New-York tribune., 1908-03-15


/ cave when you saw NE. Il the man IS dead
+ Because Al -lrsC I was afraid YOU would
shoot ne from above therefore took shelter.
Why did v1u come out aEa-c- Il YOU were
After I had -7-r n vy4s ashamed. for
felt sure thai YOU would not XIII me without
+ hearing the truth So I came out 70 speak
with vou. Get down and I VIII show vou the
man grave
Have ! wings cannot come down. II
/ RARAH-A felr a put5 Of aec ar pass her. Just
- above her --EnJ ankle. and - tle same m
sca-- heard q sharp report not very loud and
more Ike the s---pDIlg OF q strong but very
C-v stick than the explosion OF 4 -lrear-11- she
i-s--nC-Ive-v sp-ang % the lett, keeping her
ewes on oazl-
For : moment he did not move. But he
vysz already dead. as he slowly Leaned forward
r-r-- the rock. making Z deep 00eIsange with
both arms hanging down before 1l-ll. SO trlat
ms BODY shot down perpe->l-cl-ar-y 70 the
sand where = struck head IrsC. rolled over
and -z- -1o--onless n heap ne traEe-er
was 9 Nauze- pistol, winch would nave Ai--eQ
As surely a. tlve hundred Yards IS nifty, ana
the bullet had gone through the ATa1 -Iall
Fa-aza sg-zug up the sandy slope a1l ran
along the narrow beach 10 the BODY n an
instant she had detached the large brown
water gou-E from the thong by winch Il had
hung over Sazd shoulder, and she fe-t tnat
= KS full Without q thought tor heTseL'
she ras-erleC back 10 the mouth OF Jfe cave
where the traveller was now standing MS
face was dripping with persp1ratlOn. wnlch ran
down INTO his matted golden beard, MS eyes
were wild. ms hands were bleeding
Drink" cr1ed Baraka loytu-ly, and gave
h1-n the Eg-rl
bit q meat. and pulling out the WOODEN pug
set the gou-E 70 ms lips. WITH an expression
q beat1tc6e. But he was an old tra.t- '1l--
drank o-.lv q little. knowing that ms HE IIllSAL
all sun AS a
goJ.-5 OF water was worth more tLaI many
Are v5u ve-v thirsty yet" he asked II a
NO no. answered B4r4ka bravely. Keep
Hz bzr6 closed round the neck Of the
q1-.-5 and he looked up toward the ROCKS
above The vulture had come back ana "as
c1rcl-ng slowly down Ill.
VA, had better bury the body, Whi-e
r~ l-- ,g1-----lg" SAID the traveller. turning
Back INTO the cave and taking the g"Erl Win
Ts-s-a had marked the place where he had
---es ro f5y rar water and had almost Ci9tl'-
-.--ez - The C,-1-cesarG. She took from l-e
F.4,- 49,. valet IT winch were oates ana 7'.'--e
f-.rf-+-v bread. and then dragged ana I-7.-e-
and rolled the dead man from --.1 -
where he had fallen The Vu-IuTe saS on
1lz-,e- ledge where ITS claws could ma a L--l-,
- -lrr,Eh Il watched her with horT7ble 90
eves whsle she robbed i Of ITS prey IL -l- -'.'-
dare 60 nearer. . .-4 and
r--.Ls had u roll herself back - A'i-I-
ry--,--7F N haste . escape being s"--lo" e -P
[s-,+7 The dead man The last she sa" p- -----
vs. one brown foot sticking up II 7-l-5 .l
rI~yylv out # sight, and then she wen. ~
l-gr1ryo where the ruby mine Wa ana lo''a up
: me- If the broken crust. ir- ol ~
- and threw II At the vr--rlre -z ---'- - -
-. [,.,.Tf II G.a not lat n. but il '--
+--~rt.l.-F off the ledge lur9 the ar piTl.-
l--e.- bedragqled wings and struck 45'"-.,-i
tn Raraka sat down II the siia4. an
-r.s.l,, brushed away the dry sand ll-i' - -
-- mo the fold of her linen garment ---,-
mn looked steadily at the mouth -. yi-' -.
- +-l-s rot o. realize that her l.-ioa~ ~
r.r,f,5 and her lips almost eT'4' @-ll- IL
l,E--g. Ind that the traveller had a 2'aL- ,5 l-
No., I'M at water with him Tor ---g ,.r.
5---- and v..s= willing - cle ti.aI ne N-'5 ~
= H--i- 1srser Besides, Il Ae slr'' -. 80
5.,.,---g f,s ggav out, there would De pic. f--
.=-zrt Ind when he was free she Wa t--
b. would love her because she --'-
=a r-ll.
TIL sun rose higher and at --sL .l-..li' ,..r-
i - tf. batt0m II the eEastl- 7iIe -..t-4
--y and frverlsh ana felt tlrea --ii.- 81. +G[