The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-10

! at one another from time to time.
Finally the lad caught glimpse o
a paiisade Il hundred yards ahead ant
beyond it the tops of some goat ski
tents and q number of matched nuts
His lip upcurled in a savage snarl
Blacks! How he hated them. II.
signed 10 Ahut to remain where Il,
VAS white he advanced 10 reeonuoiter
lie heard 4 voice beyond the pail
! Sade, and toward hat lie made hi,
way. a great tree oyerhuug snr III
! closure at the very point from which
the voice calae. l2to this Kor&i crept
| His spear WAS ready in his hand
Ills ears told him Of the proximity OF
human being. I'll that his eyes re
| 4uired was a single glance to shoV
hin his target; then, lightninc-like
the missile would fly to its goal.
With raised spear he crept anon.
the branches of the tree. glaring down
ward in search OF the owner Of thu
voice which rose to him from below.
AT last ne saw q human back. The
spear hand flew to the limit Of the
throwing position to gather the force
that would send the iron shod missile
completely through the body of the ull-
conscious victim. And then the Killer
paused. He leaned forward little to
get better view of the target.
He lowered his spear cautiously that
it might make no noise by scraping
against foliage or branches. Quietly
he crouched in comfortable position
along a great limb, and there he lay
with wide eyes. looking down in won
der upon the creature he had crept
upon to kill-looling down upon a lit
tie girl, a little nut brown maiden.
Korak wondered what the girl would
do were he to drop suddenly from the
tree to her side. Most likely she would
scream and run away. Then would
come the men of the village with
spears and guns and set upon him.
They would either kill him or drive
him away.
A lump rose in the boys throat. He
craved the compaaionship oi his own
greatly. He would have liked to slip
down beside her, though he knew from
the words lie had overheard that she
spoke q language with which he was
unfamiliar.
At last he hit uIOr q lxan. He
would attract her attention and reaS-
sure her by a smiling greeting from n
greater distance. Silently he wOrmed
his way back into the tree. 1t was his
intention to bail hex from beyond the
palisade, giving her the feeling Of Sc
curity which lie Imagined the stout
barricade would afford.
He had scarcely left his position in
the tree when Lis attention was at
tracted by considerable coise upon
the opposite side Of the village. By
moving little ne could see the gate
at the far end OF the main street.
A number If men, women and chill
drer were running toward it. 1t swung
open, revealing the head Of caravan
upon the opposite side. 1t tr0Oped in
molly organization-black slaves and
dark hued Arabs of the northern des-
erts; cursing camel drivers urging on
their vicious charges; Overburdened
donkeys, waving sadly pendulOus ears
while they endured with stole patience
the brutalities Of their masters; goats,
sheep and horses.
Into the village they all trooped be-
hind tall, sour old man., who rode.
without greetings to those who shrank
from his path directly to a large goat
skin tent in the center of the village.
Here he spoke to wrinkled black
bag.
korak from his vantage point could
see it all. He saw the old man asking
questions OF the black woman, and
then he saw the latter point in the
direction of the tree beneath which
the little girl played.
A grim smile curved the thin, crue
lips of the Arab. The child essayet
to crawl away, but before she coult
get out of reach the old man kicket
her brutally, sending her sprawlin;
upon the grass. Then he followed hei
up to seize and strike her as was hi.
custom.
Above them in the tree a beast
crOuched where moment before had
been bOy-a beast with dilating nos
trils and barred fangs-a beast that !
trembled with rage.
The sheik was STOPPING to reach
for the girl when the Killer dropped
to the ground at his side. His spear
was still in his left hand, but he had
forgotten it. Instead his right fist was
clinched, and the sheik took a back
ward step, astonished by the sudden
of this strange appari-
ton apparently out of clear sky, the
heavy fist landed full upon his mouth.
backed by the weight Of the young
giant and the terrific power Of his
more than human mnsclAs.