Marble Hill press., 1920-07-29

er~cy o. the G4rk gave thea = tlnd of
islsaFs vita also . stimHlatie1. Thsy
eoatlnS~t rapldiy h~.ise The gray
ditchs>. not F4Ftisal4riy heeisui Of al.
rrc,lon. Tasy jumped oFvr the inter
ss-tiaz srrzs .; lrTigziio1. and AZ mo-
ssenu oangh; the loS Eurxis q spFlnF
~stsr q oerurrs<i 70 Con that kss
horrUHed eastern rarrbsnts wsre very
pTctieaL TIE IRA. brad saNh and
fEistrvi hr~~che~ rave supsort a. be
cleared the di;eksS the N4bdals werv
snag and eHrioasiy satisfactory. lie
szs no; - sure that hs wAx vholiy q
western p@r~oa- lie 10 logger mar.
vsl~i ~ his blouss. with - Inner r-ook.
e,s and foIds.
onos - tb0gght that "a advance
guard of the parsaers had over;Aksn
th~u. Tney s;oppei short 20 hsten.
but heard nothing. March vas uneasy.
Coz. uhs felt that there vas poshing
| further 10 h@ lcss. Was aifao.g indifrr.
cot. lie couid 90, thlak his say clear.
Il wss Erimiy uhpl~asant TO remember
What they bad done to March's guard.
bat oue crime more or less In the eyes
of Tau Kusn did no, matter nos.
/ There cane the sefsse of sine o0e he-
/ hind th@fn. huf there vus 10 sound IN
the pale bresth % the ditchss Con
note-i q iow shape like q dos. across
the nsarest ditch Quickly . s~oood
joined II, Two ngnre- hurtlei cut %
the gloom and landed az the whife
mans fe~,. They were the huncb~d
| and dsfortne,i little msn of IN. sand.
hills. a doEsn or morr. and thsy broke
into talking Tneir arms we're Ike
metal hands upon Lesingion. The
gong had reached them aud brought
ihsFn up out of their warrens II
seemed they were animated by euros-
Ity and q natural malice more than by
the idea % reward.
Struggle xas gnavalllEg. These
miners had terrible arms despite
bodies that we're shrunken and gro
tesaae. March vas speaking in native
dlAiect. Levingten was borne OF hls
feet. lifted over the last ditch. and
then deftiy stretched face downward
upon the sand March Was pleading.
The hills were bear.
Con did not understand the APPEAL
March vas making. bot vas surprised
at the force Of II. They we're lissening.
reluctant. like some blind evil turned
axide for q moment. March went On
ferventiy.
Points Of light Nerc low toward The
cltv. the torches coming 0ui. II
seemed that the Eray.haired mans ar.
gumeni had an effect. for Jevlngton
vas picked W ss before. sd rarrtcd.
In the confusion he saw that they
were uot going In the direction u the
city. The bones ~ their shoulders hart |
his back. lie vas unable to iuru.
Forty PAGES II this and they paused. |
March repeated his phrases. Leving-
ton was allowed 20 stand upon his
feet, hut his hands were held. Then |
the group ran with him up the hill.
What did you sayyT inquired Coz.
4 reminded them that they have no |
more love for the city than We. and
that our enemy Is their enemy"
what made you think Of thatr
They are slaves, worse"
This was cut short as the workers |
let 20 Cons wrists, and he pitched feet
first into perfect blackneSs. The fall |
was giddy; then scramble down an
Incline Of loose earth. Choking with |
the dust. he could not guess TO what
depth he was sliding. Something
came down upon his head, and this
was Andrew March.
You asked them to take US inf"
Yes. IL occurred 10 me that they
do not love their masters. referred
to that, and promised everything Il
could think Of, II they would not turn
us over TO the horsemen."
The center of the world gave forth
speek of light that was a torch. The
party that had come up at the sum
mons of the distant gong was close
about thc white men again Mt the base
of the shaft. which seemed endlessiy
large; and other torches were coming
HfHfRT uHt VI UidThHerSs fSiIi u NA@ |
not clear TO Con why the miners did
not take them TO the city. The hover
ing figures In the cavern seemed half
afraid, half gpitefui March WIS doing
his best I'm Chinese
The torches threw n serrIed glare
on the rock walls of the underground
passage. II was low but very wide.
In another chamber. to which the pris-
oners were led. the roof was higher,
of ragged sandstone, and the floor had
been swept. Here was the settlement
of workers, every one defortned below
the shoulders.
Out Of the red-iIghted press Of these
came a figure but slightly more erect
than his fellows. He was dark Of skin.
but his eyes were full and did not
slant or pinch. His barred throat was
significant of strength and poise, from
no mean ancestry. but his knees locked
and Jointed pitifully, M from some
accident.
"Friend," he said In a low voice.
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