, 1916-08-31

was shaken at us, ana then al was
quiet.
Had the half breed simply wrought
his vengeance and then escaped all
might have been well with him. 1t
was that foolish. irresistible Latin i'm
pulse to be dramatic which brought his
own downfall. RoxtOn. the man who
had earned himself the name of the
"Flail of the Lord" through three coun-
tries, was not one who could he safely
tainted. The half breed was descend
ing on the farther side Of the pinnacle.
but before he could each the ground
Lord John nae run along h edge of
the plateau and gained a point from
which he could see his man. There
was a single crack Of his rife. and
| though we saw nothing. we heard the
scream and then the distant thud of
the falling body. Roxton came back
to us with "A face Of granite.
81 have been n blind ~simpleton," said
he bitterly. ITS my folly that has
brought you all into this trouble. l
should have remembered that these
people have long memories for blood
feuds and have beer more upon my
guard"
What about the other One? 1t tool
two of them ia lever that tree over the
edge"
81 could have shot him, but / let him
go. He may have had no part in it
Perhaps It would have been better If
| ] had killed hin. for he must, as you
say. nave lent "A hand"
Now that we had the clew to his
action each OF MS could cast back and
remember some sinister act upon h
part of the half breed-his constant
desire to know our plans, his arrest
outside our tent when he was over
hearing them. the furtive looks of ha-
:red which from time to tnse one or
other of us had surprised. We were
still discussing it, ~endeavoring to ad-
Just our minds to these new condi.
lions. when Il singular scene in the
plain below arrested our attention.
A mar In white clothes, who could
only be the surviving half breed. was
running aS one does run when death
is the pacemaker. Behind him, only
a few yards In his rear. bounded the
huge ebony figure of HAmbo, Dur de
voted negro. Even as we looked he
sprang upon the back Of the fugitive
and flung his arms round his neck.
They rolled on the ground together.
An instant afterward Zambo rose.
cooked at the PROSTATE man and then.
waving his hand joyously to us, came
running IN our direction. The white
figure lay motionIess in the middle of
the great plain.
Our two traitors had been destroyed,
but the mischief that they had lone
lived ufter them. By no possible
means could we get back to the pin
nacle. We had been natives Of the
world; now we were natives of the
plateau. The two things were sepa-
rate and apart. There was the plain
which led to the canoe Yonder. b.
yond the violet. hazy horizon, WIS tia"
stream which led back TO civiliZatin.r.
But the link between was missing.
No human ingenuity could suggest Il
means of bridging the chasm which
yawned between ourselves and
past lives. one instant had altered
MI the conditions Of u eXiSnre.
Ii was ut uch a moment that /
learned the stun of which my three
comrades We're composed. They wcre
grave, 1t is true. and thoughtful, but
Of IN invincible serenity. For the mo
ment we could only sit among the
bushes in patience and wait the COM
ing of ZambO. Presently his honest
black face topped the rocks and his
herculean figure emerged upon the
top of the pinnacle.
what l do now?" he cried. "You
tell me and | do itr
1t was IA question which 1t was cas-
Ter to ask than to answer. One thing
only was clear. He was our one trusty
link with the outside world. On no ac-
count must he leave us.
mo, nor he cried. 81 not leave
you. Whatever come. you always find
me here. But no able to keep Indians.
Already they say too much Curupuri
live on this place and they go home.
Now you leave them me no able %
keep them"
1t was Il fact that our Indians had
shown IN many ways of late that they
were weary of their journey and anx-
iSun W ltlhih we tulLAtu Unit Ltln-
DO spoke the truth and that 1t would
be impossible for him to keep them
with us.
MAKE them wait till tomorrow, Fam
b." ] shouted; "then l can SEND letter
back by them
Very good, sarr! / promise they
wait till tomorrow" said the negro.
But what | do for you nowT'
There was plenty for him to do. and
admirably the faithful fellow did II.
First Of all. under our directions, he