Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-24
VIII
Escape?

AFTER werper had arranged the
"A dummy in his bed and sneaked
out into the darkness of the village
beneath the rear wall of his tent. he
had gone directly to the hut in which
Jane Clayton was held captive.
Before the doorway squatted a black
sentry. Werper approached him bold
iy. spoke a few words in his ear, hand.
ed him a package of tobacco. and
passed into the hut. The black grinned
N winked as the European disap-
peared within the darkness OF the IN
terror.
The Belgian, being one of AChmet
Zek's principal l~ieutenants, might nat
urally go where he wished within or
without the village, and so the sentry
had not questioned his right to enter
the hut with the white woman pris.
oner.
Within, werper called in French II
in a low whisper: Lady Greystoke!
1t is I, NJ. Frecoult. Where are yOu?"
But there was no response.
Hastily the man felt around the In.
terror, cropping blindly through the
darkness with outstretched hands.
There was no one within!
werper's establishment surpassed
words. He was IN the point OF step.
ping without to question the sentry.
when his eyes, becoming accustomed
to the dark, discovered a blotch of
lesser blackness near the base OF the
rear wall of the hut. Examination re
yealed the fact that the blotch was an
opening Gu in the wall.
1t was large enough to permit the
massage of his body. and, assured as
he was that Lady Greystoke had
PASSED out through the aperture in an
attempt 10 escape the village, he lost
no time in availing himself Of the
same avenue but neither did he lose
time In a Ruthless search for Jane
Clayton.
His own life depended upon the
chance of his eludlng, or understanding
Achmet Eek when that worthy should
have discovered that he had escaped
His original plan had contemplated
conniyance In the escape of Lady
Greystoke for two very good and sum
Gent reasons. The first was that b!
saving her he would win the gratitude
~ the English, and thus lessen tn
chanca Of his e~xtradition should hi
identify and his crime against his supe
rior oficer be charged against him.
The second reason was based upoI
he fact that only one direction 0
.scane was safely open to him. IL
could not travel to the west oeeaus
~ The Belgian possessions when Ia
h.tween him and the Atlantic IN
.o,,,b was closed to him by the teare
..s.roe OF the savage ape-mah n
had robbed. To the north Jay III
s,.,.nds and allies OF Achmet Aek.
oo,v toward the east, through Brit
IN East Africa, lay reasonable assui
anoe OF freedom.
.-.omnanied by a titled Englisl
woman whom he hao Iese W =,
frixhtful fate. and his Identity vouef
~ for by her as that OF a Frenehmal
NJ me name of Frecoult, he had look
Forward, and not without reason
u the active assistance Of the BritisI
rrero the moment that he came Il
...n,act with their first outpost.
put now that Lady Greystoke ha'
A.-.aopeared, though he still looked &c
usrd the east for hope his chance
were ielsened. ard another suosidiar'
.slrn completely dashed From tn
..ornsns tina nc had first laid eye
nosn Jane layton ne had nurse
k,,hm 49, breasf \ secret passion 20
.,.o ia uilfll American wife q III
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