The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-10

ness the prone body and round Il n
gathering Of tour 08uzeA
Biacaxtock stood soms fest from tns
shoulders Inclined slightly forward.
his hands clasped behind him. BE
was eioshed IN shining. shapeless
back oilsktns: The drooring hrtm a q
anuawestsT hid IN hin face save \ red
patch Of chAak
Near he dad MAN, tzo Chinsmsn
tnf1ed with spades. wnisAdeep IN q
trench. Efsefr bodAeA cacGhsd IN mn.
saturated hlna 3sdkeGs. bsut and IA
covered VIM nearly suAnmaac pre-
cig3on - thsT delvea and casE M Ghe
loam. Behind Chem O 1fff1s mound a
fresS&zxned earth grew rap4@J.
10 one G3an Elrtsd Cizfnan1sn stood
b attatl1ds a fmDeEtuhakae atte@kanb
apparem1y overseeing Ehs srh He waa
\ large MN. AxxE-r hGi1dsd; San@
than HfaeAxknek nv &c least Sa1ee
inchaA Win diswupoztinnz&ssy ynng
arms. hrse bands and fssk IN tnzt
6ruaxs2y nfwfpe Light no seemed .
giant Hh EacA. % Occidental exeaI
was . yezlUw mnzk. oxutaIlT n03eESe
but quite devoid AZ sxpreaEton
Presently hs uttered Q Single wEd
IN ChfnesA and ths lah~ came o. Gn
and He tuyned 10 Blackstpck
IAN ready he sH4d hruaqnaEy, fn
clear EngiiHA
BlaCAxAock tnsRfned has bad, ss n
doubtfui .HDw dcspT n ss1sd
~VOur aAeE~
b. -Hfx would be bstAsr." no s&1d
However kick him IN and
gss him covered % qutsk a you cam
.An EighA,s returned fAs Cninamkn
stn23diy.
He lssued Instructions 20 bin onun
'trymsn IA q SWIM tumble a. sharp Uk
labiea.
The pttness hzutaz1ey at No pro-
ceedfng. together with the ktcksntng
thump of ne body falling into the
trench, afectsd Coast momentsrfly
with Q sNrt Of vertigo. with something
closely resembling nausea. ana wrna
from him an Involuntary cry Of horror.
'Good 0odt- he said aloud how loud
~ he soon realised
Barely had the words bean spoken
when Blackstpck, Ies II gafyaut9eA
whfried in Coasts direction. --Wh0n
thatfs he demanded sharply, his fszs
lures darkly distorted with apnre
hension. WHO Spoken
His fingers tore nervoukly at ne
fastening Of his 0tlskin coat; ha 3wked
It open and plunged ons hand into q
side pocket, az r seeking Q weapon.
In surprise the tall Chinaman turned
toward him. "syho Spoken he tar
ated, as II he had failed 20 catch mat
cry which had Enthusiastically reached
ears that seemed stunned To almost
preternatural acutenesa. Il heaxA
nothing. .
Quickly his gaze Qnested past Blacar
stock. raktng their surroundings. and
for an instant Coest could have sworn
rested On his face. indefinite blur
though It must have seemed Viewed
through the window at that rexsCve.
He fancted that the mans small ss>ek
| eyes narrowed. and he held Niz
breath. fearing he was discovered sNd
wondering whether or not 10 nahe o
break for Il BY way Of the back door.
Then. to his unepeakable relief. the
Chinaman's glance travelled ON and
again paused.
at must have been the dog" he
said, his precise English oddly asssrs-
ing with his foreign intonation-
For the irst time Coast became
aware that the animal had left the
doorway. A slight shift Of position
enabled him TO discover II standing at
pause halfway between the building
and the group round the grave
The dogf Mol" Blackstock e1ac-
ulated nervously. Dogs don't
SPEAK
cit must have been the dog" the
Chinaman repeated. 'It is there
'Where?" Blackstock moved un-
easily, seeming to sense a menace In
the very proximity Of the animal.
Keep It away from me, d'you hearH
Don't let It come near me. Kick It on
kill the damn brute II II comes this
wayi" His tones 1atted strangely, as
If he were In truth mortally afraid Of
the animal. ''It hates me-" he said In
mumble-'hates met"
Let me have your pistol" the
Chinaman put In. II think Il means
TO attack us. Give mo the pistol and
wiz drive Il Oh"
As II TO confirm the wisdom Of this
suggestion as well as Blackstock's
fears, the dog at that instant inter
jected q sonorous and savage growi-
which changed TO q sharp yelp as o
bit of rock. flung with surprising &c
curacy by one Of the grave-diggsrs,
landed on Its sides Confused and IN
pain-for the blow must have been .
shrewd one-tha blind animal
gwerved. scuttled OF. disappeared.
At the same time Coast was aware
that some object passed from Black.
stocks hand to the Chinaman'R A
second later . little tongue Of reddish
flame licked out from the mouth Of .
revolver held BY the latter. and Coast
heard its vicious bark ooincident with