The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-28

after him, and ne spokesman shook
his head
Has a nasty color. he said
Heart suppose / wonder what the
gdeyil has Hept him IN this hole so
long,?
The Judge went on his way unde-
TERED by The fact that he had passed
the outskirte OF KORUNA lie was
now quite alone In the enemy land
and beyond the protection OF his own
people, Like speck against the
brightness OF the evening sky ne saw
The solitary sentinel VINO watched The
highroad leading 10 ~Asra. Hut the
man had not noticed him, and he
took the opportunity offered by the
undulatlng land 10 drop quickly ont
of sight. A quarter of a mile farther
on he reached the narrow irrigation
canal which In better days helped to
supply Koruna Wdh water from the
river IL was now empty.
The Judge peered cautiously around
II was nov close OH aightfall. The
hills stood out black against the pale
emerald sky. rising like shadow
above the fringe OF forest that sep
arated KORUNA from the river, and a
sound OF wailing chanting voices
drlfted down on the faint breeze.
+ The judge calculated, then slid down
10 the bed OF the canal. Here II was
night. Looking mp he could see the
stars breaking through the quiyering
I veil OF heat. He turned riveTward.
The thick clammy mud rose above
! his ankles and after the first dozen
| yards he had TO ease his hoarse
broken breathing. After hat ne went
on with a tenacious steadiness The
voices had grown louder throwing q
mysterious charm over the evening,
and one or two words came distinctly
10 the listeners ears
Sarasyati daughter OF Heaven
TO a man less intent on his pur-
pose there would have been some
thing terrifying in the repressed pas
sion OF the appeal but the Judge had
ceased to notice even the labored
beating of his own heart The walls
OF the canal dipped slightly and
against the light he had seen the up
right figure OF native. The man
was armed and he stood with his face
{ lifted TO the hills as though waiting
/
distance-then sprang forward. lie
was big and heavily built and the at
tack was unexpected. Beyond one
/ half-uttered groan and the duh thud
Of falling body there was no sound,
and the Judge did not loosen his grip
OF the slender brown throat until a
convulsiye movement followed by q
relaxation OF the straining muscles
told him that he had no more 10 fear.
After that he crawled on his hands
and knees. His progress was slow.
and once, overcome by faintness, he
fell forward with his face in the mud.
The sheer horror of the thing re
vived him and with an irrepressible
grunt OF disgust he pushed on.
Five minutes persistent effort
brought him within bearing OF the
water and the last few yards We're
done at a record speed Grooming.
half conscious, but still upheld by his
! purpose, the Judge stumbled against
the rough dam that cut off the canal
| from the river and with a heave lift
/ ed himself on the other side. There
| lie collapsed The water at the edge
was only few inches deep and the
cool moisture flowing against his
wrists brought him TO his senses.
Mechanically, beating back weakness
by pure strength of will, he filled his
bottles. corked them and placed them
in his pockets Then he tried TO rise
But there is limit even to the hu
man will and the Judge dropped back
with a groan OF agony.
"Done-done at the winning post
too. by God, he muttered and lay
still
Presently he lifted his face TO the
sky The stars were out in their full