Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

see ANYBODY. But even his racial t11n1d1ty was
not proof against the evident distress of his
companion. 90 Me ask soldier. he said sud
denly, rising slowly out of the shelter of the
carriage.
1t seemed hours till his return The
commotion around her reached her with a
terrifying significance as she realized her
solitary condition. Rosario's news on his
climax
Soldiers say no sabe where te,riemte," he
reported e Go out hunt for him-think maybe
he boloed in the bushes"
A cry broke from the overstrained girl. Her
head sank miserably down upon the cushions.
Rosario heard the choking sounds, and they
disturbed him greatly Me go find, ," he an
nounced with effort at consolation. Me
Sabe Filipino ways-bring back teHtente.' He
started off in the darkness
Wait, Rosario" Madeleine exhorted. " | am
going with you
The boy was emboldened. Madeleines
pistol was a good one and she fortunately
knew how to use it. Together they crept off
unnoticed under cover of the night
Rosario led her cautiously to the outskirts of
the town, where the trees grew more thickly,
obscuring with their foliage the few habtations
The two crept fearfully along, crouching in the
deepest shadows, and parting the clumps OF
tall grass in search of their object. The huts
seemed all deserted. Not sign of human life
was anywhere evident, only an appalling silence
pregnant of abandonment and desolation-the
mystic silence of tropical night that cuts
strangely into the heart. Madeleine felt it
pressing upon her now, crushing hope from her
GRAND. She had always had a horror of the
luXuriant damp underground. 1t hid from the
light of day and mothered such multitude OF
strange creatures. The cool, sponge-like press
on her soles told of the presence of water; yet
the girl CROPPED down in this marsh, searching
out its stumps and passing her hands appre-
hensively over them. The sting of an TN
ankles, but she pushed on to investigate some
shadow in the grasses.
Rosario came back upon her so noiselessly
that she started up in terror. Listen, SeH0rftd,
he whispered, "hsten!"
The girls heart paused with her breath
Over that dreadful silence something that
sounded like cry reached them. They waited
motionless for minute before it was repeated
this time broken and exhausted
Where is it? Where does it come from
Rosario?" Madeleine stared about her in
hopeless bewilderment
For answer the boy turned and wormed his
way through a thick growth Madeleine fol-
lowing him blindly. They pushed out upon an
open space, where the outline of hut appeared
against the trees. Rosario stopped uncer-
tainly.
Again the cry fell on their anxious ears
Help, help" called muffled voice which
emanated apparently from the hut. Madeleine
felt herself grow cold with fright. Rosario
drew instantly back into the shadows. The
covert act aroused her.
Come, Rosariol" she urged, gripping tight
hold of her pistol. I'VE will crawl around tc
the back of the hut, and see what we can do
This time the boy followed her. The hut was
dark, and they wondered at the silence that
prevailed in its vicinity, Madeleine tiptoed
around to the door. She stared into an abso-
lutely black interior.
A groan broke startlingly out of this dark
ness. 1t seemed to rise out of the floor. She
was about to step into the house, when Rosario
abruptly restrained her.
Get me out of here-somebody, quick "a
Medicines heart recognized with bound
the voice tina, came up to them.
Where are your" she called back tremu-
lously. How can we get you out?"
Thank Godp' The voice treasured itself
then: Il am caught in bamboo trap. You'll