The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22

the fame burned brighter and stead
Ter aud began to move and 10 grow.
"Halt" King Numbered: and bis
voice was sharp and unexpected AZ Q
pistol crack. This was something tan
gible. that a man could tackles per
feet antidote for nerves.
The blue light continued on Q zig
Eng course, as II a man were running
among powders with an unusual sort
Of torch; and as there was no answer
King drew his pistol, took about thirty
seconds aim and fred. He fred
straight mt the blue light
| 1t vanished instantly. into measure
less black silence.
"Now you've joiiy well done It,
haven't you'll" the Hangar laughed In
his ear. ~That was her blue light
| Yasmini'sw
It was a minute before King an
swered, for both animals were all but
frantic with their sense, Of their rid
ers' state Of mind; Il needed horse
manship to get them back under con-
troll.
How do you know whose light II
was" King demanded, when the
horse and mare were head to head
again.
ut was prearranged. She promised
me signal at the point where I am
to leave the track"
King drove both spurs home, and
set his unwilling horse to scrambling
downward at an angle he could not
guess, into blackness he could feel,
trusting the animal to find a footing
where his own eyes could make out
nothing.
To his disgust he heard the Ran
gar Immediately. To his even greater
disgust the black mare overlook him.
!, And even then, with his own mount
stumbling and nearly pitching him
forced to admire the mares goatiike
agility, for she descended into the
gorge in running leaps, never setting
wrong foot. When he and his horse
reached the bottom at last he found
the Hangar waiting for him.
"This way. sahib"
The next he knew sparks from the
black mares heels were kicking NJ
In front Of him, and wild ride had
begun such as he had never yet
dreamed of. There was no catching
up, for the black mare could gallon
two to his horses one; but he sci
his teeth and followed into solid
night. trusting ear, eye. guesswork
and the god Of the secret service
men, who loves the reckless.
Once in every two minutes he
caught sight for second of the same
blue siren light that had started the
race. He suspected that there were
many torches placed at intervals.
His own horse developed q speed
and stamina he had not suspected, and
probably the Hangar did not dare ex.
tend the mare to her limit In the
dark; at all events, for ten, perhaps
fifteen, minutes Of breathless gallop.
Ing he almost made a race Of II, keep.
ing the Hangar either within sight OF
sound.
But then the mare swerved sud
denly behind bowlder and was gone
He spurred round the same great rock
, q minute later, and was faced by 9
, blank wall of shale that brought hi:
{ horse up all standing. It led steep W
Q for a thousand feet to the skyline
J There was not SO much as q goat
8 track to show in which direction tn,
mare had gone, nor a sound Of an!
!. kind to guide him.
He dismounted and stumbled abou
!. on foot, for about ten minutes will
e his eyes two feet from the earth, try
8 ing to find some trace Of hoof. Thel
he listened, with his ear to thu
+ ground. There was no result.
He knew better than to shout
: After some thought he mounted ant
0 began to hunt the way back, remem
bering turns and twists with a gif
for direction that natives might wei
have envied him. He found his wal
D back to the foot Of the road at {
D trot, where ninety-nine men out of al
8 most any hundred would have beer
0 lost hopelessly; and close to the roat
Q he overlook Darya Khan. hugging hi
!. rife and staring about like q scorpion
{ at bay.
\ did you expect that blue light. ant
: this galloping awayT he asked.
!, "Nay, sahib; knew nothing OF II
}, was told to lead the way to Kiln
JAM"
"Come on, thenw
On the level road above King staret
J. about him and felt In his pockets 70
{ fresh cheroot. He struck matcl
e and watched 1t to be sure his ham
s did not shake before he spoke.
: man must command himself befor
J. trying 1t on others.
Z "Where are the othersT he asked
Q when he was certain of himself.
: Gomez doomed Ismail.
( King took dozen pulls Mt tn
+ cheroot and stared about again. /
: the middle of the road stood his set
L ond horse. and three mules with hi
baggage. including the unmarke
: medicine chest. Close to them wer
l. three men, making the party now onl