The evening world., 1914-05-12
CHAPTER N.

CHAPTkR N.
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1hs yvnsptng Bamboo.
Dip&x. . hsht!" was all he
aSd. I had my matches In
my hand. and I struck one
afmost before he had done
speaking. The Marquis was
s1ol1ng - On his bed. loosdns white
- 1snWA.
- b<Ao touch OF DEATH he said.
= AA0e ~ tlr-cold as-as nothing
~ AsUGh n cold" He saa like .
GnnHus, ~ hand had let mine 20 and
~ Os1vVlns tight 10 the edge Of the
~ Iwa0 % IN . moment and look
- a sresnA ths tenk. There was
~ . thing 70 be seen. Having
aauuAsd.. I pot cut the light again
- waited. II v not . good thing to
49, yourself . target for possible
0Dvu shet IN the dark. could hear
- Marquis brsaAhing heavily.
Then, In Q moment, he save . ter>
~ CRY. isapsd right onto my bed.
anA Wrought Il and me and himself
IOVn 70 tn earth together In one
OamsnAous oraeh.
.Thsss vas NO uss trying to lie
NJ after that IstrAegled out some
~, Vt the hurricane lamp and
aa1DsA The Marquis. who was sitting
snase-Aased In the midst OF the ruins.
vahe hs supposed had happened.
n vas still deadly pale.
II cont know. my Flint" he An.
svtssd. Iookiag at me With the fixed
sDsseaioo ef . man who has had a
$780, .I know only that the hand
a Asash itself was laid upon me.
there IN the darie-irst It has touched
NJ arm, and then my heart where
NJ clothes were open for the heat"
Thew DO you know II was the hand
~RetaaxAf" I asked. getting . bottle
.a,vtlnksy out Of one OF our swass.
'4asv do you know you weren't
aalSsp, AFTER all. and having . bad
insaar
Il vas not asissp; you will re-
meGn6sr' ciasped your hand. And
taaaA. thing was death. I know, be-
csuDo In these plains where II Is oil
ne tina bot there II nothing cold at
an and that which has touched me
.vae the cold Of death"
"Rats! You aren't dead. Have
ssane whiskey." said. pouring 1t out
sYes. am escaped; that's what
doat comprehend" said the Marquis
thoushtfully. THAT II good whiskey;
that warns tho muscles Of the heart
F1int"-w1th Q sudden revival-"you
cannot but must allow this Is ths
nvssy devil Interestingly"
We were rather sleepy in the morn
\ IN. ] rsmember-the effect Of th'
aoess having worn of. I had ali ides
or two a. TO what course We had bes
follow for the capturing Of the stone
but nothing could he done hef"r" MID
Gay. 90 and tho Marquis KEEP
watch for each other to sleep. and VI
mt IN q good three hours apiece be
fore noon. Then we set forth.
We gained the sorcerer's hous
without being seen and slipped into tn
cool interior. gasping like creatures
that find water after drought
sWhat q day" choked the Marquis
In 4 whisper-we feared, somehow. T.
talk aloud. you may have thankful
&. yess that you are rs lean as n herring
Flint. II you had my weight
He ut down on the floor to cool oil
and 1t promptly gave way beneat'
him, hauled him out with som
trouble, and set him In a safe place
"I believe that's "A trap door," l sale
n looking at II. Seems to be meant 10
q hurried getaway In case OF trouble
Not 4 bad idea. wonder how h
came TO leave It open"
We looked about Us. The bambo
a Tat had given US such an unpleasant
start ON the day before was nowher
70 be seen. Otherwise the house wa
the same. Htill-whether 1t was tn
\ erect Of the alarm In the night G
Nsiihply the disbursement that al
u vayu treads close on the heels OK ex
/. ustsd hope-I did not feel that "
we're nearer our goal. Rather. re
fpsthsr away
I'VE must look" said the Marqui
Who evidently did not share my di'
4ouragsment. You will look one sic
az tho house. l will look the othe
ana before Mo will come back
He did not finish the sentence, Il
'.up the long ladder leading to II
door (Mo's house was the highest
the village) came. at that moment
slowly creaking STEP
with one consent we dived throus
- trap door and pulled 1t Nat aft
: ~ Then We halted under the hous
'shksniug and looking eagerly.
~ h DOESN'T see us"-l Will
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