Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
THE A FT E R GLOW
A Sequcto obtoor."
Bv GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND

THE child. o Kromno hungers. It is
crying for food 80
Allan thought. He saw at once the Inn
possibility Of letting the boy come near
its mother. Some other arrangement must
be made.
"Ahw thought he. 81 have it.
He gestured toward the door.
Go" he commanded. Go up the path,
to the palsaded place. Take this rope.
Bring back with you a she goat. Thus
shall the child be fed !"
The old woman obeyed. In quarter
hour she had returned, dragging wild
goat that beated in terror.
Then, while she watched with amaze
ment, Allan succeeded in milking the
creature. though he had to lash securely
all four feet and throw 1t to the cave floor
before il would submit
He modified the milk with water and
bade the old woman administer il by
means of bit of soft cloth. Allan, Jr.,
| protested with yells but had to make the
best of hard necessity; and, after long
| and painful process, was surfeited and
dozed off. Gesafam put him to bed on the
| divan by the fire.
"A poor substitute" thought Allan, "but
| II will sustain life. He's healthy: he can
stand it--he's got to, Thank God for that
goat, without it he might easily have
| starved"
He tied the animal at the rear of the
| cave and had Gesafam fetch a good supply
! of grass. Thus for the present one problem
at least was solved,
| Beatrice's condition remained unchanged
Now and then she called for water, which
he gave her plentfuly. Once che thought
she recognized him. but he could not be
certain.
And day wore on and now the hour
of noon was at hand Allan knew that
other duties called him. He must go down
among the Folk and save them, too, If pos
sible.
Eating n little at random and making
sure as always that his pistols were well
loaded, he consigned Beatrice and the child
into the old womans keeping and left the
cave.
On the terrace he stopped moment, gaz-
ing triumphanty at the bloodmarks now
thjckly coagulated down the rocks.
Then, out over the canyon and the forest
to northwsrd he peered. His eyes caught
the signal fires he knew must be there
now not ten miles away, and with nod
he smiled
They've certainly trailed me close the
devils" sneered he. "Since the minute
they first attacked my"two men and me-
trying to repair the disabled Pauilac in
that Internal valley, so far to northward
they haven't given me an hours respite
Before night therel be war Well, let
them come. The quicker now the better -
Then he turned, and with determined
step. still clad in his grotesque rags, de-
scended toward the caves Of the Folk, such
! as still were left.
Where all had been resistance and defiant
surliness before, now all had become ODE
dence and worship He understood enough
of the barbarian psychology to know ths
power, strength and dominance-and thes
alone-Commanded respect with the Folk.
And among them all, those who had no
seen al well as those that had the sudden
dramatic annihilating downfall of II yemb'
had again cemented the bonds of solidarity
more closely than ever.
The sight of that archrebels body hure,
from the parapet had effectually tamet
murmur in their caves, no thought save o
| obedience and worship,
Its not what | want" reflected Altar
| "I want intelligent cooperation, not adula
ton | wapt democracy! But. damn il
II they can't understand then | must rul
| a while. And rule | willard they sha
! obey or die"
Quickly he got in touch with the sItus
ton From cave to cave he went, estimat
ing the damage. At the great gap in tn
terrace he stood and carefully observed III
wreckage in the river bed below.
He visited the hospital cave admin,
tered medicines, changed dressings an
labored for his Folk as though no shade
of rebellion ever had come 'twXt them an
him.
The news of Bremiu's death moved hi
profoundly. Bremiu had been one of h
two most competent and trusted follower
and Allan, too. felt strong personal a
fection for the man who had saved h
life that first night at the cliffs.
Beside the body he stood, in the morgu
cave whittier II had been borne vii
bowed head the master looked upon Il
| man; and from his eyes fell tears and
his heart he felt a vacant place not soc
70 be made whole
With profound emotion he took Bremilu
cold hand in hls--the hand that had
deftly and so powerfully stricken down Il
gorilla--and for a while held II, gazing
the dead mans face,
"Good-by" said he at length. you we
4 a brave heart and true. Never shall "
I be forgotten. Good-by"
| He summoned huge fellow nam
\ Frumuos, now the most intelligent of I
Folk remaining and together they direct
\ the work OF carrying the bodies up to /
clifton and there burying them,
BY the middle OF the AFTERNOON soi
semblance or crdcr and control had /
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