Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-05
EPISODE II.
IN ThE ocE GRIP

II \
The Spider John, Ethel and Morgan.
awakened hy the heat and smoke
fumes from the hIaalng brush wtthoOt
tile w0odland temple Of Siya, opened
Gss6sr eyes 10 see the grim yisage IF
that god glarlng down upon them and
seeming to grin as he watched their
irzslbOteut writings beneath the in-
greasgng hoat blasts Outside. the IN
cantatInne IL the uIndtis grew louder.
Rising above the tree tops, the
smoke of the coas,irning temple rose
10 ffe heavens as the outpossrsngs Of
living volcano. Fnr In the distance
the trailing Itasnfncc, seeing this evil
aisn and inatincfively knowing that II
wns the place f1F which ne WAS in
search. glanced about with dcspairing
epps. Ills own feet would never bcar
hiaa here In time.
lie had left the city fnP behind him
and was passing country house.
Standing Before II, hitched 10 the ennce
ssssg. was d saddled horse. and with
ernnt 0f satisfaction he leaued upon
slna aniand md went speeding upon
flIs Way ID inc chatter Dc hooRs and the
ksr0sestlItg yelis OF the stectis owner,
WINS had emerged from tile building
5rat NJ time 10 witness tfie seeming
aF. Riding as ne seldom bad be-
0Ke, the Indlnn arrived upon the scene
sssna Is the aanes were approaching
slssss xsnish. absorbed In their mean
agss. and with the rnar oR the blaze
III alr ears, the Tlinius gemaipetl IN.
4 l0ua 90 the htng beats or tbs
ad Tint was charging rnndiy upon
them.
~ Il 5osnb bursts un0n iss marx. -
tltEg 1snlnSace burst upon his unsnspect.
ms audience Without tho waste Of
gtguna w. og.eaea fire upon the group
pEbre him.
y stadium. throwing up his hRnds,
led back into the arms OF two Of
Ia companions, who lifting him bodily
81 speeding through the trees with
sf burden. again the great reEol-
~ roarcd and Il second Hindu with
Yell leaped Into the air and fell, n
aScaeft later, however. regaining his
ke and disappearing In the wake Of
fellows.
aying got rid OF hts enemies, the
sadian ran swiftly around the burning
bntadlng. Tho fiereely blazing fire be
tors the door inf.le any attempt 70 en-
tee BY that neans unthinkible. and his
as few upward instantly they light
20 upon the strong limb that oyerhung
s1sa doomed structure, and with n leap
he occurred the larint TINT hung at the
saddle Of his purlolned beast. To
ahrnw II over the limb md mount 4
wss but the work Il dozen seconds.
From the branch he peered down
gDugh an opening In the roof upon
kh@ four tortured victims Of the altar.
glance told him that not second
r to 81 lost. binding the handker-
CHIEF he had found about his nose and
meath he drew up the rope md
4fopDed Ii into tho Interior Of the now
slaking building.
"a aid down the rope until his feet
4 eessed upon the stone altar. In the
kasaibie heat the quickest action vas
necessary, and alashing Ethefs bonds
sgssrt he raised her I'd her feet AS he
f.ld the Same for John, the girl tore
strips from her pettienst which she
wek iii d 5ar Of pcrfuined water which
gsOoa upon the altar, then bound Il
9xen her face rs the Indinn had pro
gecgasl his own.
as John ARISE gitidily and covered
Ms nose and moath In the same man
aee nc saw Rainfnce standing knife In
esansI over tho still twisting forms OF
AtaeRan and the Spider. Plainly the
anegerat one was debating whether he
should release them n leave them TO
the mercy of the flames. ard with
rovananisHg motion of his hand Davfs
.ae him set them free. Plainly net
EEaa against his will the rcd nun
S.lpaycsl. and the last 81 the four VIC
tlsss struggled to his feet. In the af-
snasphere of the place speech WAS I'm
rloslble. AS Morgan md Bellas were
ssing themselves, John pointed FIRST
kn the girl and then to the opening In
flsa rouf. Nodsiing his understanding.
tsAA Indian swnrnled the length Of the
Enseo untIl he Eained the limb. Az m.
afher motion from John the Spider
followed. and a loop was swiftly made
IN which the girl could sit. Before
tie strength 81 the four arms above
she was holsteti clear Of the Inferno
sna seated In safety. At once the rope
vgss dropped to the remaining two.
with the fire roaring on ali sides and
their clothing beginning 70 smoke, IN
sld be but the matter Of q natnsta