The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-11

loiagh ready. and. II anyone asks
you a question. don't sou wait 70 an
aWer a."
Row, | had resolved 20 Try ana
get down 20 the sea by the valley
road Any rond seemed better than
this trap OF a house with armed
men all about II. Aboard the ship
said /. well show them clean pair
Of heels 60 Frisco. and. hfi.' That
ask the American government what
Il can do for Ruth dellendrn and
Tor her husband" We were four
against a hundred. perhaps n we
got uut or the 81 rape with our skins.
We should be lucky itlt should
we=couid wei why. it was
thousand 10 one nEuinat iti
said this when We plunged Into
tho wood. aud yet / viii bear Wit
npna that 1 got more excitement
than anything else out " that ven
tufH. There we WERE tIhmpllnH
through the bfuhhwood. crushing
down the bushes, nov lying low.
now up nsrunulng and not a man
that wouldn't have zone through 1t
twice f0r Ruth Hrileuarnn sake, To
that 1 set ~ down that We went on
headlonE and desperate. Al fof the
+ thlckct Itself Il Nnn fun Of meu-i
could see their figures between the
trees we must have passed 20 Of
them IN the darkness before one
came out plump on our path and
cried out 70 un W halt
Hold. hold shouts he. Is u you.
nob Williams
.'tfu nob Williams. right enough.
says /. and gave him enc between
f the eyes. and down he went like a
+ feiiod on. The man who wnH slih
him. stumbling up against Seth
/ ihrheE. had a touch of the ahiileingh
which was like "A rock fAlling upon
+ ny Hr just gave oue nhuaderinE
Efuan and fell backwards. little
Dolly Venu laughed aloud in his eK-
fcitrmnnt and Peter nigh gave
feai Irish ahufruEh.- but the dark
ness had swallowed it all up ln q
minute. ana SO were VI again. head
inx Tor the shore like those that run
"a race far their Vefy lives.
"Do you see any road. Peter
uliEh asked I. for my breath was
coming short now do you see any
read. man p
rise devil a one. air."
Was that a rins shot nr a stone
from the hiiis7~ ! asked them a mo
mrnt later. Dolly Nenn answered
me this time
a rife shot captain. They'll be
shootinE orc another. then=ifu rip
fina ripping
.i.8ok eut. lad. or nru BE- dripplnEr
cried don't roa see thrre'H water
abs Al
rsied the warning 10 him ana aleaa
kutai upaa the borders II as black
a ppui az ! rumenbsf 10 have seen in
+ aHY country The water itself was
covered utfh riiHKins plants Hud faii -
Winding usly snakes shlfh caused the
whole pool a. nhiaa with . Kind =
I aneanus naht. while an excrpaWtfiaE
ssier deadly and stlfiinH. steamed %
[ ffafn if end threatened - CHOKE us.
[ what was sursr thar ihis waa ei0ae
I shtckst ts8fasfins thn nand ou three
Z sides. ~ that ~ must eltber swim
/ ZOE Il ~ turn ltaet the way - came.
I Already I could hear faatatrfa. and
/ isouEhH sna rninH ard breaking not
EaaaH yards ftuna where We stood 70
cross ere pond might have struck ths
I ilyaFesi man aiive ~ifh isfrar "a
have sauHeF forfeited my lifetime over
I than have taitehed ONE - those siifny
snakes What slss To a. 1 had $50
fsaurr netiaa than thu dad. ITS Ice
I sud. Jasper HsEe natd - fBfsFlf
sths ~nd - Yau and yeut venture
ilui - Rata Bnliepden wenidul
think How c.uia l. mhsu knsw ths
folks that ~ Abroad On kous isl-
and
wouid any man. I ask. have he-
iisved that hn eaaid wRtk into such q
trap ana Krt cat n it unharmedf n
30 q wasn't Jasper HenE uar Peter
I Hilah. nor iistls Deity Nenn nor seth
{ BARKER with ths hiuaEeon In bic hand
nuus. ~ ALI that's holy aaFh Peter
{ Nish Snakes / have seen. bat thrfn
I ysnaer gives me the rfegua--z"
'creef,a er 30 crerpa. the others wiii
, - 40 hsta Ia five miHHtea. and What
afa yea gainE t. do thenr asks T. fuf
/ didn't kuae Whlch way d tsrn.
F seth barker vas she enc that an
uwefrd me
I'm snlaS 20 knock some nails In
E - your leave" says he. and with
that he stood stlii and hada ~ listen
/ The Nhals sroed was fun - she
sound of shMli0aiuK now Far and
wide heard question aud answer. and
calls. Il poaldnt be many minutes b.
fore the fret man VAS ost on our
trail and there I eaa FsghL Tor one n
them came ieupinE out ~ the wood
sIFalEht into Peter niiKh'a arms Psuf
dewitt was she East good niEhi Tor
him in thls wprld-fur Peter passed
him on. % 60 speak, and he went head.
+ long into the pond without anyone
kunNiag huN he Got there. A more
awful end | hope may never hear o.
ard yet gad knows hH brought 81 on
himself A. Ter Peter nliEh. the shock
set him aHhhiuE Ike q woman. lt was
all M work g. act hlns 0n again.
sNp fNult - ours.s said I: we're
here Tor wumanH sake. ard "
tharrn mans work e. do wen d. a.
lads Take ms adKlra and Youll turn
straight back and run Tor a. Better
tap on The head than a cry In yandsr
pool.
They replied fsarr6melY- strain
was telling upon them badly That
much I learnt from their husky voices
and the way thcy kept close 10. me IA
[ though l could protect them.