The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-21

raised herself swiftly and sprang towards
the road, 1.-THE as a tigress.
Michael Mario led Pauline back to the
medicine tent. and left her at its entrance
with a courtly bow.
Harry, returning early according to his
promise to Pauline, left his runabout at
the garage and hurried into the house, CALL
ing her name cheerily.
Owen hurried from his room and came
downstairs.
"Where is Pauline" asked Harry.
"Tm sure / don't know, Mr.. Marvin, l
have been reading. The last saw OF her,
! think, was when she was seeing YOU on
down at the gate"
'You mean outside the CATER"
"Yes; she was waving to you from the
roadway"
A black cloud fell over Harry's cheerful
ness He ran up the stairs, and pounded
excitedly on Pauline's door. He came down
again, and rushed out to the garage. He
asked hurried questions of the men who had
taken charge OF the runabout. They did
not remember seeing Miss Pauline for sew
eral hours.
Harry ran .wxaris the garden. calling
her name witA his hands to his mouth.
owen came out on the veranda, seemingly
excited and worried, but as Harry turned
back to the garage the secretary's look OF
concern CnaHseu oFCkiy W onS VI 6Tlm
delight.
"This time you will not fnd her." he
muttered to himself.
Leave the machine outside; I'll take is
ngaiN" ordered Harry.
He sprang to the seat and sped down the
long drive. through tho gate and out on
the wood-fringed road.
Again he was depending on the strange,
protecting fate that had 60 often guided
IN n nIth a hnA Nnft ty,no had
clew; now he had none. He had no
thought or plan, except to find her at what
ever hazard
gypsy girls red sash and bodice caught
his eye far down the road She was rum
ming; her jet hair streamed wildly behind
her. As Harry drew near he saw her eyes
were aiame with anger or with fear. He
stopped his machine, but she came on with
out seeming to see him.
What is the matter?" he called gently.
She stopped. but stared at him without
answering. thought struck him.
Have you seen anything of lady--a
lady with golden hair, who has been lost?"
he asked her.
'Yes. will help you. II you help me- I
WIN take you to the place where the yellow"
haired lady is hidden--if you will kill the
man who carri her away"
A spark of quick understanding klndled
her expressive face.
"Ah, you haze" sai6 Harry. "Wil you
tell me where she Is. If you help me 70
find her, I will help you in your trouble.
You are In trouble. are you not?"
She nodded slowly, cycling him as II hesr
sant between doubt and desire. Suddenly
she stepped close to the runabout, flashed
q look up and down the road, and spoke in
whisper:
The quick proof that Pauline was again IN
danger-that she was a prisoner-brouglt
culver Of alarm to Harry's lipe. but he
promised hotly:
Kill him? In moment, l will. Tell mo
where can find her"
Obeying her gestured command, he drove
the automobile into a covert Of bushes,
left 1t and followed her with swift foot
steps into the woods
BIS eagerness to protect the woman he
loved matched her eagerness to punish the
man she loved. Spurred by their opposite
purposes, they moved with equal speed 10.
Slngoalla stopped. For Beyeral minutes
Harry had heard distinctly the sound Of
voices. The sound had swelled in volume
as they advanced. The voices had mingled
with tho creak Of wagon wheels, the beat
OF hoofs on soft ground Now through the
oritice that SingoaIla opened in the bushes,
he saw the source OF the sounds he had
heard
Michael Mario IVES breaking camp
The fires were extinguished The circle
of the wagons was in notion was drawing
out into train One wagon and one tent