The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-26

Nnile ana plans . h1hing trip. TO
Thomas Regain. gtoek operator, comes
Alvarss ToFfos, . South American, who
announces he has . tip on the location 81
treasure buried By Morgan In the cid
Young Morsan sails Tor south Amer.
lee In pursuit Of the treasure. Upoa
landing he encounters . strange young
sn onaa VIE appsars 70 mis .a Din 1s IeS
natives and seeks safety aboard hl8 Voss
-, the Angolique.
Francis learns hS and Htary. the mys::
tsrious telander. are both dssSendants %
Francis diScoveru his resemblance 70
Henry was responsible for his peculiar
h:Fissn T tssETi.6 aJ.' Frsnss S
dsiih on saTiow5 ana Henry i arssslsd
hs, s,t pae ,Io sSns H.1r 1d' h h' Frsnci
The two piot to save .Ie iry.
Efanels. osonica and Henry eiaae
their enemis1 and 50 aboard Eranels
the coast. Francis and his party decide
% 50 ashore to eiuds their pursuefa
They came upon treasure. Francis ana
sued ana former battles with foes to
enable others to escape.
All Eismbsrs ,, the party are cap
tured. Henry and Jehe descend into
nnds custodian Of pirate treasure. They
fall into trap.
Old Priests Chant falls 20 bring Key
decides on expioralion Of pit.
decides on exploration Of pit. one OF
party falls to death. Henry goes for
helm.
help. The friends are reunited In the
Valley OF Lost soula Torres IL ordered
TO imbibs Of the drink Of death.
The piles were massive tree
trunks. but the walls OF the house
were OF bamboo. and the roof was
matched with grass-straw. So
isolated was 1t. that the only ac-
cess. except by boat, was a twenty
foot bridge so narrow that two
could not walk on IT abreast.
At either end OF the bridge, evil
IDENTIFY armed guards or sentries,
stood two young men OF the tribe.
They moved aside, at a gesture or
command from the Sun Priest, and
let the party pass. although the
two Morgans did not fail to notice
that the spearmen who had accom-
panied them from the Long House
remained beyond the bridge.
Across the bridge and entered
into the bungalow-like hut on stills,
they found themselves in a large
room better furnished, crude as the
furnishings were. than they would
have expected in the Valley of Lost
Souls. The grass mats of the floor
were Of fine and careful weave, and
the shades of split bamboo that
covered the window openings were
OF patient workmanship.
At the far end. against the wall,
was . huge golden emblem OF the
rising sun similar to the one be-
fore the altar by the Long House.
But by far most striking, were two
living creatures who strangely in
habited the place and who scarcely
moved. Beneath the rising sun,
raised above the floor on a sort OF
dais, was a many pillowed divan
that was half-throne.
And on the divan, among the pill
lows. cold in a softly shimmering
robe Of some material no one OF
them had seen before. reclined a
sleeping woman. Only her breast
softly rose and softly fell to her
breathing. No Lost Soul was she,
OF the inbred and degenerate mix
ture Of Carib and Spaniard. On her.
head was a tiara OF beaten gold
and sparkling gems so large that
almost II seemed q crown.
Before her, on the floor, were
two tripods OF goId-the one con-
talning smouldering fire, the other.
vastly larger. a golden bowl fully q
fathom in diameter. Between the
tripods. resting with outstretched
paws like the Sphinx. with unbIink-
Ing eyes and without a CULVER. q
great dog, snow-white OF coat and
. Russian wolf-hound.
regarded the intruders.
Leoncia was breathless. but Tor
res shuddered and crossed himself.
and said:
This I have never heard of the
valley OF Lost Souls. This woman
who sleeps Is a Spanish lady. She
Is Of the pure Spanish blood. She
Is Castillfan. am as certain as
that / stand here. that her eyes are
blue And yet that pallor" Again
he shuddered. 1t is an unearthly
sleep 1t is as II she tempered with
drugs, and had long tempered with
drugs"
The very thing" Francis broke
In. with excited whispers The
Lady Who Dreams Drug Dreams.
They must keep her here as q sort
II super-priestess or super oracle.
That's all right, old priest" he
broke of to say in Spanish IF we
wake her. what OF it? We have
been brought here to meet her, and,
hope, awake her"
The lady stirred, as II the whis-
perinE had penetrated her profound
81 sleep. and for the first time the
log moved. turning his head toward
her 40 that her own-drooping hand
rested on his neck caressingly. The
priest was imperative now in his
scOwls and gestured commands Cor
silence. And in absolute silence
hey stood and watched the awak-
sninE Of the oracle.
Slowly she drew herself half up
light, paused and re-caressed the
happy wolfhound, whose cruel fangs
we're exposed in a formidable. long
awed laugh OF Joy Awesome the
situation was to them. yet mora
wesone II became to them when
she turned her eyes full upon them
Tor the first time. Never had they
seen such eyes. in which smouldered
he world and all the worlds.
Half way did Leoncia cross her
self while Torres. swept away by
lis own awe. completed his own
,rossing OF himself and with NOV
ng lips Of silence enunciated his
'avorite prayer to the Virgin. Even
Francis and Henry looked, and
'ould not take their gaze away from
he twin wells of blue that seemed
almost dark in the shade Of the
Ong black lsshes
a blue-eyed brunette" Francis
=, a papad m whispar