The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-12-08

as she descended the companionway
she heard the rattle OF the anchor
chain about the capstan.
She wondered 10 Won Horn could BE-
on board, too. IL seemed remarkable
that all should have reached the
Ithaca 30 quickly, and equally strange
that none was on deck of her own
people 10 welcome her or 20 command
the vessel.
To her chserin she found her fatA-
er's cabin empty, and a moments
hurried investigation disclosed the
fact that Won Horns was unoccupied
as we'll.
Now her doubts turned quickly 20
fears. with n little gasp OF dsimay
at the grim possibilities which surgs1
through her Imagination. she ran
quickly TO the companionway. but
above her she saw that the hatch
was down and. when she reached the
top, that II was fastened.
Futilely she bat upon the heavy
planks with her delicate hands, call
Ing aloud to Bududreen 10 release
her. but there was no reply, and. with
the realization OF the hopelessness of
her position, she dropped back TO the
deck and returned TO her statsroom.
Here she locked and barricadsd the
door as best she could. and throwing
herself upon the berth, awaited in
dry-eyed terror tho nert blow, that
fate held in store for her.
Shortly after Won Horn became sep
aratod from Virginia hs coiiided
with tho fleeing iascar who had cs-
capped the parangs OF Muda Saffirs
head hunters at the same time as
had Bududreen. SO terror-strioksn
was the fellow that he had thrown
away his weapons In the panic OF
flight. which was all that saved Won
Horn from death at the hands OF ths
fear-crazed man.
To him. In the extremity of his
fright. every man was an enemy: and
the German had q tough scuffle witr
him before he could impress upon the
fellow that he was n friend.
From him he obtained an inco-
herent account of tho attack, together
with the statement that he was the
only person In camp that escaped, all
the others having been cut down by
the savage horde that overwhelmed
them.
II was with difficulty that Won
Horn persuaded the man TO return
with him 10 the campong. but finally
he consented TO do so when the Ge"-
man. with drawn revolver. presented
death as the only alternative.
Tossther they crept back cautiouSy
toward tho palisade. not knowing at
what moment they might come upvn
the savage enemy that had wrought
such havoc among their forces. for
Won Horn believed the iascar's story
that all had perished.
His only motive for returning lay
In his desire TO prevent Virginia
Maxon falling into the hands OF the
Dyaks or. falling that. rescuing her
from their clutches.
Whatever faults and vices were Carl
Won Horns. cowardice was not one
OF them, and II was without an Ia
stants hesitation that he had elected
TO return TO succor tho girl he believed
to have returned TO camp. though he
entertained no scruplss regarding the
further pursuit OF his dishonorable in
tentions toward her should he sue
coed In saving her from her othor
enemies.
As the two approached the campong
quiet seemed to have again fallen
about the scene OF the recent alarm.
Muda Saffir had passed on toward
the cove with the heavy chest and tho
scrimmage In the bungalow was over
But Won Horn did not abate his
watchfulness as he stole silently with
In tho precincts OF the north cam
pong. and. hugging the denser shad-
ows Of the palisade. crept toward tho
house.
The dim light In the living room
drew him TO one OF the windows whfn
within showed himr Sing and Number
Thirteen bending over the body os
Prof. Maxon.
He noted tho handsome face and
perfect figure OF the young gipn'.
He saw tho bodies OF tho dead las
cars and Dyaks. Then he saw Sing
and the young man lift Prof Maxon
tenderly In their arms and bear him
TO his own room.
A wave OF jealous rage swept
through the mans vicious brain. He
saw that the soulless thing within
was endowed with n klndlier and
more noble nature than he himself
possessed. He had planted the seed
OF hatred and revenge within his tn-
tutored heart without avail. for ne
read In the dead bodies OF Budu-
dreen's men and the two Dyaks the
story OF Number Thirteen's defense
OF the man Won Horn had hoped he
would kill.
The German was quite sure now
that Virginia Maxon was not within
tho campong. Either she had be-
come confused and lost In the jungle
after she left him or had fallen into
the hands OF the wild horde that had
attacked the camp.
Convinced OF this. there was no OBJ
stacle to thwart the sudden plan
which entered his malign brain. With
a single act he could rid himself OF
the man whom he had come 10 look
upon as rival. whose physical
beauty reused his envy and jealousy;
he could remove, In tho person OF
Prof. Maxon. the parental obstacle
which might either prevent his OBJ
tanning the girl. or make serious
trouble for him In case he took her
by force, and at the same time 10
could transfer to the girls possession
the fortune which was now her faith
er's--and he could accomplish II Ill
without tainting his own hands with
the blood OF his Victims.
As the possibilities of his scheme
unfolded before his minds eye grim
smile curled his thin lips at the
thought OF the irony OF the fate which
il entailed for the creator Of the hid
eous monsters Of the Court of Mys-
terry.
He turned away from the bungs-
low and his eye fell upon thu trem-
bling lascar who had accompanied
him to the edge OF the veran6a. ba