The Detroit times., 1914-01-05

"a was talnk4n- ut lass .t-i
those. he said tercel- it was 81
doeils ORGY, and hcsc 1hipss ale 81
devils work
"Thoy Offend ycla Hcil'g surls-
ged his shoulders "Nes. they arc Dol
pictures f1r ana English dnHiuero9m.
admit hut could show you worse
in the southern temples he added
complaccutly
but she is % woman Horst broke
out With Sudden mission. scarcely
q woman child innocent of all evil
and one day She will awake from
her dreams and see all this They
will drag her iuo their mire make
her one OF themselves
Heiiig made np immediate answer
He walked on rapidly until they reach
ed the brow oil the hill. from whence
they looked over the vast stretch Of
undulatins jungle AID forest land
There he stopped for a moment. play
ing thoughtfully with his short, care
fully trimmed beard.
And you came up out OF that az
midnight. alone?" ne asked abruptly
Hurst nodded. In memory ne traced
his own faltering footsteps and felt q
faint vibration OF that mingled fear
and expectation which had fought their
battle in his child's heart. And sud
denly the gulf that separated now
from then yawned before him and he
knew that he had become a man ana
that his passion was mans passion
"And they laughed at you2' Heilig
went on in the same tone OF thought
full curiosity.
81 did not tell very plausible
story" Hurst answered
Heilig swung round upon him,
Does ono only belief plausible sto
ries? is life plausible? Come, II !
told your friends that herein this
apparent painless jungle-there was
a secret road wide enough to allow
whole army TO pass from here TO kol-
runa IN an hour. what would they doE
They would laugh at me. They would
thar Lad nefeE-ae the road
that they had nefcr seen any one build
inc the road--aAd that. therefore he
can not exist But come-you shall
see him and know the value OF wise
lauahter lie turned abruptly 10 the
left and led the way down the smooth
side of the hill To the edge OF the Jun
gle. There again he changed MS
course, keeping always on the out
skirts until without a moments hesi-
tation he turned into q narrow, scarce
ly noticeable opening In the thick un-
dergrowth which. after a few steps.
broadened out to tho width OF an or
binary road He glanced back, but the
Sudden darkness hid his companion
face
you see" he Intercepted trIum-
phantly
How long has this existed" Hurst
returned He spoke with the abrupt
ness OF an instructive alarm
a year. I helped make him with
my own hands"
YOU
The German laughed softly
Yes. lat midnight-and the clever
Brahmin priest who killed your father,
and who has lain In hiding these
twelve years. had the plans and gave
orders. 4 wonderful man. Junge'
should like 20 9aye known him pct
ter"
"And YOU let this go on without
warning u.s.
Warning YOU Ach, yes, warned
the authorities, but they were not
grateful. the authorities. They think
me a little what We call verworren,
and. after all, why should | bother
| am man OF science and foreign
or II is not my AFFAIR.
He walked on stolidly. keeping 10
the center or the road, which began
TO wind in slight gradations down
tho hillside, and Hurst asked no
more. Tongue.tied by his own crowd
ing fancies and upheld by unnatural
exaltatlon. he followed his guide In
passive silence through the jungle.
Once he put hrs hand 20 his head
and found IL burnt az though with
fever. and his temples throb6ed. Yet
he felt no fatigue only an Unsuitable
restless energy. The sense or this awak.
ening power was new to him; 1t acted
Ike an intoxicant on his racing blood.
But whence il had come he did not
know. He stood before the mysteri
ours upheaval OF his whole being and
found no cause. above all--no peace.
An hour passed and then the road
ended. as IL had begun, suddenly, in
narrow pathway, and they passed
cut OF The gloom into the full sun
shine. Before them lay the broad
peaceful valley, and beyond KORUNA
elistening ike white gem in the
blaze Of midday, the hills rose again
and rolled sullenly toward the hori
zon.
David Hurst stretched ont his arms
in sudden passionate relief. He threw
back his head and drew in deep drafts