Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21

wrapped IN this cloak IN Join you
In ten minutes
"what aSou, crais'~ the professor
inquired
Il am seeing 70 him. oues, replied
LenorA hesltatcd
Isn't II rather a rlsks" she Wits.
percd fcafeullY,
Guests face was suddenly stern.
"Craig Is going back With as" he
said "I'il be careful Lenora Don't
worry"
lie s,roi1ca GU, OF the tent and came
hack again.
The coasts clear he announced.
"On YOU 80. One moment" he
added. there are sone papers ia this
little box uf mine which one % YOU
mlght take care o."
he bent hastily over the little wallet.
which never LETT him. suddenly IT.
tie exclamation broke from his ilps.
"What Is ST."
Quest never said word. From one
of the spaces Of toe wallet be drew -c0t
a small black box. removed the I'D and
held cut the card. They read Il TO
gethcr;
Fools. an o. yeui The cunning Of
tAe ages defeats your puny efforts az
every turn.--he Hands
Even the professors lips blanched
little as he read. Quest. however
seemed suddenly furious. lie tore the
card and the box to pieces. nung them
into corner OF the tent and drew a
revolver from his pocket
This time" he exclaimed I'VE are
going 70 make an end OF The Hands,
Out you 80 now. girls You can leave
me 70 finish things w"
one by one they stole along the path.
Quest came out aud watched them dis.
appear. Then he Stripped his revolver
firmly in his hand and turned towards
Craig's tent. Then from the thick
grovth by the side OF the clearing. he
saw a dark shape steal out and vanish
In the direction OF Craigs tent lie
came 70 a standstill. puzzled There
had been rumors Of lions all day. but
the professor had been incredulous.
Then the still. heavy air was suddenly
the narrow opening the creature had
reappeared. carrying something In its
mouth, something which gave vent all
the time 10 the most awful yells.
Quest fired his revolver on chance and
broke into a run. Already the Mon
gars. disturbed In their evening amuse-
ment, were breaking into the usder-
growth in chase. Quest came to a
standstill. II was from Craig's tent
that the beast had issued When he
reached the meeting plsce he found
the professor standing al the corner
with the rest.
From the commotion, he an
inounced. I believe that after all, a
lion has visited the camp The cries
which We have heard we're distinctly
the cries Of native"
Quest shook his head
A liens been here all right" he
said. and he has finished our little
job for us. That was Craig. l saw
him come out Of Craig's tent"
The professor was dubious
You see that tree that looks like
a dwarfed aloe?"
What about it?"
Craig was lying there ten minutes
ago. He sprang up when he heard
the yells from the encampment, but
l believe he is there now"
Got the horses all right?" Quest
inquired
Everything is waiting, the profes-
sor replied
rn have one more try, then.
Quest declared
He made his way slowly through the
unaergrowth to the spot which the
professor had indicated Close TO the
trunk Of a tree Craig was standing
Feerda was on her knees befoye him,
She was speaking in broken English.
Dear master. you shall listen TO
your slave These people are your
enemies. It would be all over in a few
minutes You have but to say the
word My father is eager for II. No
one would ever know"
Craig patted her head His tone
was filled with the deepest despon.
dency.
1T Is impossible. Feerda, he said
you do not understand cannot tell
you everything Sometimes almost
think that the best thing could do
would be to return with them to the
countries you know nothing Of"
That's what you are going 10 do
anyway" Quest declared, suddenly
making his temperance Hands
up"
He covered Craig with his revolver
but his arm was scarcely extended be
fore Feerda sprang at him like little
wildcat Hesgripped her with his left
arm and held her away with diff
culty5