Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-05

You're not Mrs. Somebody Or
III are you?"
+ embarrassed smile froze on
ps. He leaped to his feet and
listening. Faint and clear. sound
q cheerful rather than ominous.
rose to them from the valleys
fl a baying OF dogs.
climbed swiftly to the top OF the
and stood listening. his field
es glued to his eyes.
glimpse OF two bloodhounds and
men. one OF whom was Stilliter
another a full-blooded Indian.
- Sing an open space, recently
Eed by Celestia and himself dur
u their unhurried escape in the
e direction, brought Tommy down
the Hub in q great hurry.
We've got to beat il. Celestial" he
I'm sorry. because you are
> ID. but that man-here by encir-
his eyes with his hands. he in
bted Professor Stilliter's eye
sses-"is after US"
Ehe rose obe6iently to her feet. Il
know Why he wants 80 catch
said Tommy. and. either you
Mt know. or you won't tell. But you
like him. and you're afraid of him.
d that's enough
+ THAI u~nrn .zr .-lN- fIz-r
< the higher ground. where the gran
outcroppings neither received any
npress from their feet. nor long held
be of the leather soles. But
Frantic. and Tommy knew very we'll
hat in places they were making what
loodmen call a broad trail. A trail
u footprints and bent and broken
branches which an Indian will read
Is casually as a commuter reads his
newspaper: and which, aided by blood
hounds. he will follow as easily AZ
small boys follow a procession through
city street.
That broad reaches of unbroken
would occasionally battle their
,%ursuers was all that Tommy could
rope for.
He had at first only a vague idea
Is to just what part Of the wilderness
ie would take her. but gradually his
mind became occupied with the prob
EN- OF getting to that place by .
which their pursuers would find
he most difficult possible in follow
ng. He had hopes indeed of throw
ne them completely of the trail.
They turned a little more to the
and began to descend from
he high ground. The baying Of the
at this time seemed IL any
hing a little closer.
Where are we going?" she asked
suddenly.
We're going to hide on a little h.
and in a deep lake, Celestia. Even
{ they find out that We are on it,
hey1l have trouble getting TO US. Very
sailors and fewer woodsmen know
to swim. | used to fish In that
axe a lot. and I've an old dugoui hid
len on the shore. and there's the re-
mains OF a hut on the island. And I
eft an old moth-eaten buffalo robe
md q blanket there only last fall.
( there's anything left of them they'll
,ome in mighty handy. | can tell YOU"
They came to a broad. shallow
stream that flowed brightly under an
lrch Of dark foliage. Here's where
begin to make trouble for them"
aid Tommy. Holding her elbow with
lis free hand. he kept her from stun
ling and falling. Tommy led Celestia
o the middle of the brook, and then
hey waded down 1t for upward of a
nile. as IL IT had been a winding road.
only left 1t when the rocky ma
ure of the country through which il
ras passing offered them an opportu-
lity of so doing and leaving a mini
mum trail.
All at once Tommy realized that q
silence had fallen In the forest.
And he knew that at last the blood
hounds were in difficulties, for they
lad ceased TO bay