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Dyck Calhoun was about TO speak
sharply, but he caught a CLINT OF
sarcasn IN Darius Bolan6s face, and
he said: Il have the bloodhounds.
They're outside the harhor DOW. and as
socn as they're landed intend TO usa
them"
III the governor allows you!" re-
marked Darius Boland sarcastically.
.Iie does not like you or your blood
hounds He has his orders, so he
says"
Dyck made an impatient gesture.
Il will not submit 70 his order. l.
have earned my place In this island.
and I win see he does not have his
way. But We must wait no longer.
The ladies must be brought 10 Spanish
Town. and placed where the COVER
nor's men can protect them"
Darius Boland bowed what you
say goes always" he remarked. "but
ten me. sir. who VIII take the ladies'
10 Spanish TOWN.
Dyck Calhoun frowned He read
the timer meaning'of Darius Boland's
words. They did not put him out Of
self-control. however. IL was not q
time 10 dwell on such things. II was
his primary duty TO save the ladies.
"Oome. Bohnd," he said sharply. II
shall start now. Wherever the ladies'
are. we must find them What sort OF
country is IL through which they
pass over tberef' He pointed.
bad enough In some ways There's
an old monastery OF the days OF the
Spaniards up there"-he pointed--"or
! the ruins OF one. and It is a pleasant
place 10 vest. doubt not they rested
there. if--
If they reached I'll" remarked
Dyck with crisp infection "Yes, they
would rest there-and II would be
good place for ambush for tha
Maroons. eh7 It's n d-nable predica.
ment-no, you must not come with
me You must keep command here"
He hastily described the course TO
be followed by those OF his own men
who remained 20 defend, and then
said: Our horses are tagged. II you
can loan US four I'll see they are well
taken care of, and are returned, In
kind or cash. I'll take three OF my
men only. and loan you three OF the
best Wen 1ll our knapsacks and get
away, Boland"
A few moments later, Dyck Calhoun
and his three companions, with guide
added by Boland, had started away up
the road which had been ridden by
Mrs Llyn and Sbeila. One thing was
clear. the Maroons on the hill did not
know OF the absence OF Sheila and
her mother. or they would not be wait
Ing. He did not like the long absence
OF the ladies' IL was ominous at such
time.
Dyck and his small escort got away
by a road unseen from where the
Maroons were, and when well away
put their horses 10 a canter and got
into the hills. Once In the woods, how
ever, they rode alertly. and Dyck's
eyes were everywhere. He was quick
70 see bush move. 10 observe the
flick or branch, 10 catch the faintest
sound OF an animal origin. He was
obsessed with anxiety, for he had
dark fear that some III had happened
10 the two. His blood almost dried In
his veins when he thought OF the fate
which had followed the capture OF
ladies In other islands like Haiti or
Grenada His soul revolted at II.
II did not seem possible that these
beautiful and devoted women should
have fallen into the outrageous hands
of savages. He vexed his soul with
torturing thoughts. He knew the girl
was armed. and that before harm
might come 10 her she would end her
own life and her mothers also; but
suppose she was caught from behind.
and that the opportunity Of suicide
should not be hers--what then?
Yet he showed no agitation TO his
followers. His eyes were. however, In
tensely busy, and every nerve was
keen TO feel. He had the intense per
ception OF a delicate plant, whose won
derful warning can only come TO
those who live close to nature, who
study from feeling tho thousand
moods and lenses OF living vegetables
and animal life. lie was a born hunt
er, and IL was not easy 20 surprise
him when every nerve was aching
with premonitlon. He saw the marks
OF the hoofs Of SheiIa's and her moth
er's horses In the road. knowing them
by the freshness OF the indentations.
An hour, two hours passed. and they
then approached the monasterial ruin
of which Boland had spoken. Here.
suddenly. Dyck dropped 10 the ground.
for he saw unmlstakable signs OF fright
or furry In the hoof-mnrks.
He quickly made examination, and
there were signs Of women's feet and
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