The evening world., 1914-05-12

Off. 1 pulled it's head away then and
threw 1t on the floor. 1 had had u
look at 1t and saw that there was
only ono thing to do.
GIVE me tho knife" / said. The
Marquis gave II and, as l am alive,
he was crying rs he did.
There was nothing TO make fuss
about. I had the top joint OF tho
finger OF In two clean chops. And
there Is no finger man can spare
better than the left-hand third.
tied 1t up and put II sort of
tourniQuet on. Then 1 remembered
the diamond-it was not 20 strange
that I'd forgotten II for a minute
or two. all things considered-and
put my right hand into the Jar that
had lately held such an unpleasant
occupant. I pulled out-not the dia-
mond. but bit Of common stone
tied up in a leaf.
Tho sorcerer had US again. No
doubt he had palmed the jewel, some-
how or other. when setting his trap.
I was feeling bit sick. what with
loss of blood and the small amount
of poison that had got into circula-
ton before ! took the finger of. /
was sure now that we had not a
chance of getting the stone--as
awake. and there was nothing for It
but to retreat-for the present.
"Wait till I come back with an II.
NJ. and a score of armed native con-
stabulary, you heather beast" I said
to myself. Just wait. You've earned
what you'll get-richly earned It,"
We've got to go, Mark" l said
aloud. Get the carriers together for
me as quick as you can: it's the best
time. with all the people away. II
we stay on there'll be "a row tonight
as sure AZ Fate. and the Government
don't like unofficial people TO do its
killing for 1t, Wen come back. and
give them what-for with the chill off.
Oh. Lord don't do that"
For the Marquis was hanging round
my neck-a pretty solid weight-and
had already kissed me loudly on both
cheeks.
MY brave retainer" he said. with
tears In his voice q reckoned he
meant preserver. but 1t was all one).
what can ! ever do to recompense
you of my life that you have saved?''
81 told you what to do Just now"
said. Get the carriers under way, and
sharp. I want to drink some am
monia."
did, and It did me good. ! was
, in half an hour. I slung my arm W
In a long sheaf of grass. and we sci
, of from the village as hard as we
could, keeping u lookout for am
bushes all the way. But the MONDAY
hush lay on all the forest and the
track, and there was not a sign Of
, life. ,,
|, When we were an hour or wv,
/. away ! halted for a rest. the bite wa'
"a l
D slightly giddy. though ! knew by now
, that there was no danger,
Tell me- what was all TINS thlnt
: that has pened?"demanded IN
! Marquis, dropping on log at my sid'
\ and tanning himself with his nat
II am bursting Of curiosity, put
9 would not disturb you ,,
1 Rata kata rs know other district'
i'm New Guinea, none OF them woui'
t have happened at all. The wnoi'
! thing might have been foreseen. IL
: true I had heard silly yarns abou
4 this pnr, OF the country, but didn
believe them, they seemed so exag
h ge-atcd-and they quite went out o
o my head. anyhow, for J was harnl.
3 more than a kid when | did hear them'
I But I've remembered them to-uaS'
I what were they, them
"People-natives, | mean-sald ina
q the Kata- Kata sorcerers know how t
n tame snakes and make them Tx
t dogs, and that the brutes would pit
Q phy one their masters told then 10
The scorcerers would get bit or
d mans clothing, taken next ms shii
n where II had the scent OF his body
I and worry and tease the snake wit
= it so that 1t would know the smel
Is and hate II. And then they said IN
o scorcerer would let loose his snake a
81 night In tho house OF the man h
II wanted TO kill, and the brute woul
Al bite him, and the sorcerer would 90
y 1t and take 1t home again before j
10 was SEEN"
N "Taubada, true you talk" broke 4