Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-12-18

hei. He thinks she 10 specimen
somehow representing his own lost
daughter. I'm sure we will find her
alive"
The following afternoon at five
o'clock the yacht Scorpion sailed out
Of New York harbor with tour de-
termined men aboard-Gaunt. Doctor
Saddler. Wynn and Berry--all re-
solved to give their lives, II necessary.
to rescue John Gaunt's strange sweet
heart.
A week later the yacht put INTO the
little harbor at the seacoast town
where Gaunt arst asked the hatives
TOR help. The very natives who mad
then believed Gaunt insan9 nov Tell
all over themselves in their anxiety
to please the great "senor" who came
now in private Yacht and looked
every inch commander Of men.
For Gaunt was now no longer the
pltiable looking wreck Of man he
had been when be first arrived al that
coast town after his two years Of I'M
prisonment In the madman's cage He
was now dressed BETTING his position
as the intimate friend OF The owner OF
the yacht, His friends had freely sup
piled him with money, and Gaunt mad
taken the money On condition that
they accept repayment when be had
earned the cash IN his professional
capacity as mining engineer
In the little coast town they out
fitted an expedition big enough 10
capture a citadel WYNN spent money
Ike water promising the natives who
wore TO accompany The white nen all
sorts OF rewards If they would fight
Ike men. help rescue the girl ADD es
cort the white to!k safely back TO tee
coast
The four white men secured good
mounts and the expedition started Tor
the interior. Behind the white men
came q long line Of pack mules and
ourros, with soma forty natives act
ing as gunbearers. campboys, COCKS,
and others necessary 10 the success
full plotting OF the party through The
tropical region toward the mountains
Every day Gaunt ordered forced
march. They pressed onward thus for
seven days and at last arrived at al
stream which Gaunt recognized
Here" be told his pals, lis where
those mad rascals first captured me-
Here is where they threw my rite
into the water. We are now close
Upon our objective point. Forward
march,"
Forward the expedition wound It's
way till
There" cried Gaunt pointing ahead
to q clearing. Behold our destlna'
ton"
Gaunt ran forward. TOO eager to
walt for the others. He was the first
to arrive at the cages. A strange.
ominous silence was over the place.
Gaunt stood still. his heart beating
fast. telling himself thus:
III Joan were alive she would by
now have seen me and would be call
ing to me In 10y. Prepare yourself
for the worst, John Gaunt."
He ran to the last cage-Joan's
cage--and peered in through the bars.
There lay Joan, apparently dead.
my God. boys!" Gaunt shouted, es
the others came running up. She's
dead. Look!'
Gaunt now seized q heavy bar OF
wood and with the strength Of despair
ripped open two Of the bars Of Joan's
cage. Then he and his pals pulled
he unconscious Joan cut Of her i'm
4 provised prison cell
Doctor Saddler knelt by the poor
I drl and examined her. All waited
5reathlessly for his verdict.
Starvation" was his laconic pro-
nouncement. "She is alive-but the
spark Of life is mighty near to going
out"
Doctor Saddler, from his medicine
| bag. poured Q stimulant into jeans