The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-02

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be understood that there IL and nov.
or can be any scmbianco even OF
respect for you upon my part 1
am drowning and you arc the straw.
Carry that always In your mind.
German"
II ohcrga,x had held any doubt
aa 20 the sincerity OF her word n
would have been wholly dlrsipated
by tho Rcathing contempt OF her
tone. And SO obergRtx. without fur.
thor parley. got pistols and an ex
ira rifle for Jane. as well as ban.
dolccrs OF cartridges. In his usual
arrogant and dlAagreeahie manner
he called his servants. telling them
that he and the white kali were 60
Ing out into the brush TO hunt The
heaters would so north "a far az
the little hin and then circle back
20 the cast and In toward the VIII
lagc. The gun carriers he directed
TO take the extra pieces and pr-cede
himself and Jane slowly toward the
east. waiting for them at tho ford
about half mile distant. The
blacks responded with greater alac
rfty than usual and II was notice.
able TO both Jane and ohergatx that
they left the village whispering and
laughing.
The swine think Il IN q gr-a,
Joke" growlcd obergatx that the
afternoon before die I go out and
hunt meat for them
As soon as the gun bearers dis
appeared In the jungle beyond the
village tho two Europeans followed
along the same trail. nor was there
any attempt upon the part OF ober.
gatz's native soldiers. or the war.
riors Of the chief TO detain them. for
they. too. doubtless were more than
willing that tho whites should bring
them in cne more mess OF meat be.
fore they killed them.
A quarter OF a mile from the vii
iagc. obergatx turned toward the
south from the trail that led TO tho
ford and hurrying onward the two
put as great n distance as po~aible
between them and the village before
night fell. They knew from the
habits OF their crstwhilc hosts that
there was little danger OF pursuit by
night. since the villagers held M.
ma. the lion. In too great respect to
venture ncedicssly beyond their
stockade during the hours that the
king OF beasts was prone 10 choose
for hunting.
And thus began a seemingly end
less sequence OF frighfui days and
horror.aicn nights as the two
fought their way toward tho south
IN the face Of almost lnconceivable
hardships. privations and dangers.
The east coast was nearer. but Oh
crgatx positively refused 20 chance
throwing himself into tho hands Of
the British by returning to the ter
rltory which they now controlled.
Insisting instead upon attempting 10
make hts way thru an unknown
wilderness TO South Africa where,
among the Beers he was convinced
he would find willing sympathizerw
who could find some way to return
him In safety TO Germany. and the
woman MAS perforcs compclled to
accompany him
And so they had crossed the gr~af
thorny. watcrlcss sscppe and come
al last 10 the edge Of the morans be.
fore Paluldon. They had reached
this point just before the rainy sea.
son when the waters Of the moraAs
were at their lowest cbb. Al this
time hard crus, Is baked upon the
dried surface OF the marsh. and
there IL only the open water NJ the
center TO materially impede prog.
ress- II k q condition that exists
perhaps not more than few weeks.
or even days at the termination OF
long periods Of drouth. and no tho
two crossed the otherwise almost I'm.
passabie barrier without realizing
It's latent tcrrors. Even the open
water In the center CHANGED TO be
deserted at the time BY It's frightful
denixens. which the drouth and the
reccdlng waters had driven south.
ward toward tho mouth OF Pal.uI.
don'e largest river. which carries the
waters out Of the Valley OF Jad.
ben Ohio.
Their wanderings carried them
across the mountains and into the
RAtNl VI a4b'tA|(bAV ~ ANtt NtANtf
OF one OF the larger streams which
bears the mountain waters down the
valley TO empty them into the main
river just below the Great Lake. on
whose northern shore lies Alur. As
they had come down out OF the
mountains they had been surprised
by party OF Ho-don hunters.
obergatz had escaped. while Jane
had been taken prisoner and brought
heard aught OF the German since
that time. and she did not know
whether he had perished in this
strange land. or succeeded IN sue
cessfuliy GLIDING It's savage denizens
and making his way at last into
South Africa.
For her part. she had been incar-
cerated alternately In the palace and
the temple as either Ko-tan or Lu-
don succeeded In Wrestling her tenn
porariiy from the other by various
strokes Of cunning and intrigue. And
now at last she was In the power Of
new captor. one who she knew
from the gossip OF the temple and
the palace to be cruel and degraded.
And she was In the stern OF the last
canoe. and every enemy back was
toward her. while almost at her feet
Mo.sar's loud SHORES gave ample evil
dence OF his unconsciousness TO bis
Immediate surroundings.
The dark shore doomed closer
TO the south as Jane Clayton. Lady
Greystroke, slid quietly over the
stern OF the canoe into the chill wa
tiers OF the lake. She scarcely moved
other than TO keep her nostrils above
the surface until the canoe was but
family discernible In the last rays
OF the declining moon. Then she
struck out toward the southern
shore.
Alone. unarrned. an but naked. In
country overrun by savage beasts
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