The Washington times., 1911-08-20

stranger. The rocks. cliffs. and .gullies
round US are well-nigh impossible for
man-and as for cattle
! heard Jack say in a low voice:
We have no cattle"
No cattle! Then, how in Pauls name
did you do it?'
We are travelling through the air."
was Jills inopportune reply
Graybeard fixed his large eyes upon US
In stupid fascination as he repeated:
Through the air.
Yes, we've a flying machine!
The man didn't speak. The flames
| rose and fell above the glowing fagots-
the wind sucked through the vale.
Gwynne and l continued to stare stupid
ly at each other.
We had received a shock that was i'm
possible to throw off in a minute. Pres
| emily he glanced up at the towering
! heights that surrounded US, and, in a
voice that sounded far away, muir
INJURED:
Il thought it looked famiHar-but-
somehow must have misplaced it."
He drew a deep breath. and stared
| into the Goals like one who was stunned.
Even the old man noticed it.
And you didn't know that you were
close to Gim-ra?" he asked.
Know it! How could 1? I've been
| trying my best to get away from the
: cursed country and all its lamaseries
for a month But who are your
| ship at Gim-ra, and should advise you
! not to go back there"
But how can we help 1t? These hills
hold US like a labyrinth. Wen soon be
| out of provisions-we must find house
| before long. Can you help us?'
II can help you, yes-if you will help
me-we are brothers in distress. 1 can't
\ go back to Gim-ra for reasons which
! you yourself may be able to guess.
| II wandered out in the dark. not
/ ~ -fv,rr hot 20 do iyhf
and-well, followed it. AS a mission
airy I've learned little about the coun-
| try.
| Take me with you in the airship and
| / will guide you to giachug where you
can rest, get fresh supplies. and direc-
tions for your Journey. What say you?'
| II say it's a CO." Gwynne answered.
| Spend the rest of the night with US by
the fire, and we'll be OF in the morn
| ing"
| The priest accepted the invitation with
, satisfaction, and at once became one OF
| our party.
He told US that we had shaken up the
| nerves of the lamas to such an extent
by the manner of our departure that all
| foreigners were regarded with suspicion,
SO much so that he felt his own life
| to be unsafe in the lamasery, and had
determined to risk 1t in the open sooner
than remain another night in the gom-
| ba. =
He told us that we were regarded as
| supernatural beings-devils-and that II
would be quite unsafe to show ourselves
at Gim-ra again. He told us that the
fame of the airship had spread through
! the land, and that there was not chai-
dam, giachug. rest house. or jong thai
had not heard of 1t. That all the gom.
| bas or lamaseries were afraid of us
| We must make up our minds to go out
of that part of Tibet before. seeking
| assistance.
i 1t was really lucky that we had los
our way and not followed the highroad
The old mans face and manner were
agreeable. We had no doubt of his sin
| certify.
i Later Gwynne whispered:
There's a slim chance for the money
yet II this old fellow can really steel
us into the low country, where ther,
will be no longer danger Of collision
with the mountains, we can travel b.
night.
"Beyound this. in the denser air, W,
can make double speed. 1 don't sa!
|, we're likely to win, but there's
chance