South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-14

victory, the little garrison fondly
hoped they would renew the attack,
but they were disappointed With
yells of revenge the Tauregs formed
up ont of range, and rode or-to try
their luck on some less truculent car
AVIAN.
curse the houndsl" cried Thornton,
as he saw with dismay that they had
chosen the direction taken by Miss
Hammoade. They'll overtake her to-
night If they follow her track-and
then B~rownson!"
"Yes. sir"
I'VE must follow those brutes-get
everything ready at once tn be
cool enough when we start"
How long were they there before
the Taureg f%ootprintsY'' demanded the
of these Arabs in solving the riddles
of the sands.
-Four hours, m'sieu, and about the
same time before u own"
Then that means they overtake
them tonight, and attack at dawn
unless we stop them" added the Eng
ushman, as he swept off to arrange
for the briefest possible halt before
pushing on to the rescue.
h sun was sinking In a fiery
glow behind the distant sand hills as
the carAxan toiled at it's utmost speed,
in the last stage of a desperate chase.
when the figure Of an Arab runner.
frant,cally waving his burnous, came
rushing out from the n~eighboring
scrub.
"Whv. it's HassimI What news?'
cried Captain Thornton. h%urrying Gag
erly forward. for Hassim was the man
he had smuggled into Miss Ham
monde's caravan. relying upon him TO
bring word IN case Of need.
'Msieu," said Ayedda. translating
Hassim's story as fast as he could TO
the most impatient listener he had
ever known, "Hassim say hat Eng
lish lady in very great danger from
Kountah chief as well as Taureg.
Kountah chief what you call fall in
love with her. and say she'll only have
the papers OF the dead Englishman If
she love him back"
From the story which. piece. by
piece, he dragged cut of Hassim
through the interpreter, it appeared
that Miss Hammonde had unexpect-
edly dropped across the chief that
very morning in the oasis where he
had one Of his many homes.
To say that Captain Thornton was
staggered is to give but a very IN
adequate idea OF his frame of mind
A2 III 2AIAA1 ~ NAAG II IlAU
Miss Hammonde played him false af-
ter all? Had she told him about the
gold medal OF the +. r. G.. s.. merely
to put him of the scent? All the
ideals OF womanhood which she had
inspired seemed In danger of being
shattered for ever. 1t wasn't cricket.
Not that he cared a tinker's curse
whether she got the wretched manu-
scripts or whether he did. All that
v~aHHnral ~n- no Had aha -
the gamer"
Suddenly revolver shots rang out in
the distance. Then dead, dreadful ST.
lence again. followed by the still more
dreadful cry OF a woman in distress.
II was a cry that sent Thornton dash
ing forward. In a few breathless min
utes ne was feeling his way round the
back Of the tomb. The gate was open.
lie flung himself 10 the ground and
peered in. God" he cried, leaping 10
his feet. Too latel" For the tomb
was empty.
Follow me-" he whispered hoarsely
as, without a pause 20 see whether
either Of the wounded was alive or
dead. ne picked UP the track outside
/, and gave chase. Sending Sikkim 70
scout from the hilltOps. Captain
Thornton was presently rewarded by
a signal which took him hurrying to
the top. There he saw that which
filed him with mingled rage and 10Y
rage 10 see Miss HammOnde. evil
IDENTIFY gagged. and plainly bound Il
one OF the Taureg thoroughbreds: JOY
TO notice that the marauders were
busv in collecting her camels. and
would probably give him abundant
time 10 attack.
It was an ideal position for his pur.
nose. The chief danger was that Mis-,
Hammonde might get shot in the in.
evitable firing. At all costs he must
separate her camel from the rest
Thornton dashed across the hundred
Yards OF open sand 20 the captive. and
hurried her camel back towards the
shelter OF the trees before the Tauregs
quite realized what had happened.
The two nearest TO Thornton charRaa