
ne matted jungle-with a man above
ne. t.s knees planted on my breast.
N sirong hands upon my bare throat.
shd his nerec Wild eyes CARING like
hose Of hysna into mine.
Then. how terrible acre my emotions
9. recognizing Ia the light that fell
through the mass OF foliage above. as
through ylne-eosered trellls-n0w
enEspTssd with hair. as beard and
vsiskers were all matted into a mass
the DARK and fefneions face Of An
,onio. whom believed TO be drowned
isd lying at chs bottom u the SEA-
Ar,oHio ei caoan..
-sllenzior' said he. 10 low voice.
lfs the hiss az serpent Ia my ear:
bat tie Injunction Was unnecessary.
for 30 completely Was taken By sur
ss.te % utterly At his merey. and -
ess,.stis alike Of breath o. Weapon
TIA, distance was impossible.
PEI wing that / was almost siran-
rls4 10 relaxed bis nercc grasp lit
tie. tut s,ill kept the sharply prick
iss point OF his knife At ay throat.
A. hint TO remain quiet
II would be Impossible Tor me 10 de-
scf.bs the emotions Of my soul dur
ins this time. which seemed ~ oter-
rity TO me, Utter fear sas one. Tor !
thought the ieilos bad something So
Esfns,afai-soms,hlaE truly demon
.boa, him: that he could nelIher be
drowned nor destroyed. and lay still
In that dark hollow. pagtins 10 bis
fierce clutch without a thought OF re-
sls;anes.
Nov I heard my name shouted re-
psatsdiy.
"Rodney--Mr. Rodney Dick Rod
su-whsre are your
1, was Tom i.smb6lrne aud others.
ny companions. Sho bad nov attained
the SUNNI, OF the rock. and sere
seramhling over the jungle. and push
Ing between the stems Of the bananas.
searehinE for me. rather than for the
nrs, object OF sueh mystery.
My disappearance alarmed them.
''Can he have gone adflft over the
tiun." heard Tom LAmbourDc say.
''or 10 be only having a game siih Us
By hiding himself"
'oh. yes,--thAt Ia g." replied Pro-
bart. the carpenter. ''hs can't have
gone aloft into one Of these bananas.
for they are a. clear OF branches as a
spare topmast. so let US sheer on to
the mate. and Mr. Rodney will soon
come down after gs."
We'll, my lads. there are neither
Wild men nor Wild beasts here" said
LAmbourne go ~e shall return back
To Master fIlsiop. who Is hanging In
the wind halfway down, and thon be
OF TO the but. We've earned stiiI
glass OF Erog by this bout. anyhow.
Ny emotions became almost sutfoeat-
Ing when I heard them turn away TO
desecud and rejoln Blslop without me.
saw and heard them pass and re-
pass over US. tho crcopers OF the jun.
Gle yielding their weight.
Tn. leg and foot of one. named Hen
~ Warren. came down through the
green network Of leaves aud actually
touched me.
drew a long. gaaping breath, and
the atroclous Cubano, believing | wal
about to cry aloud. compressed my
throat so tightly with his muscular
hands, that thousand lights seemed
to flash before my eyes, and mus
have become senseless for some min
utes. as the next incident tina, dwelli
In my memory it seeing him sitting II
erouehIng attitude. with bis elbow
on his knees; his blsck-bearded chill
resting In the hollow of his right hand
and with his .knife-his murderoui
Albacete cuehlllo--clcnched in hi
white teeth. while he surveyed M
with q strange and sardonic smile IL
his deeply-set black eyes. which Gilt
tered like those OF snake In the raw
Of sunlight that struggled through thu
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 maj
or devil--as yet ] knew not which ~
was: but l knew that II he had the will
he had assuredly the power. to XIII an'
leave me in bis lair. or to cast me,
mangled heap. to the bottom OF I'M
elf whereupon he lurked.
CHAPTER XXXIIl.
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81 ten, and we were still lettering OF