The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12

n0ffOr struck at the reCumbent figure
OF the sheik. In an involuntary ges-
turc Of protection the Killer threw an
arm about the girls shoulders and
stood waiting for the Arab to regain
consciousness. For ! moment they re-
nnained thus, then the girl spoke.
"When he regains his senses he will
kiln me-" she said In Arabic.
Korak could not understand her. He
shook hi1 head, speaking to her 6rst
In English and then In the Language Il
the apes. But neither Of these were
Ineligible to her.
She leaned forward and touched the
hilt Of the long knife that the Arab
wore. Then she raised her clasped
hand above her head and drove an i'm
aglnary blade into her breast above
her heart
Korak understood. The old man
would kill her.
The girl came to his side again and
stood there trembling. She did not
fear him. Why should she3 He had
saved her from q terrible beating at
the hands Of the sheik. Never in her
memory had another % befriended her.
She looked up into his face. It was .
boyish. handsome face, nut brown like
her own. She admired the spotted
leopard skin that circled his 1.-THE body
from one shoulder to his knees.
And Korak looked at the girl. He
he'd always held girls In . species Of
contempt Boys who associated with
them were. In his estimation, molly.
coddles. He wondered what he should
Dc.
He stood for several minutes buried
In thought The girl watched his face.
wondering what was passing In his
mind. She. too, was thinking Of the
future
She feared to remain and suffer the
vengeance Of the sheik. There was no
one In all the world to whom she
might turn other than this half naked
stranger who had dropped miraculous
II from the clouds to save her from
one Of the sheik's accustomed beat
ings. Would her new friend leave her
now1 Wistfully she gazed at his in
tent face. She moved . little closer to
him, laying . slim. brown hand upon
hls arm.
The contact awakened the lad from
his absorption. He looked down at
her, and then his arm went about her
shoulders once more, for he saw tears
upon her lashes.
'Come," he said, "the jungle Ii kind
q than man. You shall i've In the
Jungle, and Korak and Akut win pro-
tect you"
She did not understand his words.
but the pressure Of his arm drawing
her away from the PROSTATE Arab and
tho tents was quite ineligible. One
little arm cfept about his waist, and
together they walked toward the pail.
sade.
Beneath tho great tree that had har.
sborod Korak while he watched the girl
ct play no lifted her IN hls arms and.
throwing her lightly across his shout
der. lsapsd nimbly Into the lower
6EancneA
And . N6rien entered tho Jungle
With Korak, trusting. IN her ea1ldish
Innocence. tho stranger who had b..
fFisnded her and perhaps influenced In
her belief In him b. that strange In
tuitive power possessed By woman.
The two had gone but q short de
lance from the village when the girl
spled the huge proportions Of the great
Akuk. With 4 half Stided scream she
chung more closely 20 Korak and point
"a fearfully toward the ape.
Akut, thinking that the Killer was
returning With ! prisoner, came growl.
ing toward them. 4 little girl aroused
no more sympathy IN the beasts heart
than would . full grown bull APE. She
ras Z stranger and therefore to b
killed. HI barred his yellow fangs a
he approached. and to his surprise the
Killer barred his likewise, but he barred
them ct Akut and snarled menacingly.
.Ah,. thought Akut, "the Killer has
taken q mate" And 90, obedient to
tho tribal laws q his kind, he left
them alonA become suddenly absorbed
In ! fussy caterpillar Of peculiarly
~succulsnt appearance.
The larva disposed Of, he glanced
from the corner Of N eye ct KoEak.
The youth had deposited his burden
upon ! large limb. where abe chung
desperately 70 keep from falling.
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rak 70 Akut, jerking ! thumb n ~
direction Of TIN girl. do not harm