Arizona republican., 1914-06-21

7N ; SW GItN VI w Ss't U VI v @'V VS - whom had it belonged? It of German make; bu: that signihed nothing. It might have belonged to an Engshman, a Frenchman or Russian; likely the latter since this of the localities where they crossed recrossed with their books to be utilized against that day when the Bear dropped down from the north and tackled the Lion.
 Kathlyn had go down the very bottom of the ravine She follow the goat path. matter where it wound. for this ultimately would lead her the house. As she started up the final incline through the cedars and pnes she heard the bark of the wolf. the red wolf who hunted in packs of twenty thirty, in reality far menacing than tiger panther since o hunter could kill whole pack.
 To this wolf when hunting his kill, the tiger gave wide berth the bear took his and all fleet footed things of the jungles fed in panic.
 Kathlyn climbed as rapidly as she could. She dared not tree, for the red wolf would outwit her. She must go on. The bark yelp. hads been signa' but now there her the long howl She had heard it often the great forests at home It was the call of the pack that there be kill. She might shoot half dozen of them, and the living rend the dead but the main pack would follow and overtaKe her.
 She swung on upward catching sapling here, limb tere pulling herself hard bits of going Once she turned and fired chance shot in the direction of the bowling Far away came the of of the moun- ons and the pack of red wolves became suddenly and magicay silent. Kathlyn made good use Of thls interval But presently the pack raised its howl again, and she knew that the grim struggle was about to bes
 She reached the door of the rest house just as the pack, large into view, heads down, tails streaming Pundta, who at the fire preparing the meal seized Kathlyn by the arm and hurried her into the house. barrcading the door, The wolves, arriving flung themselves against it savagey. But the door was stout, and only batterins in human hands could have made it yield.
 Unfortunately, there was no knowing when the folk would from their chase of the horses. how long the wolves would lay siege. The two tried shooting though Pundta the veriest tyro, being frightened at the weapon in her hands than the bowling animals outside They did little or no damage the wolves for the available cracks not at sufficiently good angles. An hour went by. Kathlyn could hear the wolves they crowded against the door, snitfng the sill
 The Colonel. Bruce Ramsbai, and Ahmed had found the horses half dozen miles away; and they had thrashed the thievng natives soundly and nsted the right kind of fear in their breasts At rife point they had forced the natives back to the rest house. The crack of their rifles announced Kathyn that the dread of wolves thing of the past She wisely refrained from recounting her experiences. The had worry enough.
 After nasty meal the journey toward the seaport began in earnest. Umballahs attack had thrown them far out of the regular track. They compelled to make wide detour. Where the journey might have been made in three days they would be lucky if they reached the under five. The took turns in standing watch whenever they made camp. aud Kathyn nor Pundita had time for idleness They had learned their lessons carelessness nothing but the sharpest vigilance from
 One day, the pony made a turn round a ragged promontory, they suddenly paused Perhaps twenty miles to the west lay the emerald tinted Persian gulf The Colonel slipped off his horse dragged Kat- was like boy.
 "The sea, Kit. the sea! Home and Winnie; out of this devils caldron You will como along with us Bruce?"
 Il haven't anything else to do,' Bruce smiled back.
 Then he gazed at Kathlyn. who found herself sud- denly filled with strange embarrassment. In times of danger sham and subterfuge have place. Heretofore she had met Bruce man, to whom glance from her eyes had told her Now that the door to civilization lay but few miles away. the old conven- tons dropped their obscuring mantes her. felt ashamed. And there was not little doubt Per haps she had mistaken the look in his eyes, back there in the desert back in the first day when they had fled together from the ordeals. And yet -.
 On his part Bruce did not particularly welcome the There might he another man somewhere No