The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-22


Her Heart Leaped in Pride and Joy
"korak!" She Cried.
| Eegresses had started. Men were run
ming toward the tent. There was nc
time to be lost.
Quick" cried korak, turning to-
ward Baynes. who had scarce yet real
lied whether he was facing a friend
or foe. 'Take her to the palisade, fol
! lowing the rear Of the tents. Here is
my rope. With it you can scale the
wall and make your escape"
''But you. Korak?" cried Meriem.
Il will remain" replied the ape man
| Il have business with the Sheik.'
Meriem would have demurred. but
the Killer seized them both by the
shoulders and hustled them through
the slit wall and out into the shadows
beyond.
"Now run for it," he admonished
| and turned to meet and hold those who
| were pouring into the tent from the
! front.
The ape man fought well, fought as
he had never fought before, but the
odds were too great for victory, though
h. won that which he most craved-
time for the Englishman to escape
with Neriem. Then he was over
whelmed BY numbers, and few min
utes later, bound and guarded. he was
carried to the Sheik'S tent.
The old man eyed him In silence for
a long time He was trying to fix In
his own mind some form Of torture
that would crafty his rage and hatred
toward this creature who twice had
beeo the means OF his losing posses
sion Of Meriem.
And as he sat there looking upon
Korak the silence was broken by the
trumpetIng Of an elephant in the jungle
beyond the paiisoda. A half smile
touched Korak's fip2 He turned his
held = tribe Ia H. direction from
which the sound had come. and theo
there broke from HE Hps 4 low, weird
call.
One Of the blacks guarding hun
struck him across the mouth with the
haft Of his spear, but none there knew
the significance Of his cry.
In the jungle Tantor cooked his ears
a. the sound Of Korak's voice fell upon
them. He approached the paiisade
and. lifting his trunk above 1t. shifted
Then he placed his head against the
wooden logs and pushed. but the pail
sadie was strong aud gave only a little
to the pressure.
In the sheik's tent the sheik rose at
last and. pointing toward the bound
captive, turned to one Of his lieu
tenants.
Burn him." he commanded. TAT i
once! The. stake is set" &,
.
Meriem, daZed by the unexpected !
sight of Kornk, whom she had long
given up as dead, permitted herself to
he led away by haynes. Among the
tents he guided her safely to the pail
SADIE. and there. following Korak's Ia
structions. the Englishman pitched a
moose over the top of one Of the up
right logs that formed the barrier. |
With dinculty he reached the top and !
then lowered his hand to assist Mer-
lem to his side.
Come" he whispered. I'VE must
hurry"
And then, as though she had awak.
med from 4 sleep, keriem came 70 !,
herself. Back there, fighting her enc t
mics alone. was Korak-her Korak! |
Her place was by hts side, Ashtlng
With him aud TOR him.
She glanced Up At Bayncs. I
"0ow she called. make your way
back to BWana and bring help. Ny
paacs Is here. You can do no good re.
naming. Get away while yeo can and
ming the big Bwana back with you"
0ilently the Hon. Morrison Baynes
hid to the ground inside the palisade
to Meriem's side.
ut was only for you that left him."
he said. noddlnE toward the tents they
had just left. x knew that he could
hold them longer than and give you
! chance to escape that might not
be able to have given you. It was !.
though, who should have remained.
heard you call him Korak, and 10 I
know who he is."
As they stood there for the moment
" their conversation the sounds Of
tumult in the village subsidized.
''They have killed him." whispered
Aeriem.
The statement brought Baynes to a
realization of the cause of their return.
'Wait here" he said. Il will 60 and
gee. If he is dead we can do him no
good. II he lives l will do my best to
tree him."
1--WE will go together" replied Mer-
EN-. "Come" And she led the way
back toward the tent in which they
asst he'd soon Knrak.
Ito be continued)