The evening world., 1915-01-09

Now and then there was Q pause,
and the grass tops swayed only to the
down-puffs of the heightening gale.
At such moments the two grew rigid,
watching and waiting In breathloss
suspense. They could see. as dis
tinctly a. though there had been no
screening grass. the baleful eyes OF
the huge cat and the shaggy forebody
as the beast stood still and glarsd
out at them.
Then the sinuous wave would start
on again around the grass border, and
Blake would draw In q deep breath
to the girl: Look, now-the dirty
sneaki Trying to give US the creeps.
Is he? I'll creeps him! 'Fraid to
show his pretty mus!"
Not until the beast had circled half
around the glado did his purpose
flash upon Blake. With the warinoss
Of all savage hunters. the animal had
marked out the spur OF Jungle on
the north side, whore he could creep
closer to his quarry before leaping
from cover.
The damned sneak" growled
Blake. You there. Jennyf"
She could not speak. but Nc hsaro
her gasp. u,s..
Brace up, Iittl0 woman WnS
your srit7 You're out OF this DEAL
anyway. He'll choke to death swa, va,
lowing mo But say; couldn't you
manage to shin up q palm. twenty
feet or no. and hang on for couple
Of minutes?"
'I-can't novel am
Make a try! It'll give mo run
for my money. I'll take the next els
vator after you. Thatll bring the
bluffer out on the hot-foot. slip
surprise between his ribs. and we
view the scenery while he's passln
In his checks. Come; make spurt!
He's around the turn. ana Settins
nearer overy stop"
81 can't-Tom-therei Is no need that
both of us You climb up
He turned about as the meaning OF
her whisper dawned upon him. Her
eyes were shining with the ecstasy
OF self-sacrifice. II was only the
glance of an instant: then he waz
again facing tho Jungle.
God! You think I'd do that!"
She made no reply. There was a
pause. Blake-crouched on ono knee.
tense and ABBREVIATED until the sin
ister wave was advancing into the
point OF tho incurved Jungle. Then
he spoke. In low. even tone: Feel II
my kldh IN tneTo.
Her sand reached around and
pressed against the fob pocket which
he had sewn In the bolt Of his skin
trousers.
Fright. Now slip my club up un-
der my eibow-biE end. Lick on the
nose'n stop dog or q bull. It's q
chance"
She thrust the club under his risht
elbow. and he gripped It asainst his
side.
At that moment the Hon bounded
from cover, with q roar like q clap ol
thunder. Blake sprang erect. The
beast checked himself In the act OF
leaping and crouched with his great
paws outstetched. every hooked claw
thrust out, ready to tear and mangle
In two or three bounds ne could have
ieaped upon Blake and crushed him
with a single stroke Of his paw. Al
he rose to repeat his deafening roar
II seemed to Blake that he stood
higher than a horse-that his mouth
gaped wide az the end of a hogs
head. And yet the beast stood hest
tating. restrained by brute dread OF
the unknown. Never before had any
animal that he had hunted reared ur
TO meet his attack In this strange
manner.
"Lie natl" commanded Blake; '1ie
dat. and don't move! I'm going "a
call his blum. Keep still TIL tho poi.
son gets In its work. I'll keep him
busy a. long as can. When It's over
hit out for home along the beach
Keep inside the barricade. and watch
all you can from the clifYs. Might
Hight a fire up there nights. There's
sure to be Q steamer before long
Toni" she cried. struggling to heI
knees-'Tom!"
+, But he dtd not pause or icos around.