The evening world., 1914-01-23
CHAPfRR XVII.
Hov TssssH Came Again 70

HRN Clayton rssurnaa 70 ne
u" 0hsitas ed Ssue1 that Jass
NV reessf w. missine he became
fsaotie With fear and grief.
- - eo0a1 Monsieur Thuran
quite satisaal the fever having left him
with the surprising suddsnnsss which IL
one Of ~ Sseuliaritiss. The Russian.
weak aaA sGhoaast,1. stili lay upon hss
bed Of gPassss within The shelter.
When Clayton eske1 him about the
girl Be seAnsd surerissl to know that
she vas net there.
II Aavs AsArA aething unusual" he
sad. nut shsa have bssn unconscious
much o. the tina"
IiaA Il net sssa fss the mans very
evident weakness O1ayten should have
suspsstsd hta 81 havtng sinister hueUa.
edge % the girrs whsesabouts: but he
could see that Thvvan lacked sumcieut
vitality svsa 70 Asseenc. unaidsd. from
~ sAeates. He eesid not. In his pros
emit physieal condition. have harmed the
a.. n0s seulA b have climbed the ruds
LEADER back 70 the shelter.
Until dark the Englionman ssaroheH
the nearby Jungle tor . trace Of the
missing one. Or - Of the trail oe
her abduc<or. But though the speoP
left ~ the any Srightful msA 0porsI
In WeoAcraft - they we're, SPA hOSi
been - plain 20 the dens' + a6nissn q
the Jungle - . city stpFss<s tie Ear
iishmaa. yea he crossed fsesosssl Il
s,ishtsse inAicatisa that maay u,sn hAf.
Dasssd that way . few shsst houRu sinos.
~ he searched. Claytoa oostisvsA q
call the gisi's name aloud: but the oaly
result Of this Wa to attract 0sboe,. The
tiger. tortunatsly the man eaw the
shaAowy form voemiag ~ wav toward
him IN time to climb Int TIE Ssanches
Of tree before the bsast was close
enough - reach him. This S3t IN end
afternoon. a. the tiger paoaA hack eAa
forth beneath him until dayk.
Bvsa AFTER the beast haA len Olaytoa
dared not 1seoen1 into the awful black
ness beneath him, and 90 he spAnt 4
terrifying and hidsous night IN the tree.
The nsxt mosnin6 10 returned to ne
beach. rsain9uishia6 the iast hope 0f
ssocor,ng Jaas Pegtsf.
Durial che vss6 that fs1isvsl Nom
:!sar ThIrsa .ee':iy rssainsA =.
csayses AusssS seea Tor sssS. ~ ~
never spoks except - necessity e.
mandsl Oaytea now ooespisd he
ssction Of me shsltsP which haA been
reserved for Jane Porter. and only saw
the Russian Vhsn 10 tsok fsod e. water
TO him. Or DsrformsA the ether kindly
ea;es: which common humanity re-
when rAsran vas again as,. to d..
sesnd In search OF feed, Clayton was
stricken with fever. Fer days he Law
tossing IN Asiir30m AnA suffsring. but
not once IA The Russian come near
him. ToeA the EngaieAman could net
have sateA. but his craving for water
amountsA practically 70 tsrevrs. H.
tween the reosSrent sttaoks Of dsliriuRa,
weak thousA he was. he maaagsA 10
reach the breok once . day and nm .
tiny can that had been amoag the few
appointments Of the lfsbeat.
Thuran watched him On thsss occa-
slons with an expreaaion o. malignant
pleasurs-hs seemed really to enjoy the
suffering Of the man who. desDits the
Just contempt In vAich he had aim. had
ministsrsd 20 him 10 the bASe OF oio
ability while he lay suffering me cana
agonies. t
At last Clayton became % weak thse
he was no longer able 10 dsscenA from
the shsitsr. For . day no suffered ~
water without appealing 70 the Russian,
but nnaily. unable 70 endure u lcaGoP.
no asked Thuran 70 fetch him . AFink
The Russian came 70 the eutronne =
Ciayton's room. lish Of waaer % ~
hand. 4 nasty ssis esneastsa ~ ~
lures.
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