The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-23
THE
Black Box
By E. Phillips Oppenheim
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A.

Drop your knife" she ordered
Craig.
He obeyed without hesitation.
Now, tie the sash around the girl.
He obeyed mechanically Quest took
Craig by the collar and led him to
the spot where the others were wait
ing. They hoisted him on to a horse
Already behind them they could see
the flare of the torches from the re-
turning Mongars.
''You know the way to Port Said,
Quest whispered. See that you lead
us there. There will be trouble, mind
if you don't"
Craig made no reply He rode off In
front of the little troop, covered all
the time by Quests revolver Very
soon they were out of the jungle and
in the open desert. Quest looked be-
hind him uneasily.
ITO judge By the row those fellows
are making" he remarked. Il should
think that they've found Feerda al
ready"
''In that case" the professor said
grayely, "let me recommend you to
push on as fast as possible, We have
hadDone escape from those fellows,
but nothing in the world can save US
now that you have laid hands upon
Feerda. The chief would never forgive
that"
They galloped steadily on. The
moon rose higher and higher until it
became as light as day.
Quest fell a little behind the pro-
fessors side, although he never left off
watching Craig.
Look behind you, professor" he
whispered
In the far distance were number
of little black specks, growing every
moment larger. Even at that moment
they heard the low, long call of the
Mongars.
They are gaining on us" Quest
muttered.
They raced on for another mile or
more. A bullet whistled over their
heads. Quest tightened his reins
mo good" he sighed. Wed better
stay and fight it out, professor. Stick
close to me, Lenora."
They drew up and hastily dismount-
ed. The Mongars closed in around
them. A cloud had drifted in front
of the moon, and in the darkness 1t
was almost impossible to see their
whereabouts They heard the chiefs
voice.
Shoot first that dog Of Craig"
There was shrek. Suddenly
Feerda, breaking loose from the 9th
ers, raced across the little division.
She flung herself from her horse.
Tell my father that you were not
faithless," she pleaded. They shall
not kill you!"
She clung to Craig's neck. The bull
lets were beginning to whistle around
them now. All of sudden she threw
up her arms. Craig, in a fury, turned
around and fired into the darkness.
Then suddenly, as though on the bid
ding of some unspoken word, there
was a queer silence. Everyone was
distinctly conscious Of an alien sound
the soft thud of many horses feet
galloping from the right; then a sharp,
English voice of command.
Hold your fire, men. Close in to
the left there. Steady"
The cloud suddenly rolled away
from the moon. A long line of horse
men were Immediately visible. The
officer in front rode forward
Drop your arms and surrender" he
ordered, sternly.
The Mongars, who were outnum-
bered by twenty to one, obeyed with
out hesitation. Their chief seemed
unconscious, even, of what had hap
pened. He was on his knees, bending
over the body of Feerda, half support
ed in Craig's arms. The officer turned
to Quest.
Are you the party who left Port
Said for the Mongar camp" he asked.
Quest nodded.
They took us into the jungle-just
escaped. They'd caught us here.
though, and I'm afraid we were about
finished If you hadn't come along We
are not English-we're American"