The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-02-11
(which way did she go?" cried the

way dld she gO!' cried the
black haired giant to Esmeralda.
"Down dat road" cried the fright
ened black. pointing toward the south,
where a mighty wall Of roaring flames
shut out the view.
Put these people in the other carr
shouted the stranger to Clayton. II
saw one as l drove up. Get them out
of here by the north road.
Leave my "a here. If l find Miss
Porter we shall need it. If I don't no
Clayton hesitated.
They saw the 1.-THE figure bound
away across the clearing toward the
northwest. where the forest still stood.
untouched by flame.
In each rose the unaccountable feel
ing that a great responsibility had been
raised from their shoulders. Il kind of
implicit confidence In the power of the
stranger to save the girl if she could
be saved. -
"Who was that?' asked Professor
Porter.
II don't know replied Clayton. He
called me by name, and he knew Jane,
for he asked for her. and he called Es-
meralda by name."
"There was something most star
tlingly familiar about him." exclaimed
Mr.. Philander. Yet. bless me. I know
saw him before"
Tut. TUT" cried Professor Porter.
Most remarkable! Who could it have
been, and why do I feel that Jane is
safe now that he has set out in search
of herr"
Il can't tell you, professor" said
Clayton soberly, "but | know I have
the same uncanny feeling"
But come" he cried: I'VE must get
out Of here ourselves or we shall I've
shut off," And the party lrlstsilr1 to-
ward C%layton's machine.
When Jane Porter turned 90 rrtrmrr
her steps homeward she wa< alarmed
to note how near the smoke of the for
est fire seemed. and as she FASTENED
onward her alarm became almost Il
panic when she perceived flat th,'
rushing flames were rapidly fnGwin.:
their way between herself and the rHE
tage.
At length h was compN lied to tnrn
into the dense thicket and ATTEMPT II,
force her way to the west n an efm-
! to circle around the flames and regain
her home.
In a short time the futility OF her at.
tempt became apparent. and then her
one hope lay in retracing her steps to
the road and flying for her life to the
south toward the town.
The twenty minutes that it took her
to regain the road was all that had
been needed to cut off her retreat as
! effectually as her advance had been
cut off before. Jane Porter knew that
i WAS useless to attempt to force her
way again through the underground.
She had tried it once and failed,
Now she realized that it would be but
space between the enemy on the north
and the enemy on the south would be
a seethlng a Of flames
Calmly the. girl kneeled down in the
dust Of the roadway and prayed fol
strength to meet her fate bravely anG
to deliver her father and her friends
from death. She did not think to pray
for deliverance for herself: she knew
there was nc hope:
Suddenly she heard her name being
called aloud through the forest:
"Jane! Jane Porter!" it rang strong
and clear. but in u strange voice.
"Here!" she called in reply. Here
In the roadway"
Then through the branches Of tn
trees she. saw a figure swinging.
A veering Of the wind blew q ciOut
Of smoke about them, and she could n
longer see the man who was speeding
toward her. but suddenly she felt
great arm about her. Then she wa