The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-21
EIGHTH lNSTkLLMENT
THE SUN WORSHIPERS
CHAPTER NV.
The Jungle Trail.


BlindiOlded and stumbling Neal vas
led for miles over an almost untrod
path
As he went he listened and twice
he could have sworn be heard WON
ans voice. a voice that he knew well
the voice of Annette lllngton Once
he heard her scream.
Suddenly there Was a halt. There
vas much whispering and the low
toned chattering of many people And
then Neal heard another scream
Neal Neal"
There was the trampling Of heayy
body through the underbrush and then
the rattlinR Of heavy chain and what
seemed 10 be the unlocking Of door.
There was another shrek. then 81
lencr
Finally without warning Neal was
seized In a gigantic pair OF arms,
tossed lightly over a huge shoulder
and was carried rapidly along An
other door was opened and Neal felt
himself nung-a bit too violently
into the corner of a stone walled apart
mcnt A door changed to behind him
and waa locked and bolted A voice
asHailcd his ears
Senior" said this voice N you
would BE- relieved Of bonds and blinds,
approach me"
Ncal-not without apprehension
started up and staggered In the di-
rcction Of the voice a hand swung
him about Upon his head and wrists
he felt the pressure Of cold steel the
back OF sheath knife His bonds
fell at his feet He swung about.
stretched his arms and looked Grin
ming gardonically at him through the
bars was the face Of Hernandez and
behind Hernandez with blinking eyes
stood the ever present brute.
We keep you merely for safety.
senior" said Hernandez.
He swung on his heel. thrust the
brute out OF sight and disappeared
Neal noted now that he was con
fined In a stone ccll-dlngy. dirty, mis-
crablc He Jumped at once 20 tho
correct conclusion This was fort.
He examined hla coll critically The
mortar was dlsintcgratIng The fort
was very old He took out his knife
they had atlll left him hat-and
stabbed yiciously at the space In be
tween the stones.
There was rattle al the door Of
Meals coli 4 native lngurrcctp
opened the door and sot upon the floor
u jug OF water and a Loaf Of dlsrcput-
able looking bread Almost at the
same time there was rattle at the
door Of Annc'tc's dungeon cell She
ceased her tapping suddenly ana
turned Tho brute was entering also
with rcfrcshmouts. such az they were
Instead OF d.eposug of these at
once. hc rtroic forward his huge body
towering above her and held them ont
10 her with strang" CLEAN m his
rycg She took the food and drink and
laid them down upon the bench. star
ing ai the brute tho Wh'l" tn" huge
anomaly took this as 0n invitation.
lie shamhlcl closer toward her, never
once removing hs glance from her mp.
turned wondering face. Then with.
out warning hc thrust forth a hand
and strokcd her hair
Annette was startled. Yet there was
80 much docIlity In the expression OF
this half man, half animal. that she
lnstinctiycly submitted to his touch.
And there was something else some
thing struggling for expression In
those strange. wide open eyes
There was a quick step behind the
brute and Hernandez entered. An
rotte shrank back into corner OF
che cell.
The brute gazed at him. but still
stood his ground Hernandez In
rage struck him sharply on the shout
der aud thrust him toward the door.