Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

| even so much lis show himself to thol
pntient little waiter moving. silent and
stately. beside her hard cuptOrs.
1t was on the fourth day that Mer.l
lem began definitely 10 give up hope
Something had happened To Korak.|
She knew 1t. He would never GOMEZ
now, and these men would take hcr
away. Presently they would Kill her.
She would never see her Korak again.
Tn this day the SwedcS rested, fol
they had marched rapidly and their
men were tired. Malbihn and Jenssenl
had gone from camp 10 hunt, taking
! different directions.
They had been gene about an hour
lifted and Malbihn entered. His look
portended no good TO the girl.
Out In the jungle Jensen had,
brought down two bucks. His hunting
had not carried him far afield, nor
was he prone TO permit it TO do SO. lie
was suspicious OF Malbihn. The very
fact that his companion had refused 10
accompany him and elected instead to.
hunt alone in another direction would
not, under ordinary circumstances
have seemed fraught with sinister sug
gestion, but Jensen knew Malbihn
well, and so, having secured meat, he
| turned immediately back toward camp
while his boys brought il his liz.
lie had covered about half the re-
turn journey when scream came,
family TO his ears from the direction
of camp. He halted to listen. 1t wasl
repeated twice. Then silence.
With muttered curse Jensen
broke into rapid run. What IA fool
Malbihn was, indeed, thus 10 chance
jeopardizing u fortune,
Further away from camp than Jens-
sen and upon the opposite side an,
other heard Meriem's screams-a.
stranger who was not even aware Of
the proximity OF white men other than.
himself. hunter with a handful of
sleek, black warriors.
He too, listened intently for mo-
ment. That the voice was that of n
woman I'm distress he could not doubt,
and 50 lie also FASTENED at run IN.
the direction OF the anfrighted voice,
but he was much farther away than
Jensen, so that the latter reached the
tent first
What the Swede found there reused
no pity within his calloused heart, only
anger against his fellow scoundrcl.
Meriem was fighting off her attacler.
Malbihn was showering blows upon
her.
! Jensen, streaming foul curses upon
his erstwhile friend, burst into the
tent. MalbIhn, interrupted, dropped
his victim and turned TO meet Jens-
sens Infatuated charge
He whipped a revolver from his hip.
Jensen, anticipating the lightning
move of the others hand drew almost
simultaneously, and both men fired at
once.
Jensen was still moving toward
| Malbihn ut the time, but at The flash
of the explosion he stopped. His re-
volver dropped from nerveless fingers.
For "a moment he staggered drunkenly.
Deliberately Malbihn put two more
bullets into his friends body at close
range.
Even in the midst OF the excitement
and her terror Meriem found herself
wondering at the tenacity of life
which the hit man displayed. His
eyes were closed, his head dropped
forward upon his breast his hands
hung Imply before him. Yet still he
stood there upon his feet, though he
reeled horribly.
1t was not until the third bullet had
found its mark within his body that
he lunged forward upon his face. Then
Malbihn approached him and, with an
cath, kicked him viclously Then he
turned once more TO Mesem.
At the same instant the flaps OF the
tent opened silently and tall white
man stood In the aperture. Neither
Meriem VI Malbihn saw the newcom-
or. The latter's back was toward him,
while his body bid the stranger from
Merlem's eye.
He crossed the tent quickly, step
ping over Jenssen's body. The first
intimation Malbihn had was heavy
hand upon his shoulder.
He wheeled. 10 face an utter stran-
ger. tall black haired, gray eyed
stranger, clad in khaki ana pith he'll
1 met Mnlbihn reochp1 for his plIn