The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-19

after being trapped In the cave OF TINS
Mnyas by a flood from, a SECRET tunnel.
VIC, escape TO the VALLEY of Lost souls
Continued From Yesterday
Bows and arrows at 10 yards dis
lance are deadly. especially when due
time Is taken 10 make certain aim.
Two-thirds OF the treasure seekers
went down simultaneously. Thru VI.
cente. who had CHANGED TO be stand
Ing directly behind Torres. no less
than two spears and ave arrows had
perforated. The handful OF survivors
had barely time 20 seize their rifles
and whlri when the club attack was
upon them.
In this Rafael and ignacio. two OF
the gcndnrnes who had been on the
adventure TO the Juchitan oil fields.
almost Immediately had their skulls
cracked. And. as usual. the Lost
Souls women saw 20 Il that the
wounded did not remain wounded
long.
The end for Torres and the jefe
was but n matter Of moments. when
a loud roar from the mountain. fol
lowed b. crashing avalanche OF
rock, created n diversion. The few
Lost Souls that remained alive dart
ed back terror.stricken into the shell
ter Of the bushes.
Tho tcfs and Torres. who alone
stood on their feet and brcathed. cast
their eyes up the elf 10 where the
smoke still issued from the new made
hole. and saw Henry Morgan and the
Queen step into the sunshine on the
lip OF the elf.
you take the lady, the jefc
snarled. II shall get the rringo Nor
gan IL It's the last act Of what seems
a life that isn't going TO be much
iongerr'
. 10th lifted their rifles and fired.
Torres. never much Of a shot. sent
hts bullet fairly conferred into the
Queens breast But the 1efe. master
rnarksman and possessor OF m n y
medals. made a clean miss OF his tar.
get. The next instant a bullet from
Henry's rifle struck his wrNt and
Travelled up the forearm TO the Ell
bow, when IL escaped and passed on.
ground he knew that never again
would that right arm. It's bone pulped
from wrist to elbow. have use for a
FAST SHOT LUCKY
But Henry was not shooting well.
Just emerged from "a hours Of dark.
ness IN the cave. not at once would
his eyes adjust themselves to the
binding dazzle Of the sun. His FIRST
ehot had been lucky. His succeeding
shots merely struck In the Immediate
relghborhood OF the jefe and Torres
as they turned and led madiy for the
brush
Ten minutes later. the wounded
3efe in the lead. Torres saw woman
Of the Lost Souls spring out from be
hind a tree and brain his comrads
with a huge stone welded in both her
hands. Torres shot her first then
..rossed himself with horror. and
etumbled on.
And from behind arose n distant
call and he remembered the vision
end he had giimpsed but refused tc
see in the Mirror OF the World and
wondered II this end was near upor
him.
Yet IL had not resembled this placs
Of trees and forms and jungle. From
tho glimpse he remembered nothing
of vegetation--only solid rock and
blazing sun and bones OF animals
Hope sprang UP afresh at tbs
thought Perhaps that end was not
for this day. maybe not for this year
Who knew Twenty years might ye'
pass ere that end came.
Emerging from the jungle. he came
upon a queer ridge OF what looked
IKE a disintegrated lava rock. Here
he left no trail. and he proceeded
carefully on beyond It thru further
Jungle, believing once again In his
star that would enable him TO eluds
pursuit. His plan OF escape I 20 o
shane. He could end a safe hidine
place until after dark. Then he would
circle back to the lake and the whir
Of waters. That gained. nothing ant
nobody could stop him. He had bu
TO leap in.
The subterranean journey had M
terrors for him. because he had don'
II before. and In his fancy he saw
once more the pleasant picture d
the Cualaca river flashing under thu
open sky on It's way TO the sea. BE
sides. did not he carry with him th'
two great erneralds and two great RI
~, that had been the eyes OF chi'
and Hzatzi7
Fortune enough. and vast good for
tune, were they for any man. VIVA
n he had failed by the Maya treas
ure to become the richest man in th'
world? He was satisfied. All h.
wanted now was darkness and on
last dive into the heart Of the noun
tain and thru the heart Of the noun
tain to the Gualaca flowing to tn
sea.
And Just then. the assured vision
of his escape 80 wildly filling hi
eyes that he failed TO observe tn
way Of his foot. he dived.
Nor was II dive into the swirlinI
waters. II was "A head foremost, dry
land dive down a slope OF rock. 81
slippery was It that he continued q
slide down. altho he managed to turn
around with face and stomach to tn
surface and TO claw wildly up Will
hands and feet. Such effort merel,
slowed his descent. but could no
Mop IT.
For a while, at the bottom. he Ia,
! breathless and dazed. When hi
senses came back to him he becam
ptyare first OF all Of something un
usual upon which his hand rested
He could have sworn that he fel
teeth. At length. opening his eye
with a shudder and summoning hi