The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-10

you. You're not Mrs. Somebody or
other, are you?"
The embarrassed smile froze on
his lips. He leaped to his feet and
stood listening Faint and clear, sound
ing cheerful rather than ominous,
there rose TO them from the valleys
below a baying of dogs.
He climbed swiftly to the top of the
Hub, and stood listening. his field
glasses glued to his eyes.
A glimpse of two bloodhounds and
four men. one OF whom was Stilliter
and another a full blooded Indian,
crossing an open space, recently
crossed by Celestia and himself dur
ing their unhurried escape in the
same direction. brought Tommy down
from the Hub in a great hurry,
We've got to beat 1t, Celestial he
said. I'm sorry. because you are
tired, but that man"-here by encir-
cling his eyes With his hands, he in
dicated Professor Stilliter's eye
glasses-'is after US
She rose obediently 10 her feet Il
don't know why he wants TO catch
YOU said Tommy. and. either you
don't know, or you won't tell. hut you
dislike him, and you're afraid OF him,
and that's enough"
They were soon under way. follow.
ing the higher ground. where the gran
tie outcroppinEs neither received any
impress from their feet, nor long held
the scent of the leather soles. But
the crests OF the ridges were not ali
granite. and Tommy knew very we'll
that in places they were making what
woodmen call a broad trail. A trail
Of footprints and bent and broken
branches which an Indian will read
as casually as commuter reads his
newspaper. and which. aided by blood
hounds. he will follow as easily as
small boys follow a procession through
city street.
That broad reaches OF unbroken
granite would occasionally battle their
pursuers was all that Tommy could
hope fer
He had at first only a vague idea
as TO just what part of the wilderness
he would take her. bat gradually his
mind became occupied with the prob,
lem OF getting to that place by a
route which their pursuors would find
the most difficult possible IN follow
ing. He had hopes indeed of throw
ing them completely OF the trail.
They turned 4 little more to the
westward. and began To descend from
the high ground The baying of the
hounds at THIS time seemed if any
tAlug . little closer
-Nher. are We going she asked
suddenly
We're going to hide on a little is.
land n Il deep take. GeIestia. Even
il they find eat that VT are on 1t.
they Il have trouble getting L. us. Very
few sailors aud fewer Weodsm,n know
how to swim used To fish i'll that
lake Let, AID - an ed daEout hid.
den on the shore. and there's the re-
mains Of q hut on the island And
LETT an old moth-eaten buffalo robe
aud a blanket there only last fan.
II there's anything left OF them they Il
come in mighty handy, can tell y GU.
They came to a broad. shallow
stream that flowed brightly under an
arch Of dark foliage Here where
We begin TO make trouble lor them,
said Tommy Holding her elbow With
his free hand, he Kept ner from STUN
bling and failing. Tommy led Cclesta
to the middle OF the brook, and then
they waded down it for upward of a
mile, as il 1t had been a winding road.
anu only left 1t when the rocky ma
ture of the country through which 1t
WAS passing offered them an opportu-
nifty Of so doing and leaving mini
mum trail.
All at once Tommy realized that a
great silence had fallen in the forest.
And he knew that al last the blood
hounds were in difficulties, for they
had ceased 10 bay