Putnam patriot., 1909-11-19

you ff this were the last gcodoy and ] should not come hack:'
 '.For mey.
 ~yes You could marry the prince without having me en your conscience ferevermore
 Mir Chaser
 Its easier to forget the dead than the living, they say"
 .n0a't te toe sure Of that.s
 "Ah. there's Seliln. Gooihyi Wen have good news for you sn. hope, be- fore long. Keep your eyes on Neenah. She and Selim have arfaHgeSi set of signals. Don't lie awake all night. and don't pray for me- he scoEfed. la reekless nood
 The three men stole cut through the small gate in the upper end of the park. Selim at once took the lead. They crept of into the black forest. keeping clear of the mountain path entil they were far from the walls.
 The starlight filtered down through the. lesfy canopy above the road. in- creasing rather than decreasing the density of the shadows through which they sped None but strong. deter. mined. inspired men could have fol. lowed the pace set by the 1.-the. sure footed Sellm.
 Mile after mile fell behind them with no relaxation of energy or pur- pose. They were coming 10 the ridge road. and Sellm fell back 10 explain the need faF caution. This was the load. in all likelihood. he explained. that the ahduetors would have used In their flight from the cavern. Two miles farther south It Joined the wide highway that ran from Arafat to the mines.
 Selim crept on ahead to reconneiter. He was back in ten minutes with thc information that party of men had but lately passed along the road to ward the south Their footprints in the soft. unirsveled road were fresh. The stub of cigarette had scarcely burned Itself out
 They broke avay from the read and took less exposed course through tho forest te their risht. keeping well wish- is eaEttf>'t sfi ttfe ttahf. Hut titoA tH- " carefully that there was slight danger of alarming the party aheae
 At last the sound of voices came to the ears eff the pur.uers As they crcpt closer and closer they became aware of the fact that the party had halted in the roadway at the point where sharp de.ilc through the rocks opened uay down Into the valley, Like snakes the parSuers wrigglesi thesr wsy fo point just above the small basin in which the party was coasregated
 great ihrNh of exuliation leanei up from their hearts. h plain view. ai the side of the road. were the two persons for whom they were searching
 .'tsocd luck is with us" whispered Cha>s nnconsciously.
 I~dy Agaee, dieheveled, her dress half stripped from her person. was serted upon a great bowlder, staring hepeieeeiy. iffele..ly. at the crowd of men in the roadway. Beside her stood a tall islander. watching her and ai the same time listening eagerly to the dispute that went on between his fel- lows. She was not bound Her hands and feet and lips were free.
 Bobby Browne WAS standing nenr by. His hands were tightly bound be hind his back His face was blood covered and the upper part of his body was almost bare. evidence of the struggle he had Nade against over wheiming odds. He was staring at the ground. his heee and shoulders dropping In utter dejection.
 Three of the treasure chests were standing beside the road. afforsiing seats for as many wesry carrierv. II was all quite plain to Chase. Rasuia and his men had chanced upon the two white people during one of their trips to the cave for the purpose of remov- ing the chests.
 Rasula was haranguing the crowd of men in tae road
 "It is the only way" he was shout ing angrily. We cannot put them to death untfl we are sure that the oth- CTS have no chance to escape to Eng land. | am a lawyer know what 1t would mean If the story got to the ears of the government. We have them safely in our hands. The others will soon die. Then-then there can be no mistakel They must be taken to the mines and kept there until l have explained everything to the people. Part of us shall conduct them to the lower rH;ll and the rest of us go on to the bank with these chests of gold"