The Wolf Point herald., 1920-01-22

ware of the other who sits asleep just
within the gate of this place"
"W-w-who-what the devil are you
talking about? oh, remember now
/ it's you, Jitendra, isn't it."
Eyes, sahib, but delay not. The
night is yet young-by dawn thou must
be far from here"
Unbelievingly the mine owner stag
gered to his feet. He tried to look
around the obscure interior of the cell.
Then he saw that the iron-bound oaken
door leading into the corridor was
open, as a draft of air came through.
Near it two flaming points of light,
swaying rhythmically in the corner,
blazed back at him. Buck stumbled to-
ward them, cropping blindly.
Jitendras hand was on his arm
the Hindu's slender fingers bit down
on his biceps like steel tongs.
"Sahib, beware the vengeance of
Vishnu! Not that way"
He felt himself drawn forcibly aside
and thrust into the corridor. He
turned to glance at his friend. Two
other crimson. glaring points of light
blaZed back into his startled eyes, but
these seemed suspended just above the
white turban which the Oriental wore.
Like those the mine owner had seen in
the cell corner, they might have been
the angry orbs of the gods at whom
he had scoffed.
Buck trembled.
A cold sweat streamed out on his
forehead. He at last realized that he
was in the passage leading to the gate
of the carcel, and in his hands was d
rine-the thing he had jestingly com
manded the patient, little brown man
to secure for him through the exercise
of his occult powers.
"Humy, Sahib Buck" whispered
Jitendra "tarry not for me, for Vishnu
and silva have me i'll their holy keep
ing. Go thou-and quickly!"
The cool, satiny rife barrel sent a
thrill of madly Intoxicating ecstasy
riotng through the Americans brain.
Like the tiger from whom he had been
named, he padded stealthily along the
short passage leading to the gate OF
the prison, filled with an angry ven
ceance.
The sleeping sentinel was lolling in
lis chair. His weapon thudde'l down
9on the head Of the sonnoleut sol.
icr, who rolled to the ground.
Williams seized the hinged key from
he guards inert fingers and thrust ii
cto the lock. The last barrier swung
award, the soft breeze of the reful
.ent night kissed his feyerish face.
ma he was blotted out by its protect
~ curtain.
Jalisingrao Jitendra squatted in the
corner of the cell from which u
-merican had so miiacuiously been re-
-2ased, and bent over the prostrate fig
re of The Mexican who had been o.
guard in the corridor.
Back and forth OH the breast Of tie
81 lier, who lay rigidly upon his back,
waved two sinister menacng poin.s
T crimson, and in perfect unison
aged also two others upon the head
The Hindu.
"Wouldst thou have life?' sternly
manded the little brown man Of the
prostrate figure.
Isl, senor :"
"Then heed well what l shall say,
vent on the other in cold, precise az
-cnts. "If they wake to ind Sahii'
dIcR gone, thou, instead of he, VII
ie. So, thou too must depart"
lie leaned closer to the man, whose
face was distorted with hideous ter
ror. AS the Mexican coHnr, hcn3rt
Che half-friendly attitude OF the Hinai,
nope struggled with despair ID hs
Eyes.
"TeI me, is it true thar I, too, aln
20 die with the coming of the SUM-"
The Mexican nodded. "Bg5 taat.
senor, is not of my doing. nor IS Is II
my power to save you-unlcSs YOU iioo
with Ell Americana"
"We shall see" crisply re,u-aed the
Oriental. "Where is it that he Killers
of men will work their eyji powers
upon me if I remain?"
"In the yard Of the carce'. scnor.
They will tell you TO 60, that you are
free, and then as you near the gate 10
pass through it they will fire at your
back"
Jitendra pondered a moment, his
head inclined little forward. He was
debating what course to pursue. # he
attempted to Ge2 now out into the
night in this unknown country, his |
swollen feet would be q terrible Ear9i-
cap. Even with horse he wou;d al
most certainly be sceu, overtasto End
shot by the soldiers who suhr,r:eG !
through the province OF Sine'os.
Beside, Sahib Buck must have ample |
time to reach his friends, else wha: he
had done for his preserver would count
for nothing.
"Where viii the men stand To slay |
one who bears them DO nlalice?" he |
queried.
Does the senior remember How The
carcei yard looksT
Somewhat"
"The passage through whfh y"n
were brought to this cell leads 20 the
corcoI ward Directly across on she |