Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-10
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1917
SON OF TARTAN
Continued from Page Throe)

NSohIAnooN AAOm TAHS 1uTOo.J
nration for nasty departure. The
strangers blacks wore convcrsing with
thcm Malbihn stood ut II distance,
angry and Glowcring
The stranger approached one of his
own mon.
"Find out where they got this girl"
he commanded.
The negro thus addressed questioned
one OF Malhhns followers. Presently
he returned to his master
"Thcy bought her from old KoYudoo,"
he said. That Is all that this fellow
will tell me. He prctcndS that he knows
nothing more. and / think that he does
not. These two white men were very
bad men. They did many things that
their boys knew not the meanings of.
II would be well. Bwana. to kill the
other"
Il wish TINT | might, but n new law
Is come into this pnrt Of the jungle. 1t
Is not MS 1T was In the old days. Mu.
viri," replied the master.
The stranger remained until Malbihp
and his safari had disappeared into the
jungle toward the north. Mcricm.
trustful now, stood ut his side, Gccka
clutchcd In one slim, brown hand.
They talked together. the man won.
dering at the faltering Arabic Of the
gill. but attributing It finally to her
defective mentality. Could ho have
known that years had elapsed since sho
had used 1T until she was taken by the
Swcdcs. he would not have wondered
that she had half forgotten it.
There was yet another reason why
the language ofe the slIcik had thus
readily cludcd her, but OF that reason
she herself could not have guessed the
truth any better than could the man.
lie tried to persuade her to return
with MIN to his "village," as he called
It, or "douar" In Arabic, but she was
ihSlstcnt upon searching immediately
lor horak. AS last resort he deter
mined to take her with him by force
rather than sacrifice her life to tho ill.,
sane hallucination which haunted her
But, being wise man, he determined
10 humor her first and then attcmpt to
lead her MS he would have her 60.
SO when they took up their march
Ii.
though MS own ranch lay almost due
Cast --- 49,,
BY degrees he turned the direction
or their way more and more eastward.
ana greatly was he pleased to note TINT
the girl failed to discover that any
change was being made.
Little by little she became more
trusting. At first she had Ind but her
intuition to guide her belief that this
big Tarmangani meant her no harm,
Dut as the days passed and she saw
tnat his Kindness and consideration
never faltcrcd she came to COMPARE
him with her Korak and to be very
fond of him. but never did her loyalty
to her ape man flag
On the fifth day they came suddenly
upon great plain. and from the edge
OF the forest the girl saw in the dis
lance fenced fields and many buildings
At the sight she drew back in nstonish.
mont.
"Whcre are we?" she asked, pointing.
I'VE could not find Korak," replied
the man, "and us our way led near nv
douar have brought you here to wait
and rest with my wife until my men
can find your ape or he finds you. 1t
is better thus. little one. You will be
safer with us and you will be happier"
Mericm laughed. "The Jungle" she
said. "is my father and my mother,
do not fear the jungle. | love it. |
should rather die than leave it forever.
But your douar is close beside the
jungle. You have been good to me-
will do rs you wish and remain hero
for awhile TO wait the coming Of my
Korak."
Good" said the man, and he led
the way down toward the flower GOV.
cred bungalow behind which lay the
barns and outhouses Of we'll ordered
African farm.
Mcricm walked on toward the bunga.
low. upon the porch of which wo-
man. dressed In white. waved q well
come to her returning lord. There was
more fear in the girls eyes now than
there had been in the presence OF
strange men or savage beasts. She
hesitated. turning an appealing glance
toward the man.
"That Is my wife," he said. "Shc
will be glad to welcome YOU"
The woman came down the path to
meet them The man kissed her and.