The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-13

paper from his notebook, Il am the
man who you mistook for Henry
Morgan. and have a message for
you from him. he little dreamed that
untoward happenings were about 60
occur with as equal rapidly and fire..
quency as on HIS first visit.
For that matter. could he have
peopcd over tho ouJut OF rock
against which he leaned his back
while composing tho note 60 Leoncia.
he would have been startled by "A
vision OF the young lady herself.
emerging like "A sea goddess fresh
from a swim In the sea. but he
wrote calmly on. the Indian lad even
more absorbed than himself in tho
operation. so that II was Lconcla
coming around tho rock from behind.
who first caught sight Of him. Stirling
an exclamation. she turned and fled
blindly into the green screen OF tho
jungle.
His first warning OF her proxirn.
lily was Immediately thereafter, when
n startled scream OF fear aroused
him. Note and pencil fell TO the sand
as he sprang toward the direction OF
tho cry and collldcd with a wet and
soantiy dressed young woman who
was recoiling backward from what.
ever had caused her scream. Tho un.
cSpcctedness OF the collision was pro
vocauve OF a second startled scream
from her ere she could turn and rcc.
ognlxc that u was not a new attack,
but a rrNcurr
she darted past him. her face col.
oriesS from the fright. stumbled over
the Indian boy. nor paused until she
was out on the open sand.
What II IT." Francis demanded
Are YOU hurtf What's happenedg''
She pointed at her bare knee.
where two tiny drops Of blood oozed
forth side by side from two scarcely
| perccpiihie vipcrine laccrRtions.
1t was vipcrine." she said. ~
deadly yipcrine. shall be a dead
woman in ive minutes. and I am
clad. Glad. for then my heart will be
tormcnted no more by your
she lcveled an accusing finger n,
him. gasped the beginning OF denun.
ciatlon she could not utter. and sank
down In a faint.
Francis knew about the snakes Of
Central America merely by hearaay.
but the hearsay was terrible enough
Men talked OF even mules and hogs
I dyin. IN horrible agony Eve TO 10
/ minutes after being struck By tiny
reptiles rs to 20 inches long. Small
W q Ter sho had tainted. was his
thought. with 40 terribly rapid n poi.
son doubtless beginning to work
/ His knowledge OF tho treatment Of
snake bite was likewise hearsay. but
I flashed thru his mind the recollection
OF the need of tourniquet to shut
or tho circulation above the wound
and prevent the poison from reach
ing the heart
He pulled out his handkerchief and
tied Il loosely around her leg above
the knee. thrust in a short piece OF
driftwood stick. and twisted ths
handkerchief 20 savage tightncss
Next. and all by hearsay. working
swiftly. he opened the small blade OF
his pocket knife. burned IL with sew.
cral matches 20 make sure against
germs. and cut carefully but 70.
morselesSly into tho two iacerations
made by the snakes fanEs.
lie was in n fright himself. work
I ing with fevcrtah deftneas and
apprchendlnE nj any moment that
the pangS Of dissolution would begin
20 set in on tho beautiful form before
/ him. FROM all he had heard. the
b dies OF snake victims began 10
swell Salckiy and probationary. Even
as he rnished excoriating tho fang
wounds his mind was made up 20 his
next two acts. First. he would suck
out all the poison he possibly could.
and next. light a cigarct and with
its live end proceed to oauterize the
fesh.
But while he was still making light.
crisis cross cuts with the point Of his
knife blade she began to move rest.
iessly.
Lie DOWN. he commanded. as she
sat up. and just when he was bend.
ing his lips TO the task.
In response he received a rcsound-
Ing slap alongside OF his face from
her little hand. ~ tho same instant
the Indian lad danced out OF the jun
gle. swinging small dead snake by
the tail. and crying exultingiy:
'Labarril Iabarrir'
At which Francis assumed the
worst
Lie down and be duletr' he re.
peated. harshly. you haven't "A sec.