Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-10

go back" he whispered, fercely. go
back! We can't have yOu--
II don't dare to-" she walled. II can't
s;ay-in the dark.
David took her hand quietly.
, rs that Miss Arnots ROOM He
pointed his krss at the middle square OF
orange light. rs her door locked? And
yours the next? Good. Now, do you
care anything about her?''
The girl sobbed out something inco-
! herent. but nodded vigorously.
Then go inside your room and listen.
Either you don't care-a straw-or else
go! Watch by YOUR front window. there.
If anybody comes but us. call for M.
Hemmes. Co. tell you
The poor Amazon gathered all her
forces and made for the veranda, casting
many fearful glance behind her into
the gloom.
Racing through wet grass and shallow
puddles David overlook the sultan round
the corner Of the bungalow. They now
advanced by starlight only, and with iE-
creasing caution at every step. their hear
ing 30 confused by the widespread trckle
OF waters draining off the mountainside.
that constantly they stopped and listened
to imaginary footballs. On their left hand
doomed the whitewashed bungalow, slim-
mering faint and unsubstantial as u
cloud. For fear of being seen this
background they kept goo. good 3 eiss;.o,
spy had said: but when at last, creeping
quickly from bust, to bush, they had out
fianked the rear veranda. they found
themselves the only proving shadows
there The back of the building showed
as another dark. pillared corridor; and
though line of darker upright forms
stood along 1t. like posted sentinels these
gradually resolved themselves into moth
ing more dreadful than the back doors Of
room after room. all safely shut
Down this long line Rama fitted conf
IDENTIFY, his bare, feet making no sound
on the wet earth. David. in boots, Ia
bored to maintain both equal pace and
equal silence
They had crossed a tiled walk which
Joined the rear veranda to some outlying
kitchen, and had run almost the whole
length of the bungalow, when suddenly
|, both stopped. colliding in the darkness.
A shrill cry had broken out. They
thew it, at once. for the untimely crow
ing of a gamecock nearby: yet the effect.
the SCATTERING of that mountain stiffness.
held both men close I'm their tracks. The
stir and trickle of water grew audible
once more. And then David felt hris-
Ting tremor pass through his compan-
| ions body.
| Il see it, Rama whispered in his ear.
! Going round the far end of our quar-
tiers. see II!
| David could not. though staring his
hardest He had no course but to trust
| the sultan's eyesight and to follow. at
even greater speed, the gray blur OF his
| Jacket as it flew toward the bachelors
wing veered to the left and vanished
round the last corner. The child's riddle
ran foolishly In David's head: Round
| the house and round the house
He ended that circuit In a mans out
stretched arms.
.sDown. down." ordered Rama, fero-
c;ously under his breath. Down by this
bush, Quick. The thing is In our room :
They squatted under black leaves that
d-enched them with rainwater. When
this little shower ended David could pick
out n few shadowy hirts of their position.
They were crouching under low shrub.
somewhere between the tennis court and
their pergola. The ground felt sopping
under hands and knees, the air bitterly
cold
"Quiet!' whispered his companion.
Something else comes"