Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-15

VIII never catch us. Bear up. old
chap, tin tonight"
All through the long day tn. man.
wh" appeared to b.. indeed. ca,iurinE
IA perpetual crucinAion. seemed to be
| growing weaker and weaker. Th.
soldiers who guarded him wagr.d
thcir heads. came out to st,r. n,d
jabbcrcd among themselves. lie was
nearing his end--tha, was certain.
y" one but II strong man could have
, held GU, so long
II was nearly all over now They
decided to send one o! their number
TO tho city with the news Their
instructions had been to keep him
alive as long as possible. lie wa. to
! remain there. alive or dcai-;in awful
message from this people TO the hated
strangers who should seek to fore.
| their way on to the sacred city But
| when their backs were turned. there
| wde "A change in the man. 4 new
l!gh, was in his eyes. the Are OF 4
n"w hope was burning once NOR" in
! his veins. Yet that day was tho
longest he had ever known.
| 80 ''"" 49, mo -" 80
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"''"! ''' '""'F' ""SH'
| '"'' san" ny" ~ ~
line OF rocky hills. beyond which Was
| 800 80 go
~ ''
! Ana 'he Jay TOO hhd '"en long
| INC longest o. MS ne I" me mhA
VINO Ia! behind Il rock waiting only
a 'cw hundred yards away Months
ago when hrst nc had heard eomc
vague rumors OF an EnElishman held
| IN captivity and 'ortnf" hy TINS crne!
ana savage people he had only one
! thought-to push on at all hazards
ana at All risks lie had only ma Z
| believed their story Even II th"r"
""rc truth IN II. he had not "Nr'ct""
| 10 ma ia their can'iH" tn" man. ="
ind some trace OF, whom wa" IN"
avo"cd object az mis- EXPEDITION.
During that .onr. horrihl" day h"
hogan to realize what IA" finding Of
Godfrey mus, inca" 10 him
II vac The death bios TO his hopes.
with this mans return 20 lie must
end the ono great desire of MS heart
! u was like slow madness creeping
n,o his brain. H. had never doubt
ed that he would 20 nome after many
dangers and many pr!yaticns to take
her hand IN his; TO tell her that ne
had done all that a man could do
tina, failure vas written IN the book
~ death beforehand. ami then some
la, :, nout for b,s r.warf
| H., vo,,la no, hnyo hnrriod hcr
she vas no, :, woman to H.. easily wo,,
Nm, IN ,bo end bis n.rsis,.n,o ANA
his ,cyo,ion mus, nav. ,rnImpbcd
ri. , o, no h,d ,bourr, =, mo
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|
neg an" ''"'e ''c"' - '"'' "''
| pima
" H"' Vas '"p'c '"'' t"' MN ''"
OUT tt"'"n NJ" IN any FORM Vas oar
| ~ cndHTaoI'-'ht "es'f" Tor h'r ha'
! hccn the on" great pa"si"n "t ms
| iif"
! Iic looked back a. the bar" Wild
country across which ne had come
across the iron girt hi.ls or which
| never tree or shrub could bios
! som ana ur the fr"ai EorS" wher"
! every fc"'Nt"p had been taken III
/ icr!l. and every s'nn" dis!ad""G pN
| th"ir cautious rrnvrr"s had 'tll"n Il
/ thousand feet Ard. as the 6"F ""'"
/ TIA" MANS passion tr'". ana voices
/ whispered IN his ear
/ Helen vas ." h'hutiiul-Sn" Won"
Z 20 soon learn TO love MIN " ~"
/ "r"p' away now down into ia" h'tl"
/ valley, where the ponies We're ieth
! cred and his worn-out guide Vas
! sleeping IN an hour n" w"u!d "e
/ Ear away. Tne way PACK was easy
! Thcr" would he no one ever TO WINS
/ per word OF MS 'rcacncrS rather
! he would he praised Tor ms Fhiia"t
| journey int" the heart Of a DANGEROUS
| country.
What was Geofr"y TO hiin! fhefe