Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
Bright Stories by Members of the Club
THE SENTINEL ROCK.

Chapter VI.-An Attempt, mt Escape.
The prisoner Shall receive torture
.st Wachita's hands" finished One
Eye. giving a side glance at the party
,Tefcrred TO. Al these last words
4 Wachita gave "A shrek aud then
] tainted away, while One Eye went on.
lfcalmly disrcgarding her.
e. Il guess the prisoner would rather
4 take his medicine ut lovely girls
'1lhnds than at one 81 our mems, for
Jove ever triumphs over weakncsp.'
1ie said no more and the smile LEFT
his face as Roger sprang to his feet.
his hands clenched together. and said,
1iercely:
Would you bring AN unhappy girls
I name In this affair? You aren't III for
her TO wipe her feet on, and YOU!
keep her out OF It or you shall die
= like a dog 80 wonder she shrinks
Bfrom you-you loathsom. dog, who"
he stopped. GREATNESS. and at a
look from his eyes Onc-Eyc cast his
i eyes down on the ground. saying not
q word.
y The old chief looked ms IL nothing
fehad happened as he said: las IL ~
H time to retire. let US break up this
n meeting and set the torture hour for
h the same time tomorrow night"
The Indians arose. ana iust then
Wachita opened her eyes ana yaz.u
at the people, but remembering. she
covered her fac, with her hands ana
suffered herself TO be led out Of the
circle OF the dying campfire and into
her own guarded tent
Meanwhile. Roger went YEARLY to
his own tent ard sat down on the
skins 10 rest He sat Their. Tor about
an hour. and then paused for u min
ana suddenly figure came into the
tent Roger started up. but as ne
krecogniZ-d the ngur- he stopped, sur
Yprised. for IL Was Wachita
She laid One tiny finger on his
i mouth, saying: Hush. We must es-
cape while it is yet time-,hc guards
are asleep"
More surprised than aver, hu,
without utierlns word. Roger
meekly followed wachila out OF the
tent. Tn" guards were asleep. and
looked as q: a cannon charge Wouldn't
awake their peaceful rcpDsc.
81 Tho TWO stepped swiftly out. and
gained the other side OF the wood
Now We'll have TO make a dash for
the woods" she said hut there's "a
8Euard about half "A mile from here.
known AS the Keeping Vigil Indian.
so well have To be doUb!y cautious"
She started in the lead. and he
followed swiftly behind. stilI a l!tt!c
dazed by the events OF tn. past eve
lining. once when the moon shou"
brighter. ne caught Il glimpse Of her
face--hair flying wildly wiki tn.
wind. her checks as red as the roa,
which was tucked careless in her
and her mouth MAS parted win
Excitement and cag.rucss. For many
minutes they went swiftly onward.
till suddenly she halted and held her
Ranger TO his lips again. W. must
Hgo slowly here" she whispered For
Niust outside this wood stands Tho
&suRrd, and we'll have to he d.scrcc;
3Jn pass him. one little move. ana
8the whole camp SHAH be aroused H.
his signal, but with the aid OF dark
Hness hope for our escape
y They crept forward noiscless5
Through tangled bushes and finally
#reached the end OF the wood, whcr,
8n lone guard. awake and v!cilhnt
Iwas smoking his pipe. On the othc;
8side was clump OF bushes and She
6tcept toward them. he following. Jus
Then the guard turned around. and
8secing ngurcs grasped his tomahawh
land blew shrilly three times on
whistle which hung on silver chain
Xaround his neck.
(To be continued SundayD
Il BY PEARL V. FLlESS.