Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01

rhorwald u is Just beyond here, Pss
than half mile away"
The ThorvaldfN
ITS a fayorite pace of mine known
only TO t.indberg and Udo, a cave high
up in the rocks, safe As 4 church, un-
less Udo happens to hunt for ny there
And win he?'
u hope rot At the foot Of the crags
flhis road runs. We must get there FIRST
Can YOU run?'
u trg.
lie gave her his hand again. and they
settled into jog tr0t She was breathing
fast IN a moment, out she WAS game aud
did not falter though her lungs seemed
to be bursting. b u as they ncaiet the
spot cyril slowed do,vn 10 e walk again
Al the foot uf the glen the - 9 dry
bed Of a stream fun of rocks There
used to be a bridge here, but u was
washed away IT'S an awkward spot
even for . good motor I'm going TO make
II worse.
Tie left her. dsshing on ahead. while
she followed. and when she reached the
, stream she saw him dragging one Of
The bridge timhers across the road. She
wanted to help, but he told her 20 watch
until he got another and then another
timber INTO pace Aud in another mo-
meut 10 was evident that the barricade
was formidable enough TO deter any ma
chine FROM crossing. Aud there was no
way to 60 around for upon one side
rose the crags and upon the other the
l
with rocks and tangled branches.
There was nothing for it now but to
wait. And yet IL seemed desperate
thlng TO do Weary aud blown as Doris
was. it would have seemed better TO have
gone on ana On-auNthing TO nut dis
jsuCe between cyril and the death that
surely awaited them back there. lt
seemed Impossible that SO long a time as
his could have elapsed before the tell
tale rope OF sheets should have been
lIeEpNRTAn a he
Weutz and his men must he on the way
IN a machine or on horses. perhaps
which would cover the distance they had
Travelled In less than a quarter Of the
time. She thought that she heard the
sound Of a machine in the distance and
the voices uf men She pleaded with him
to go on. but he only smiled at her.
You must do what I say Doris" he
said aud then paused listening. They re
coming he whispered.
She had heard the sound OF machine
Prom what direction?' she gasped.
There and he pointed across the
gully
They'll he here in a moment. Listen
To- me Walk quickly to your right,
across the road TO that large stone.
stop :" she obeyed wonderingly Now
cross the road again, using those rocks
as stepping stones" She did H., be
wildered, pausiug on a ledge OF rocks
that formed n part of the crag. Now
follow the line Of the rocks into the
bushes. FIFTY feet from the road, hidden
among the shrubbery, you'll find n cleft
la the rocks. Climb h and Noull come
out here" aud he pointed upward just
above the road Wait for me there. III
come In a moment
And as she hesitated. he caught her
by the elbows and showed her along the
ledge backward. GO! DO YOU hear
I'll have no refusal"
There was not denying the accent OF
command in his voice OF the quick flash
of his eye Never until Won Stromberg
had hadgered her today had man
spoken to her in this tone before But
she loved him for II. rejoiced in his
strength--the primitive instinct of WON
an to obey.
When she had gone, Hammersley
quickly crossed the stream and took a
position behind a thick bush listening
to the exhaust OF the approaching
machine hut listening and looking too.
in the opposite direction for sounds of
his pursuers. A searchlight made fan
tastic shapes among the leaves and
long shadows suddenly shot out along
the road.
CONTINUED TOMORROW