The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-02

with the Brute-go n once. I'll do
the rest
Uuuouced. luez and the Brute
obe,ed They left the room, hurried
across the courtyard and disap-
peared Hernandez watched them
90. His GOODNESS returned. Swiftly,
with one bound. ne was upon Broth.
er Anselmo and had seized the iron
box in his iron grasp,
In an instant he was across the
room
But Brother Anselmo had done
something more than pray and sleep
in his quiet existence. lie was an
active. well trained individual. With
loud cry he leaped across the in
tervening space. and bounded upon
the shoulders OF Hernandez.
Help. help, brothers" he com
uanded
There was help aPlenty Herman
dez fought like a mailman. but the
brothers chung 10 him like leechesi
Slowly. however. he worked his wH
toward the nearest exit-and then
with mighty wrench, he threw on
all his assailants including Brother
Anselmo, and darted. With a mighty
/ leap ont through the doorway
/ He bounded into the arms OF Neal
Hardin and his squad.
Neal saw at a glance what had
. happened. He seized Hernandez
vrist-the wrist OF the hand and
arm that held the iron box, and
twisted II suddenly, painfully Her
uandez dropped the boX-hut jerked
away from Neal, sprang TO window
ard disappeared. II was painful
disappearance for the room was
upon the second door. and the drop
vas 81 feet or more Hernandez,
supple and well knit. was unhurt
He leaped TO his fee, and darted,
with his accustomed agility toward
inc Ges ert-toward an inviting rcf.
uge in the desert-the oasis. To
=, = st,tt-ft--ii Hike -aiiettit4F sss
Behind him he heard the steady
pIup-plup OF many footsteps
steady lope ~ marines that eats ZIP
The long miles in less time than Il
takes TO tell II.
Damn them. said Hernandez,
III beat them to Il vet
BenmG him the footsteps stopped.
There was q -renor--a ping Herman
dez had feached the edge OF the
green oasis. He screamed with pain
II va. a. though a red hot iron had
scared him He had been hit in the
arm.
Damn YOU" he screamed in pain,
I'll beat YOU to IT, yet"
With almost -rnsteing eyes he tore
across he small green space and
then ne stumbled aid slid. slid, slid
into what seemed a bo,tomless
pit. re Just escaped "a stake
bloody one And he feli-or rather
slnmped-upou something soft ard
yielding. With another oath lie
rose 70 his feet and peered about
him. Then he drew back in terror
There lay PCnto-his mate--dead
distorted
/. hernandez screamed in terror.
WAC only human. This Thing wa
/ no rible. a hadov startled him
7 He looked upward. The Brute wa-
nearir- lown-hc was doing more
he slowly slid down into the pi, and
caught Hernandez in HIS grasp
Then. somehow. using his broad
shoulders z--ri his arms and knees he
worked his way back again TO terra
arma. AMI drew Heruondcz--g roan
| iug with pain Of his wound--up af'e.
him, Then with the nimbleness of ;
deer. the Brute--agter Singing Her
uandez upon his ack-tro.ted OF
into the safety Of the beyond j.
half an hour he had distanced al
pursuit and had joined Seuorita Inc.
Castro in the heart Of a, tansle'
ma Of unde-yrowth that had beer
and stlll was their hiding place
"Ar.r-r-h. snarlel Hernandez, "s,
far they've beat me to H. They'y'
got Ponro.'
His face broke into smile
What OF IT," he said finally there
one less 10 divide with al any rate
II rst the POT.
lie glanced over toward the Brute
"He-he's valuable, YOU under
stand" he said. we need him Viii
him, fay him all you like-but vel
keep him with us lin the show dow
he'll do US yeoman's service. See
he don't"
Back AZ the monastery, Annett
TIington opened his eyes and locke
into the face 81 Brother Anselmo.