Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-10

I With savage. half-anirlal roar
the old sailor whose full histor,
never was &c be known-cast himsel
in front of his now friend, cpposin,
his shaggy breast to the levelet
spears. He fell pierced by a dozer
shafts, still roaring is defiance. Above
his body now spoke again and agar
the weapon of Count Frederick. A
half dozen dusky forms fell and filled
up the opening The savages behind
gave back and sought to fee.
This instant Of their hesitation gave
Frederick one rTore opportunity.
Catching Kitty by the arm he passed
back tc the rear cf the little cavern
IN tho horo there might be egress
that way or surely the wall of steel
in front could not be passed. lie
found it--a narrow passageway. Pant.
ing ana breathless. stumbling, falling
aad rising, the twc hurried On until
at length they heard 20 more in their
ears the Cir # fighting
The passage way now seemed grad.
ually t. rise, its walls closing in. At
length, far ahead, they saw faint
tirse Of light, 1t deepened as they
advanced, until at length it became
visible through broken aperture be
ycnd which shone the full light Of
day. Gasping theil Joy at this, they
hurried up and on until at length their
feet stood upon the surface Of that
earth 10 which they had been accus-
toned.
1t vas strangs and new scene
which lay before them now. There
was no path that they could see-the
mouth Of the cavern cane out at the
top of a high cliff. Far below them
ran the sea, blue-tinged and ripping
cut to its horizon. But no sail broke
the wide expanse. no path showed
down the steep decllvity which lay be-
fore them. Their case seemed quite
as hopeless as ever 1t had been. II
discovered now, they must indeed
stand at bay.
The keen eye oil Count Frederick
searched here and there for some ave-
nue. Of escape, tut at first found none.
"Mademoiselle." said he, the beach
below, no doubt, leads to one OF their
villages. But we cannot reach the
beach. ! presume that we have come
almost through tho hill-that the main
village lies yonder, beyond the forest.
II we return, whether BY the cavern
N by the sea beach. It would mean
Dnly i n, II only we could find
ONE other place Of concealmcnt."
Look" said Kitty. and pointed be-
yond, at the base of the elf. A mar.
row, slitiike aperture showed in the
rock wall Perhaps there is another
cave" said she.
Hurry" said Count Frederick.
Run and hide yourself there at once.
AS she obeyed he set about certain
plans Of his own. He flung himself
down upon the sand at the edge OF the
cliff, and left a trail, as though he
had been flung over and down. Here
and there he pulled loose certain
shrubs to strengthen that impression
n the mind of any pursner who might
,ome. Then, retreatlng toward the |
mouth Of the cave where Kitty had |
'ecreted herself, he obScured his own
rail In the sand as best he could by
away the footprints with a
'roxen bough, trusting to the strong
Wind to complete his own bQngling
work at covering bis trail.
"Mademoiselle," said he, when at
ength he Joined her. I'VE now have
lone all that we can do. We have no
God, no water, no weapons he
howed his empty revolver. .sAll we
an do is to wait and hope"
0SWCAthb IA tuSA uAuAHS piAIc, tuSy
ny for what might have been an
our before they heard the voices of
ny pursuers Then they saw emerge
long their old passageway the fig
res Of several OF the natives, who
TODD jabbering. weapons in hand.
boxing this way and that, seemingly
90 much excited to have much care
Inc Of these ran to the broken trail
mark at the edge OF the bluff, and, +,
houting in excitement, returned.
With no more ado, and apparently
dthout suspecting the actual trail of
he two fugitives, they all now made
n to the right, shouting loudly, and :
isappeared from view--no doubt
long some steep path known only
, themselves.
They have gone" said Count Fred.
rick, "and ] fancy will not return.
hey think us dashed to death on the
,cka below"
We might As -Neil h." aaid Kitty