The evening world., 1913-09-22

cause that direction aay straight away
from his pursutrs. lie had no idea what
ne should do when he reached the rocky
barricr-hs wac far too frightened to
think.
His pursuHrs were gaining upon him.
their savaxe yei,s ming1ing with his
piercing cries and squirting him on 70
undrenned-of pinnacles Of speed.
As he ran. his knees came nearly 20
his shoulders Mt each frantic hound: his
left hand was extended far ahead.
ciutchinG wildly At the air a. though
he were endeavorins 10 pun hinscle
ahead. while mis- right hand. stili grasp
Ing the c,idGei. described . rapid CIRCLE.
like the arm Of . windmill gone mad.
In action Waldo was an inspring speo-
tacie.
Al the foot q the Gilt re oama to .
momentary halt. while he glanced hur-
riediy about for . means Of escape: but
now he saw that the enemy had spread
ont toward TIE right ana left. ieavnS
no means Of escape except up ths pre-
cip,tous side OF the cliff. Up this mar
row traits led steepiy from ledge "a
ledeA
In piaess crude ladders scaled pr.
pendicular heights from ono tier Of
caves to TIE next above: but to Wald1
the th.nR which confronted lin seemed
absolutely unsca,abis. and then anothss
back ward glance showed him tho rap,diS
nearing enemy: and ne iaunched MN
self at the face OF that seeminGy am.
prexnabls barrier. oiutch!ng deepdrats'S
With fingers and toes.
Um proeress was impedsd ~ IN
eudSN 70 which no stin chung. but =,
aia no, drop Il: though Why Il wothe
nav. been diflcult 70 tell. unless u va
that his asts were now purely
Cnanieai. there being no room IN o''
mind Cor aught elss than terror.
C,osa behind him came the f0rsmos,
cave man: yet, though he had acauiee
yhs ABILITY OF o monkey through ire
t;o,s "A prActise, he was amazed q I'M
,rncannv speed with which Waldo pm~
son c,awsd nls shrisking way Abort
Walf-vny uo tho ascent however;
great taary hand came a'moN 70 III
ankle. ..,.n.,
n ono Of tho loose ana waoey 'asae
little moro than email Tees ,.,,,"
precariorsly AGAINST the perpenaieui.
rocIey surfacs-that me nearest foSma'
aamo 40 close 70 the fugitive: but a. IN
ton Shancs intervened to save wado
n, n time at feast. II was az the mo
ment that ne ocramtAcd frnntioaHy
q tiny ledge from the triehtf'a'y shpp'n'
In hss haste No dM BY accident whs
q resourceful man would have done o.
intcnt--in pushing himself onto IN
ledge ne kicked me ladder OUTWARD
for q second II hung topping IN th
panance, and men with lunge crashes
down the cliffs Sace With its human
burden. IN dts fall acrap'ng othsr o
tha S,s,rs,ri0v hOrhA with IL,
A chorus Of rage cams up from bslos
him. hut Waldo had not oven turue|
his head to learn Of his temporary 600
fortune. Up. ever up ne sped. untu .
length no stood upon ths top'noSt ledge
facing an overhanxinG wall OF bian'
rock that lowered another twenty-five
feet above him 10 the summit OF I'M
DhiT. Time and again he ieapst
furtively AGAINST the smooth surfa;s
tearing At with his nails In mat
endsavor 70 climb stim higher.
Al hin right was tho low openinG 4
a black cave. but No did not see it-ht
mind could cope win, but the stnsi'
idea: e. chamber from the horrible crea
lures which pursued him. Bt hnailI
Il was horne IN on his hai'-mad Oraf'
that this was the end--hs conld ny NJ
Sarther-here. IN = moment more. deatl
would ovsrtabs him.
Hs turned TO nect n. and below say
number OF the cave men placinl
another ladder in leu OF That which hat
fallen. In a moment they were resum
'nr the accent after him.
On the narrow ledge above them on
young man stood. ohatterinS ana grin
ming iiko mailman. IEs p'tiful erie
w~rs now punrtuated with tho hollow
coughing which his violent exercise ha'
induced.
Tears rolled down his begrimed face
leaving crooked. muddy streaks in thei
wake, Hts knees snote together -
Violently that he could barely stand