Evening star., 1914-08-16


she led him spot where the parapet rested on
narrow shoulder of rock.
aBe CAREFUL she warned him, as she climbed over
the parapet 4Folow closely and do not slip single
step."
DALY obeyed the girls instructions; but in the gray
- before dawn could see only short distance ahead
How they climbed down-it seemed to DAILY they'made
a complete circuit of the rock more than once-was
beyond subsequent comprehension. In swinging to
ledge the girls strength gave out, and
DAILY had to draw her bodily From then it
for him to find path and help his companion
Consequently they lost the right way, arriving at
impasse.
They halted at the edge of forty-foot sheer drop
the curving track On side precpitous shoulder
off the view of approaching train on the other
the face of the ledge deepened the track took the
downward grade into Golapur. Below metal bracket
rveted to the rock stretched out arm to suspend
the electric feed wire. The eastern sky swept
with rose tint its base yielding glow of FURNISHED
gold In the light of it DAILY peered the edge and
confessed to himself that broken back was almost a
sure end to any attempt in that direction That would
help no one. To reach the metal bracket and down
would be impossible acrobatc feat Just then the
whistle of the electric motor family from dis
tance.
aMy Heavens!" gasped DAILY. @The special will
be on us and past before anything can be done.
Can't signal it with that mass of rock in the
way"
gan to sweat in the face of hopeless disaster. He
couldn't what to be DONE But sometimes an
efficiently trained mind keyed up to crisis hits upon
idea One suca practical certainty if successfully
carried out-hopped into Days brain. He quickly
drew off his coat and grabbed few loose stones to
weight the pockets.
SBrace yourself against the rock, and give
hand1 he instructed the girl 3Now hold on like a
steel cable
He leaned over the edge, and swung his coat
twice to make of his aim. Presently he let it go.
The coat whrled out and down over the track. DAILY
watched it with breathless INTENT trying direct
it with mental control The coat Topped to the feed
wire while the tail and of it settled the sup
porting metal bracket burst of blue flame brought
shout of joy from Days tightly drawn lips. He had
short-circuted the current cut off the power, and
stopped the Governors special
Good! Good!' he cried. "A hard shot but win
ner"
TN his revulsion of feeling he might have slipped
the ledge had not the girl jerked him backward.
Then they waited little Presently two of the train
hands came along to what the trouble was. Daily
hailed them.
aJust go ahead and search the track. Now there's
more light, I'll try and find the way around and meet
you"
By retracng their path upward for some distance,
they at last successful. DAILY found the train
men where the spikes had been drawn and rail dis
placed
3That's why cut you out; he pointed downward.
4But it the closest call ever knew to bad wreck
He turned to speak to the girl; but she had disap
peared. He started search for her. She could not
be found though he let it be known that there
nothing he would not give to discover her In the sub
sequent investigation her absence materially couded
the evidence. The Raja declared he knew nothing of
the plot except that DAILY Sahb appeared to be in love
with the nautch girl Every other witness called merely
shook his head and testified that trouble usually
to a who fell in love with nautch girl. DAILY
would have pressed the charge hoty against the Raa;