The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-17

Once more Kitty felt surge across
her the feeling that after all, she was
weak, and always must be weak:
whereas, he, her late enemy, was
strong and always would be strong.
She was content to cover down behind
him and leave the event to him.
The noise Of the oncoming melee be-
| hind them grew in volume now as
Count Frederick turned to face the
shaggy figure of the man who but now
had been the captor of Kitty Gray.
The muzzle of the pistol pressing to
his face spoke louder than any words
seemed, indeed, to restore to him a
part OF the reason he had lost through
dwelling here among the savages, on
a shore upon which he had been cast
unknown years earlier. He threw up
his hands now. "Avast, there, cap
tain!" he cried. Il surrender"
who are your" demanded Count
Frederick. COR what are your"
The half-demented creature passed
hand across his face. BLESSED if l
could tell you the truth about that,
sir" he said, "and that's the truth. But
seems to me remember I was once
Old Jimmy Wainwright of the ship Ad.
venture, out of Clyde. It's maybe we
were cast away somewhere, years
since, and I'm thinking Adam was
then a boy. Delay all! Friend, cap
tain, your honor. don't shoot old jim
my Wainwright, if so be am him.
But what are you doing down here,
under the earth, MANI"
Captain, your honor, sir, 1 came
here to live safe. I kill some of them |
black folks once in a while. They
think I'm crazy, and maybe they're
right. How can / tell, captain, your
honor. sir?"
you know this placer" exclaimed |
Frederick. THUS far we are safe, but |
listen to them coming"
"Ay, ay, sir; fighting like cats and |
dogs. They always do. We must cut |
and run, or they'll kill us all, and put
us in the big fire yonder. Don't I
know? I've seed sights a plenty, up
there. I couldn't a-beared to seen the
white lady burned
Lead ont" said Frederick, quickly.
I'VE must hide, or it will be too late"
This way, captain, your honor, sir!
And bear hand lively!"
Count Frederick and Kitty Gray fol-
lowed him as he fed deeper into the
cavernous interior of the lava hill.
corner after corner, until
at length the sounds of the pursuit be-
came fainter and died away far at the
rear.
'Ere's my 'ome, sir" began the old
sailor at last, as they paused before
rude cabin, which showed some ami
mal-like proof Of human occupancy.
We'll be safe ERE, I'm thinking"
But they were not safe for long. The
keen instinct Of the savage trailers,
hot in the blood lust which now pos
sessed them, brought them on ulti-
mately along the trail, and to it's end.
They heard the savage shouts Of their !
pursuers gaining in volume, heard the
,hud of their bare feet on the rocky
doors. A moment. and the yelling band
stood before the entrance to their
cavern.
The natives were spearmen, and |
heir shafts were cast with strength
Ind accuracy. Those beleaguered ones
had no shields with which to parry
such weapons, and yet for one instant
l barrier was offered to the assault. '
With a savage, half-animal roar,
he old sailor-whose full history
lever was to be known-cast himself
n front of his new friend, opposing I.
lis shaggy breast to the leveled
spears. He fell pierced by a dozen
hats, still roaring his defiance. Above {
lis body now spoke again and again
he weapon of Count Frederick A
la1f dozen dusky forms fell and filed
lp the opening. The savages behind
ave back and sought to fee.
This instant of their hesitation gave
frederick one more opportunity q
;atching Kitty by the arm he passed I
ack to the rear of the little cavern I
q the hope there might be egress .
hat way-for surely the wall of steel
q front could not be passed. He
ound it-a narrow passageway. Pant
1g and breathless, stumbling, falling
nd rising, the two hurried on until
t length they heard TO more in their
ars the din Of fighting. b
The passage way now seemed grad
ally tc rise, it's walls closing in. At
sngth, far ahead, they saw a faint q
nge of light. 1t deepened as they n
dvanced, until at length it became
isible through broken aperture be- p
ond which shone the full light of
ay. Gasping their joy at this, they II
urried up and on until at length their
set stood upon the surface. of that n
arth to which they had been accus- Ct
med.
1t was a strange and new scene g
hich lay before them now. There IL
as no path that they could 500. tHe le
outh Of the cavern came out at the CT
IN Of bioh cliff Tor