The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-11

living human creatures was there about
me. sat up sharply, thinking that Hood
mad played the trick upon me as had
thought of playing it on the Greeks.
So up got. wondering where the deuce
they all WERE and | issued out of the
mouth of the cave. AS | came forth
my eyes fell OH group of them stand
ing together in close conference just
before the cavern, but there was 10
Hood. | went up to Stamboulos the
very man had with me III the loIian
islands, and to my amazement he turn
ed sharply away.
Hello, sonny" said l in surprise,
but without reply they all vanished
into the wood and left me staring after
them with mouth wide open. What
had come to them? | asked myself ana
CAPPED for an answer
Il thought | was bewitched. There
was still no Hood, and presently | sal
down TO breakfast. and the Greeks re-
turned and grouped together little
way off. But when | approached they
sat silent and gave me no answer till,
getting beyond liberation, | seized two
and cracked their heads together. But
upon that, up leaped one of the scoun-
drels and drew his knife Oh HIe.
stepped back, but Stamboulos, a dirty
thief. took him by the arm and wills
pered in his ear, and there were nod
dings all round the party.
IL Ia.
was in a deuce of Il huff, and off |
strobe into the wood, whistling to show
my Indifference. 1t was silly, no doubt,
but | did not want pack of skunks
like that to imagine l was worrying
about them. Just as | had got a dozen
yards or so | heard some one come
into the forest after ME and, turning
caught sight of a man named Deme-
trios. What are you after" thought l.
But | paid no attention and kept on.
| kept straight ahead. for the wood was
very thick there, and there was no one
about. | only wanted to get away for
a spell and consider the position. But
after Il bit pulled up ana took a seat
on a patch Of heather where the ground
was more open. The morning sky shone
on the bushes and worked into the cor
nerS of the forest, and as | sat there
in meditative way l heard sounds
coming nearer, and presently Deme-
trios pops his head out of a bit OF
shrubbery and chances at me. Imme-
diately after some one approached
upon the other side. and | caught Il
glimpse of another Of the gang poking
his ugly phiZ from behind tree anil
then, again, l found Il third to the left.
This set me up right awake, and |
asked myself what it meant You
can't wonder If ! could not make it
out. Could you have tumbled to it?
Well. | didn't, not just then. But, for
all that. it made me angry. rose and
ran at Demetrios with the express idea
Of kicking him; but, retreating, he
slipped out a knife and snarled at me
like an angry dog, and at the same
time his fellows drew up to support
him. | had come out without Il weap-
on, and | was at disadvantage, but
by this time it seemed to me to be
SIo"iiS SeTiouS, anu 80 inaue OH
back toward the cave. The beggars
followed me.
When | got near the cave-there Is
track that runs hard by, winding
somewhere over to the western valleys,
but unfrequented-I will take walk
here said to myself, and accordingly
turned off, but at that motion of mine
there WAS sort of scrambling among
the underground and three of the cut
throats barred my path, each showing
On ugly knife. Very WE'LL thought |,
L don't know yet what you're up to,
but I'll warrant I'll find out, and mean
while I'll see that I'm on little better
footing IN the matter or arms | got