Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-25
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Continued From Last .Issus)-
CHAPTER LXIII.
THE EDGE OF THE WORLD.


that streamed in at the caves mouth
darkened suddenly, and huge fig
ure crept in. At first Hernandez
thought this was the pirate chief
but that fierce fighter was lying far
across the pit with a bullet through
his head. The figure crept on far
Ither-then Hernandez saw.
1t was Ilington. Ilington was I'M
armed-his face was blood covered
and grimy with powder. He was d
figure fearful to behold. There was
strange light in his eyes. He
paused for a moment at the threshold
and, then, waiting a moment until
| his eyes became accustomed to the
darkness, strobe on. He approached
an earthen jar and peered into it
thrust his hand into it's metallic
liquid.
"Quicksilver," he said. Herman
DEE, quivering with fear, darted
from his hiding place, made for the
entrance, reached it, caught the
rungs of a ladder and climbed like
an orang-utang to safety. Ilington
saw him, muttered an oath-a
round wholesome oath-and fol-
lowed, A bit more clumsy-tco I'M
familiar with his footing, Ilington
was slow. But once he reached the
ground above he tore after Her
nandez like mad.
Hernandez ran blindIy, and found
himself cornered on the edge Of
high cliff.
Ilington caught him, tore from
him Hernandez every ready knife,
and faced him squarely.
''I swore to tear you apart with
my hands, cried Ilington beside
himself with rage, land I'm going
to do it"
1.-TWO can play at that painted
Hernandez, "come on
Ilington came on-reckless of the
fact that he was fighting on the
edge of a precipice. For a short
space the men fought with some re-
gard for science-giving blow for
blow. But Hernandez clinched, was
thrown-clinched and was thrown
again. He squared himself once
more, than broke and ran five PAGES
to the left. He dropped suddenly
and recovered his knise, and waited
for Ilington's onslaught.
Far to the rear Annette plucked
Meals wrist.
"Look-look," she cried, Hernandez
and my father-and the Portuguese has
| a knife.
She was not the only watcher. Be-
low on shore fresh boatload Of ma
rines were landing. They had seen the
Ihght--they watched it now. Their Of
fcer peered through his glasses.
Our friend the Portuguese" he said,
we've got to get him and take him
back The world needs one Herman
DEE less"
Even as he spoke. Hernandez struck
with his knife and ripped open Hing
| toms arm.
scrambled up the cliff Climbing, they
spread a net On the plateau the same
thing happened. Behind the two fight
ing men crept up the survivors OF the
recent fray. The Missouri, from cap
tain down to cook. was after this Her
nandez
But Ellington and Hernandez never
noted these silent stealthy approaches.
Ellington, believing with rage ana
with the pain of his wound, leaped for
his adversary with blow that would
have falIed an OK. The blow accom-
nlished little-save that it hurtled the
knife out of Hernandez graps-and
sent it Catering down the chn' her-
naudez, cool with the GOODNESS OF des-
nera4ion. side-stepped, and lifting one
foot. neatly trlpped his man
Ellington fell heavily, with one arm
hanging over the precipice.
And then Hernandez looked-tor the
first time he took note of his surround
ings. >,,aa his
souad with fixed bayonets and with
death shining in their eyes. Below,
scrambling up the cliff were twenty
men, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Hernandez paused-his eyes harro"TI'
He was beaten and he knew 1t. he
,,,ish+ have adopted another course at
anotber time. But his mind had been
tn,isted and Tortured with greed during
the mast few days. He was keyed up
~ the point of desperation. He couio
not reason--he didn't want 10 REASON
He took one swift view OF the 1uture-
the immediate future. NO thoroushi,1s
murderer, and worse. the law hao n li,
the law would get him. the Ia" "oui"
finish him. , r,,;,-.o,,
.artAd r. tumble him over the
e;Sa Of the cliff. But Annette sprans
Sorward and clutched at her 1atner
sholders. d.. =, ;+r h.
hernandez nodded. so pc II,
said. Behind him, before nlrn' c'ep'
tho enclosing circle. n, N;u,,.
Hernandez rose to his fun helenl
.sorrv gentlemen" ne said, .but you've
nevsr beat me yet and you cannot peat
me now. 49,, 1avA :
s,ddsn run-and leaped far out over the
sdse nr the precipice. His body hur-
tIsd in the air He struck nun upon
his head at the foot OF the. CHI Oe-
low. .s.,,. o-ooled,v
s1ono the beach One was Inez cas-
80 ond one was Mrs. Hardin. lnez
reached the body of Hernandez ana
threw herself upon it. She sobped tnerc
bItterIv-she was woman with a vast
cd lIfe-a broken heart.
az loved him." she mosned' ioNed
hinn-and there was a time when ne
loved me. At least I have that to re-
member-we were lovers once-and l.
I love him now
Tlinzton drew back staggering from
The edge OF the cliff. He was trera-
bling. not for his own safety-but with
gratitude.
at was better SO" ne said, better
and cause cattle much suffering. All
hot hies about cattle should be killed,