Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-23
CHAPTER VII.
The Lonely Man.

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+" at the spring. First she leaned
" far down TO quench her own
thirst
A sudden, warning growl from Ter
koz brought her head up, and there,
not ten PAGES from her, she saw a
dozen white robed Arabs and behind
them half a hundred blacks All were
armed; evil looking fellows they were,
and one of the Arabs had covered her
with bis long gun.
Now he spoke to her, but in a tongue
she did not understand. though she
knew that his message was unfriendly,
and imagined that it warned her not
% attempt TO use her own rifle which
lay beside her. Next he spoke to those
behind him. and two Of them APP
preached the girl. one from either side
while the leader continued 70 keep his
piece leveled at her
Az the two came toward her she
beard a menacing growl from the wolf
hound and then saw him leap for the
nearest Arab. The fellow dubbed this
sun and swung it full upon Terkoz's
c,-ull. SO that the faithful hound col
l-p1ed I'm a silent heap at their feet
Then the two rushed In and seized
Victoria's rife. A moment later she
vaG roughly dragged toward the leader
c. the NJ favored gang.
Through one Of the blacks. a west
coast negro who had picked up a
5Uattering Of pidgin English. the lead
c. questioned the girl, and when ne
found that she was guest OF Lord
Greystoke an ugly grin crossed mis-
evil face, for the fellow recalled what
lad befallen another Arab slave and
ivory caravan at the hands Of the Eng
lishman and his Wazir warriors.
Here was an opportunity for partial
revenge.
BE modoned for bis followers TO
bring her along. There was no time
-c larry in this country OF their enc
mics, into which they had accidentally
stumbled after being lost in the jungle
for the better part OF q month.
Victoria asked what their intentions
toward her were. but all that sue
could learn was that they would take
her north with them. She offered to
/ arrange the payment Of a suitable ran
som II they would return her 70 her
/ friends unframed. but the Arab only
laughed at her.
You viii bring a good price," be
/ said, "at the court OF the sultan OF
Fulad, north OF Tagwura, and for the
rest shall have partly settled the
score which i have against the Eng
Hshman."
SO Victoria Custer disappeared from
the sight OF men at the border OF the
land Of the Waziri nor was there any
other than her captors TO know the de-
vious route that they followed to gain
the country north or Uziri-
When at last M, the son OF M
opened his eyes from the deep slumbel
that bad refreshed aud invigoratec
him he looked up expeCtantly for the
face that mad been lowering above
bis. and as he realized that the cave
was tenantless except for himself d
sigh that was half sob broke from
the depths Of his lonely heart, for hC
knew that Nat-ul had been with hin
only I'm his dreams.
Yet it had been so real! Even now
he could feel the touch Of her COO
hand upon bis forehead and her slim
fingers running through his hair. Hi'
cheek gowed TO her hot kisses, aud II
his nostrils was the sweet aroma Of
her dear presence.
The disillusiOnment OF his waking
brought with it bitter disappointment
and return Of the fever Again ~
lupsed into semicousciousuess and de
] Hrium SO that be was not aware O
the khaki clad white man that crep
warily into the half darkness OF oil
lair shortly after noon
IL was Barney Custer, and behin'
e him came Curtiss. BuHow and a nal
dozen others OF the searching party
They had stumbled upon the half deaf
J. Terkoz beside the spring. ana Their
also they had found Victoria Custer
bat and plainly in the soft earth be
tween the powders OF the hillside the
had seen the new made path to th
, cave higher up.
When Barney saw that the prostrat
figure within the cavern did not stir a
bis entrance a sliding fear rose M al
throat for he was sure that be pa
found the dead body OF his sister, bu
e. as his eyes became more accustomed
~ the dim light Of the interior be realize
bis mistake-at FIRST with sense OF II
d finite relief and later with misgiyine
% that amounted almost TO wish that
bad been Victoria safe m death, "a