The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1909-12-24

Sagacity Of his race, anticipated the
move The two forces met In the
south hall after the pIOtters had eff
fected an entrance from the garden
The struggle was brief. for the con-
splrators were outnumbered and sur
prised. They were even now lying be-
low, bound and helpless. awaiting the
disposition Of their intended victims
lit Is not because we love you. ex-
ceIlencies." explained Baillo. with a
sudden fierce look in bis eyes. but he
cause Allah has wiIled that We should
serve you faithfully. We are your
dogs. Therefore we fight for you. IL
is vile dog which bites its master"
Browne. with the readiness OF the
average American. again assumed
command OF the situation. He gave
instructions that the prisoners. seven
In number, be confined In the dungeon.
temporarily at least
There will be no other attack on rs
tonight" said Browne. rejolning the
women after bis interview with Baillo.
1T has missed fire for the present. but
they viii try to get at US sooner or tat
er from the outside. Britt, will you
and Mr.. Saunders put those prisoners
through the sweat box? You may be
able to blulf something out of them II
you threaten them with death They
1T won't do. Browne" said Dep
bingham, shaking his head. They are
fatalISts; they are stoics- l know the
breed better than you. Question IL
you like, but threats will be Of no
avail Keep 'em locked up; that's all"
Firearms and ammunition were TAX
en- from the gunroom TO the quarters
occupied by the white people Every
preparation was made for a defense In
the event of an attack from the out
side or inside. The white servants
were moved into rooms adjoining their
employers. Britt and Saunders trans
ferred their belongings to certain gor-
geous apartments. Miss Pelham went
into a Marie Antoinette suit close By
that Of the princess. The native serv-
ants retained their customary quar-
tiers below stairs.
Far in the night Genevra. sleepless
and depressed. stole into the hanging
garden. Her mind was full OF the hOr-
| rid thing that had happened to Hol-
lingsworth Chase. He had been moth
ing to her. He could not have been
anything to her had he escaped the
guns Of the assassins. And yet her
heart was stunned by the stroke that
Il had sustained. Wide eyed and sick,
she made her way to the railing and,
cllnging TO the vines. stared for she
knew not how long at the dull red
| glow on the mountain.
The night was still and ominously
dark. She had never known a night
since she came to Japat when the birds
and insects were so mute. A somber.
supernatural calm hung over the Is
land like a pail. The smell OF smoke
hung about her. She could not help
wondering IL his fine. strong body was
lying up there burned TO a crisp Ii
was far past midnight She was alone
ln the garden. Sixty feet below her
was the ground; above, the black dome
Of heaven.
She was not to know till long after
ward that one Of her faithful Thor
berg men stood guard in the passage
leading up from the garden. armed
and willing to die One or the other
slept In front Of her door through ali
those nights on the island
Something hot trickled down her
cheeks from the wide, plying eyes
that stared so hard. She was woD-
derIng now II he had a mother. sis
tiers. How their hearts would be
wrenched by thlsl She was thinking
of him with pity and horror in her
heart. not love.
A question was beginning TO form
Itself vaguely in her troubled mind
Were all Of them to die as Chase bad
died?
Suddenly there came to her ears the
sound Of something swlshing through
the air. An instant later a solid OBJ
tect fell almost at her feet She start
ed back with cry Of alarm. A broad
shaft Of light crossed the garden.
thrown by the lamps IN the upper hall
Of the chateau Her eyes fell upon a
wriggling. snakelike thing that lay In
this path Of light.
Fascinated, almost paralyzed. she
watched IT for a full minute before
realizing that II was the end Of a
thick rope which lost itself IN the
heavy shadows at the cliff end OF the
garden. She was standing directly
in the shaft of light To her surprise,
the wriggIing ceased. The next mo-
ment a faint, subdued shout was borne
to her ears. Her flight was checked
By that shout. for her startled. Devil
dered ears caught the sound OF heE
own name.
At last, far above. she saw the glim-
; Rner Of light II was too large 20 be
q star. and II moved back and forth
Sharply 1t dawDed upon her that II
was at the top Of the cliff which over
: hung the garden and stretched away
l to the sea Some one was up there
? waving a lantern She was thinking
! hard and fast. light breaking 10 CpOr
[ her understanding. Something like
5 Joy shot into her being. Who elss
e could It be II not Chase? He alon'