The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-16

| sohieuouy CdIlp-a lOR structure,
weather?proof, rudely but adequately
furnished. His. clothing, dough-dried
| Dut neatly mended. lay upon q chair at
| his side.
| He rose and dressed in haste. at
once eXulting in his sense OF complete
rest and renewed woll-being, a prey
toh ints OF an extraordinary appetite,
and provoked by signs that seemed to
bear out the weirdest flights of his
Celirious fancies.
There. was no other living thing in
sight but loon that sported far UP
the river and saluted him with d
ahriek OF mocking laughter.
The place was q cleft in the hills.
table OF level land some few acres
In, area, bounded on one hand, beneath
the cliff from which he had dropped
by a rushing FLYER fat with recent
| rains; on the other by a second cliff
OF equal height. Upstream the water
| curved round the shoulder OF tow
ering hill, downstream the cliffs clos
| ed upon il until it roared through
narrow gorge.
Near the camp. upon a strip of
shelving beach that bordered the river
where it widened into deep, dark
pool. two canoes were drawn up bot
toms to the sun. Denser thickets of
pines. oaks, and balsam hedged in the
! clearing.
He was. it seemed, to be lef. severe
ly to himself, that day; when he had
cooked and made way with an enor-
nous breakfast, Alan found nothing
better to do till time for luncheon than
to explore this pocket domain.
| He Toasted famously again at noon;
whiled away several hours vainly
whipping the pools with rod and
tackle found IN the camp, for trout
that he really didn't hope would rise
beneath that blazing sun; and toward
three o'clock lounged back to his aro,
| matte couch fer nap.
| Thieves terings un had thrown
| deep, cool shadow across the cove
when he was awakened by importu-
nate hands and a voice of magic.
| Rose Urine was kneeling beside him,
'lutching his shoulders. calling on him
by name-distracted by an inexplica-
Bile anxiety
He wasted no time discriminating
between dream and reality, but gath
cred both into his arms. And for a
moment she rested there unresisting,
| If sobbing quietly.
What is it? What is it, dearest?'
he questioned, kissing her tears away.
no iind you all right. IVES so
afraid" she cried brokenIy.
"of what? Wasn't allr light when
you lett me here this mornjn,;?"
She disengaged with an effort, rose.
ana looked down strangely at him.
did not leave you here this morn
ing. Alan. wasn't here"
That brpnuhf h,y,, IT.
in jiffy. you were mott" he stam-
mered. Then who-??"
Judith" she statedw ith with con-
viction.
impossible! You don't understand /"
The g.r. shook her head. "Yet ri
know: Judith was here until this
morning. tell you / knOw-I saw her
only few hours ago. She passed us
In a canoe with one of her guides,
whiie we watched in hiding en- the
banks. Not that alone, but another of
her guides told mine she was here
with you. She had sent him to Soutb \
portage Tor quinine. He stopped there
10 get drunk-and that's how nv
guile managed to worm the informa-
tion from him." uN
Alan passed hand across his ewes.
4 dont understand" he said DULY.
IL doesn't seem possible she could
A shot interrupted him, the report
of a rifle from considerable dietance
upstream, echoed and reechoed by the
cliffs. And at this clutchinr frantic
ally at his arm. the girl drew hin,
river 'tie
"oh. come, comet" she cried wildly.
There's no times
Iv--MANY. WATERS
Overhead. through a rift in the TO-
mage. 6 sky was visible whose ebony
aarkness called to mind % & thunder
The heat was nearly intoIerable; the
voice OF the fire was varv loud SiiJ sa
Two minutes had passed of the Ten.
something was digging uneomfortably
INTO Aian's right hip The automatic
pistol In mis- hip pocket, of which Jacob
nad neglected TO relieve him. Then a i
sharp, spiteful cracking brought him
suddenly to a sitting position. to find /
that the Indian ) had thoughtfuliyI
touched match to the pyre before de- |
.', parting. at Alan'stfeet the twigs were
blazing merriiy. - { -
IL would have been easy enough act
sas on instinct, 10 SNATCH his limbs
away, nut he did not NOV. mJre than
20 strain his feet as far as fssseir bonds
permitted Conscious or scofching beaf .
even, through his hunting boots. ne
sutIered that torture until q .ongite az !
i,ame licked up, wrapped Itself around
the thick henipen cord and ats IA
through. n I. 8 - !, )
Immediately Alan kicked his feet
Iree. lifted TO a .sheeiing position. and
crawied from the py2e. !,
As for his hands Aian's hunting !,
anife was Astill In its sheath beitea to 3
the small OF his back. Tearing st the
belt with his han'per<@i fingers he.