Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-19

CHAPTER VI.
Tho Ancient Trail.

~ near the roots was free from sod
there were several Impressions OF
a bare foot
HE must have been wounded" ex-
planned Brown. by Curtiss' shot /
doubt If the lion touched him. The
beast must have died instantly the
spear entered its heart But where can
he have disappeared tor
Victoria Custer was examining the
grass little distance beyond the
bushes She saw what the others fail.
ed TO sea- drop of blood now and
then leading away in the direction Of
the mountains TO the south.
At the sight of It a great compassion
welled In her heart for the lonely,
wounded man who had saved her life
and then staggered. bleeding toward
the savage wilderness from which he
had come. II seemed to her that some
where out there he was calling to her
now and that she must 90.
She did not call the attention Of the
others TO her discovery. and presently
they an returned TO the verandd. where
Barney again took up the discussion OF
their plans for the moTow's depart.
ure The girl interposed no objections.
Barney was delighted TO see that she
was apparently as anxious 70 return
home as he was 90 have her: ne bad
feared q dat refusal
Barney had wanted to get a buffalo
bull before he left, and when one OF
the Waziri warriors brought word that
morning that there was a splendid
herd few miles north Of the ranch
Victoria urged him to accompany the
other men upon the hunt
'Tll attend TO the balance of the
packing" she said There's not the
slightest reason in the world why you
shouldn't go"
And so he went, and Victoria busted
herself I'm the gathering together OF
the odds and ends Of their personal
belongings.
An morning the household was alive
with its numerous duties, but after
luncheon while the heat of the day
was greatest, the bungalow might have
been entirely deserted for any Sign Of
lie that there was about IT, Lady
Greystoke was taking her siesta. as
we're practically an Of the servants.
Victoria Custer had paused in her
work TO gaze out Of her window toward
the distant hills far to the south. AT
her side, nosing his muzzle into her
palm, stood one OF Lord Greystoko.
great wolf hounds, Terk0z He had
taken a great fancy TO Victoria Custer
from the FIRST and whenever permitted
TO do so remained close beside her
The syirrs heart filed with a great
longing as she looked wistfully out 10.
ward the hills that she had SO feared
before. She feared them still, yet some
thing there called to her
She tried to eight against the mad
desire with every ounce Of her reason
but she was lighting against an unrea.
sonlng instinct that was far stronger
than any argument she could bring t.
bear against IT,
Presently the hounds cold muzzie
brought forth an idea in her mind, and
with ii she cast aside the last sem
blance Of attempted restraint upon hei
mad desire. Selling her rife and am
munition belt, she moved noiselessly
into the veranda.
There she found a number of leashes
hanging from a peg one Of these she
snapped to the hounds collar Unseen
3 she crossed the garden to the little
patch Of bushes where the dried blood
was. Here she gathered up some OF
the brown stained earth ana held Il
/ close 10 Ierkozs nose; then she pu
her finger 10 the ground where the
Grail OF blood led toward the south.
Here, Terkoz" She whispered.
The beast gave a low cr0wl as the
4 scent of the new blood filed his nos
uils and, with nose close to the ground
started of, Juggling upon the leash, il
the direction OF the mountains upor
The opposite side of the plain.
Reside him walked the girl. Acros.
her shoulder was slung a modern biz
game rife. and IN her left hand swuni
the stone tipped spear Of the savag,
mate she sought
What motive prompted her act SD,
did not even pause to consider. Th'
results she gave not the slighteg
thought. II seemed the most natura
thing IN the world that she should D,
seeking this lonely, wounded man. He
place was az his side. He needed he
that was enough for her 10 know.
She was no longer the pampered, pet
. ted child Of an effete civilization. Tha
any metamorphosis had taken plac,
within her she did not dream, nor is 4
certain ;hat any change had occurred
for who may say that it is such a Ia
step from one incarnation 10 another
however many countless years Of MAJ
measured time may have intervenedl
Darkness had fallen upon the plail