Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17

ulSht ulu hil Tue IOllo"lnE dnS, no
sign Of tho safarl appeared ahead OF
| them. Mcricm. nh adept In jungle
craft. knew that none had passed ahead
of them for many days. Occasionally
| she saw indications of an old sroor-
| n very old spoor-of many men. For
| the most part they followed this well
| marked trail along elephant paths and
through parlilikc groves. 1t was an
| ideal trail Cor rapid travelling.
Mcricm ut last became suspicious.
Gradually the attitude of the man at
| her side had begun to change. Often
| she surprised him dcvourlny her with
| his eyes
/ Steadily the former sensation Of pre-.
vious nrquaintnnccshp urged Itself
upon her Somewhere. some time be.
fore she had known this man. 1t was
| evident that he had not shaved for
| sevcra! days. \ blond stubblc had
| commenced to cover his neck and
checks and chin. and with 1t the as
surancc that he was no stranger con
tinued to grow upon the girl.
1t was not until the second day, how
ever. that Mcricm rcbcllcd She drew
In her pony at last and voiced her
doubts. Hanson assured her that the
camp was but II few miles farther on.
1t was midaftcrnoon when they sud.
denly broke out Of the jungle upon the
banks Of broad and placid river BE
yond. upon the opposite shore. Mcricm
deserted camp surrounded by high
thorn bona
Here we arc AT last" said Hanson
4 7 l,;.
tir Instantly the camp across the riv.
| or was astir. Black men ran down to
the rivers bank. Hanson hailed them.
But there was no sign of the Hon.
Morrison haynes.
III accordance with their mS:tcrs in.
structions the blacks manned canoe
and rowcd across Hanson placed Me.
| ricm In the little craft and entered 1t
himself leaving two boys TO watch the
horses. which the canoe was to return
for and swim across to the camp side
OF the river
Once in the camp Mcricm asked for
Bayncs For the moment her fears
had been alaycd by the sigh, of the
camp. which she had come to look
upon rs moro or less or II myth Han
son pointed toward the single tent that
, stood in the center OF the incosurc
"Thcrc," he said. and preceded her
toward it. At the entrance he held the
flap aside and mo,ioncd her within.
| Mcricm entered and looked about. The
tent was empty.
She turned toward Hanson. There
was II broad grin on his face.
"Whcrc is MIR. Bayncs?" she de-
mnndcd.
"lIe amt here" replied Hanson.
"Leastwisc don't soc him, do your
But I'm here and I'm better man
than that thing ever was. You don't
need him no morc-you got me-" and
/ he laughed uproariuuSly and reached
! for her
! Mcriem was looking full into his face
: rs she fought for freedom when there
came over her Il sudden recollection of
; n similar scene in which she had been
, n participant and with 1t full recogni-
ton OF her nsSailant. Tie was ihe
Swcdc Mnlbihn. who had attacked her
once before. who had shot his Gompan-
ion, who would have saved her and
from whom she had been rescued by
Bwana.
His smooth face had deceived her,
but now, with the growing beard and
tho similarity Of conditions. recogni-
ton came swift and sure.
But today there would be no Bwana
to save her!
AS Mcrlcm struggled with Malbihn
hope died within her. She did not
utter n sound. for she knew that there
! was none to come to her assistance,
and. besides. the Jungle training OF her
earlier life had taught her the futility
of appeals for Succor In the savage
world OF her upbringing.
But rs she fought to free herself one
hand came in contact with the butt
Of Malbihn'S revolver where 1t rested
in the holster at his hip. Slowly her
ill., A.