The evening world., 1915-01-09

the left across he open ground. In Q
spiral curve that would bring Aim 70
the edge Of the Jungle within thirty
yards OF tho lion. There was rcd now
showing In his eyes. HIS hair wae
bristling, no longer with fear. bpt
with sheer brute fury; MS lips Wecs
drawn back from the olenohed tseth;
his nostrils distended and quivertng:
his forehead wrinkled like that OF An
ferocious than that Of the snarlinG
beast he faced. All the primsvaA In
him was reused. He was become .
man OF the Cave Age. He went 70
meet death, his mind and body adame
with fierce lust to kill.
The lion sttlled his roars. and
crouched ~ II 70 sprinG. 0narling A44.
grinning with rage and uncertaapTg
His eyes, unaccustomed to the gtvse
of the midday sun. blinked incessaAt.
ly though he followed the name every
movement, his snarls deepsning tnto
growls At the slightest change OF at
titude. ..~,.'
In his blind animal rage. BAKE he'd
forgotten that tho purpoSs Of hi late
raj advance was 70 place ~ greak .
distance an possible Between him and
the girl before the CLASH. Yet tn
stinct kept MIN moving along his
spiral course, on the chance that he
might catch his foe OF his guard.
Suddenly the lion half rose and
stretched forward. sniffing. There was
an uneasy whining note In his growiA
Blake let tho club atip from beneath
his arm, and drew his bow until the
arrowhead lay upon his thumb HIS
outstretched arm was rigid ~ bar OF
steel. So tense and alert we're al bis
AaA Ia ~
homo both arrows. and still have time
To swing his club before the beast was
upon him.
A puff Of wind struck against his
back and swept OH to tho nostr1ls OF
the lion, laden with the odor Of man.
Tho beast uttered . short, startled
roar. and whirling about, lsaped away
into the jungle % quickly that Blakee
arrow flashed past . full yard behind.
Tho second arrow was on the string
before the frst had struck the ground.
But the lion had vanished In the srass.
with O yell Blake dashed on across
10 tho nearest point OF the jungle.
As he ran, he drew the burning.
glass from his fob ana n,pped y
turned behind the sheitering grass
stems. ne was too cowardly TO charge
out again. Within q minute ths Jun
gle border was q wall OF roaring
name.
The grass, long since dead. and
bone-dry with the days of tropical
sunshine since tho cyclone. nared up
before the wind like gunpowder.
Even against the wind the nre ate its
way along the ground with fearful
rapidity, trailing behind II an up
whirlink vortex Of smoke ana hame.
No living creature could have burst
through that belt Of fire.
A wave Of fierce heat sent Beks
staggerinR back. scorched and Bills
tered. There was no exultance In MS
bearing. For tho moment all thought
OF the lion was swallowed up In awe
of his own work. He stared at the
hell Of leaping. roaring flames from
beneath his appraised arm. To the
north sparks and lighted wispS OF
grass driven by the gale had already
fred tho jungle half way TO the fur
ther ridge.
Step by step Blake drew back. His
heel struck agaSnst something soft.
He looked down and saw Miss Leslie
lying on the sand. white and still.
Shs had tainted. overcome by fear
or by the unendurabie heat. The
heat must have stupefied him a. we'll.
He stared at her. dull eyed. wonder
Ing " she was dead. His brain
cleared, He sprans over Ia whore
the mask lay beside tho remnants Of
the lunch.
He was dashing tho last drops OF
the tepid water In her face when she
moa ned and her eyeiids began TO
futter. He fiunR down the dask and
fell TO chahng her wrist.
''Tom!" she moan<d.
"Yss, Miss Jenny I'm here. Ne
oil right." 10 answered.