The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-06

his flesh llkc glue, and only by an
EFFORT that agiuted the entire web
did lie succeed In freeing his hand,
Upon his clothes and upon tho coat
OF the dog he rubbed or tho stick
mess from his skin,
THE DOG CARRIED AWAY
Between two OF the lower guys of
the great web he saw that there was
spaoe for him TO crawl thru the open
ing to tho day. but ere he attempted
Il caution led him 90 test the opening
by helping and showing tho hound
ahead OF him. Tho white beast
erawled and scrambled out OF sight.
and Torres was about TO follow when
IL returned.
such was the panic haste of It's re
turn that Il coiiided with him, and
both fell. Hut the man managed TO
save himself by ciinging with his
hands Co the rocks. while tho four.
footed brute. not able no TO check
itself. fell into tho churning water.
Even as Torres reached hand out
to try TO save Il the dog was carried
under the rock
Long Torres debated. That farther
subtsrranean plunge OF the river
was dreadful 60 contemplate. Above
was the open way 90 the day. and
the life OF him ycarned toward the
day as bea or flower toward the
sun. Yet what had the hound encoun.
tered 60 drive II back In such precipl.
tate retrcatT
"A he pondercd he became aware
/ that his hand was resting on a round
ed surface. lilo picked the object up
and gaxed into tho eyelesH. noaelesa
/ features Of human rsniL His
/ frightened glanccs played over the
Icarpet OF bones and. beyond all
doubt. he made out the ribs and spl'
nal columns and thigh bones Of what
/ had once been men. This inclined
| him toward the water a. tho way out.
but at sight OF tho foamins madness
Of Il plunging thru solid rock he re.
colled
Drawing the queens dagger. he
crawiod up between tho web guys
with INFINITE carrfuincsa. saw what
the hound had seen. and came back
IN such vertigo % retreat that he.
too. fell into the water. and. with
but time 60 MI his lungs with air.
was drawn into tho opening and into
darkness.
In the meantime. hack AZ the lake
dwelling Of tho Queen. events no less
portsntous were occurring with no
less equal rapidity. Just returned
from tho ceremony az tho Long
House. the wedding party was in the
action " seating itself for " b
might be called tho wedding break
fast when an arrow. penetrating an
Ilnterstlce IN the bamboo wall. flashed
between the Queen and Francis and
I translated tho opposite wall. where
It's fcathered shaft vibratrd from tho
violence Of It's suddenly arrested
flight
| A rush 20 the windows looking
out upon tho narrow bridge showed
Henry and Francis the gravity OF
| the situation. Even AZ they looked
/ they saw the Queens spcarman VINO
guarded tho approach TO the bridge.
/ midway across u in flight. falling
| into the water with a shaft OF an
arrow vibrating out Of his back In
similar fashion 20 the one in the
wnll Of tho room. Beyond the
bridge. on the shore. headed by their
priest. and backed by their women
and children. all the male Los, Souls
we're arching the air full with feath'
cred bolts from their bowr.
A spcarmnn Of the Queen toi'ercd
into the apartments. his limbs
spreading vainiy TO support him. his
eyes glazing. His lips beating
soundiess message which his fading
life could not utter as he fen prone.
His back bristiing with arrow shafts
like n porcuplne. Henry sprang IN
the door that gave entrance from
the bridge and. with his automatic.
swept Il clear OF tho charging Lost
Souls. who could advance only In
single file and who fell as they ad.
vanced before his fire.
RRIEF SIEGE