The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-09-17

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A sudden, warning growl from Ter.
koz brought her head up. and there,
not ten PAGES from her, she saw a
dozen white robed Arabs and behind
them half a hundred blacks. All were
armed; evil looking fellows they were,
and Of the Arabs had covered her
with his long gun.
Now he spoke to her, but in a tongue
she did not understand. though she
knew that his message was %unfriendly.
and imagined that it warned her not
to attempt to use her W rife which
lay beside her. Next he spoke to those
behind him. and two of them ap-
preached the girl. one from either side.
while the leader continued to keep his
piece leveled at her.
As the two came toward her she
heard a menacing growl from the wolf.
hound and then saw him leap for the
nearest Arab. The fellow dubbed this
gun and swung it full upon Terkoz's
skull. so that the faithful hound COL
lapsed in a silent heap ut their feet.
Then the two rushed in and seized
victoria's rife. A moment later she
was roughly dragged toward the leader
Of the ~ favored gang.
Through one Of the, blacks. a west
coast negro who had picked up u
smattering of pidgin English, the lead.
er questioned the girl, and when be
found that she was a guest Ut Lord
Greystoke an ugly grin crossed his
evil face, for the fellow recalled what
had befallen another Arab slave and
ivory RAJ at the hands Of the Eng.
lishman and his Waziri warriors.
EIere was an opportunity for partial
revenge.
He motioned for his followers to
bring her along. There was no time
to tarry in this country OF their enc
mics, into which they had accidentally
stumbled after being lost in the jungle
for the better part Of a month.
Victoria asked what their intentions
toward her were, but all that she
could learn was that they would take
her north with them. She offered to
arrange the payment of a suitable ran.
som II they would return her to her
friends unharned. but the Arab only
laughed at her.
You will bring a good price," he
said. "at the court Of the sultan OF
Fulad, north Of Tagwara. and for the
rest l shall have partly settled the
score which l have against the Eng.
lishman."
So Victoria Custer disappeared from
the sight Of men ut the border Ut the
other than her captors to know the de.
viOus route that they followed to gain
the country north OF Uzirt.
When at last M. the son OF Nh
opened his eyes from the deep slumbe,
that had refreshed and tnvigorated
him he looked up expectantly for the
face that had been lowering above
his, and as he realized that the cave
was tenantless except for himself q
sigh that was half sob broke from
the depths Of his lonely heart. for he
knew that Nat-ul had been with him
only in his dreams.
Yet 1t had been SO real! Even now
he could feel the touch OF her cool
hand upon his forehead and her slim
fingers running through his hair. His
cheek glowed to her hot kisses. and In
mis- nostrils was the sweet aroma OF
her dear presence.
The establishment Of his waking
brought with it bitter disappointment
and q return Of the fever. Again NJ
lapsed into semiconsciousness and de.
lirium. SO that he was not aware Of
the khaki clad white man that crept
warily into the half darkness OF bis
lair shortly after noon
It was Barney Custer. and behind
him came Curtiss. Butzow and a hall
dozen others Of the searching party
They had stumbled upon the half dead
TerkOs beside the spring. and there
also they had found Victoria Clusters
hat, and plainly in the soft earth be
tween the powders Of the hillside they
had cen the new made path to the
cave higher up.
When Barney saw that the PROSTATE
figure within the cavern did not stir Al
his entrance a sitting fear rose In his
throat, for he was sure that he had
found the dead body Of his sister. but
a. his eyes became more accustomed t.