Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
NOVEMBER II, 1917
SON OF TARTAN
Continued from Page Three.)


upon one side, listening to the pad o.
naked human feet tusr beyond the gar
den. The sound was not repeated
Then she resumed her restless wnih
ing. Down to the opposite end OF Tn,
garden she passed, turned and rctraccu
her steps toward the upper end Upo,.
the Sward near the bushes that hid tn,
fence. full in the glare OF the moon
light, lay II white envelope that haze
not been there when she had turnc"
almost upon the very spot momcn
before.
Mcricm stopped short In her tracks
listening again and smiling more than
ever the ti@rcSS alert ready. Beyond
the bushes naked black runner squat.
ted. nccring through the foliage He
saw her take step closer to the Letter
She had seen 1t. lie rose quietly ana
following the shadows Of the bushes
that ran down To the corral. was soon
gone from sight
Mcricms trained cars heard IN,
every move She made no nttcmlt Is.
seek closer knowledge of his identity
Already she had guessed that he Wi.
n messenger from the Hon Morrison.
She stopped and picked M the cnvc.
opc. Tearing ii OPEN she read the co,.
tents easily by the moons brillinn.
Hight
1t Mas. as she had guessed. fro,.
Bayncs:
I cannot go without seeing you again.
Come to the clearing early tomorrow
morning and say goodby to me. Come
alone.
There was n little morc-words that
made her heart beat faster and hap
Ply flush mount her check.
1t was still dark when the Hon.
Morrison haynes set forth for tho tryst-
Ing place. lie insisted upon having
guide, saying that he was not sure that
he could find his way back to the little
clearing
AS matter of fact, the thought OF
that lonely ride through the darkness
before the sun rose had been too much
for his courage, and he craved COM
pany.
a black, therefore. preceded him OH
foot. Behind and above him came 10
rok, whom Il Disc In the camp had
Il" akcnal.
- "t"T" ~,,o>" u..rrc Baynans >ds"~'
rein IL the clearing. Mcric'n had not
yet arrived. The black lay down to
rest Bayncs lollcd In his saddle. 10
rnk stretched himself comfortably upon
n lofty limb. where he could watch
those beneath him without being seen.
An hour passed. Bayncs gave evil.
dcnce Of nervousness. Korak had al.
ready guessed that the young English.
man hnd come here to meet another
Presently the sound OF an approach.
Ing horse came to Korak's ears. Me.
rlcm was coming She had almost
reached the clearing before Baynes
became aware of her presence, and
then ms he looked up the Collage part.
ed to the head and shoulders of her
mount. and Mcricm rode into view
HayncJ Spurlcd to meet her.
koIak looked Scarchingly down upOn
her, mentally matchmaking the broad
hrsmmcd hat that hid her features from
his eyes. She WAS abreast the English
man now.
korak saw the man take both her
hands and draw her close to his breast.
lie saw the mans face concealed for
moment beneath the same broad brim
that hid the girls.
When he looked again they had
drawn apart and were converslng ear.
ncStly. Korak could see the man urg
ing something. 1t was equally evident
that the girl was holding back. There
were many Of her gestures. and the
way in which she tossed her head up
and to the right. Uplifting her chin.
That reminded Korak strongly Of Me.
ricm. And then the conversation was
over. and Che man took the girl in his
arms again 10 kiss her goodby.
She turned and rode toward the
point from which she had come. The
man sat his horse watching her. At
the edge of the jungle she turned TO
wave him final farewell
"rOnight! she cried throwing back
her head us she called the words to
him across the little distance which
separated them throwing back her
head and revealing her face for the
first time TO the eyes of the Killer in
The tree above.
Korak started rs though pierced
through the heart with an arrow. He
trcmblcd and shook like a leaf He
closed his eyes, pressing his palms
across them. and then he opened them
again and looked.
But tho girl was gone. Only the
waving foliage Of the junglc'S rim
marked where she had disappeared.
II was mrusS;hlc, II could not be
true! And yet with his own eyes he
had seen lis Mcrcm older little.
with f"ur" r:orc rounded by nearer
maturity. a'.h Subtly changed In other
ways; nor" beautiful than ever. yet
still his lit IL Mcricm. Yes. he had
seen the dead alive again; he had seen
his Mericm in the flesh. She lived!
She had not died!
He had seen hcr-hc had seen his
Mcricm-in the arms of another man
And that man sat below him now with
in easy reach.
Korak the Killer fondled his heavy
spear. He played with the grass ropr
dangling from his gee string lie
nl hn IN, t,nif Of 1,iS in.