The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-16
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you men age aii AIMED Take
yuut places among my Wsnu.
Warn your mon 90 go away and
leave us alone po not nro until
they attack, bat Al Tho first overt
act rpmmru,e nrng. and krvp ID
up thrro n nothing that so dis
ys#FaF~= Ne=s eaa=t lAssk tlse
rifle urr ~ white men Flora ami
N VIII remain AZ the back ot ths
camp. near that barge trvc" shc
spohy authoniailvgly 1s ono who
~ accustomed 90 command and
knows whereof shc speaks Thr
men obryrd hcr. even Hlubcr tho
be- lrrmbl,d pluably ss De moved
forward 60 take his place 10 thr
front utuks amuus the Nazifi
Their movements. In the light ~
the camp nrc. were an plainly dis
corniblc 60 Luyini. and also 20 that
other who watched from the foliage
OF The trcc beneath which Jane ChJ
ton aud tiuul Hawkes. took refuse
Luylnl had not come 90 ught. ilr
had come 20 capture Flom Hawke.
lie turned 10 hts men. There aru
onN go OF them" De said. I'VE can
kiu them easily. but We did not come
90 make war. We ohnc % Egt the
white giri back again stay hcrc
and make great Show against
those sons OF jackals. Keen them
always looking at sou. Advance "a
hiilo and then IAN back again. and
while sou arc thus keeping their
attention attracted Ia this direction
1 will take 30 men and 50 10 the
rear OF their camp and SGT the
white girl. and when / have her
I vail send word TO you and imme
diately you can return 20 tho VII
age. where. behind the pallsadc.
We shall be- safe against attack"
Now this plan well suited the
West coast blacks. who had no
stomach Tor the battle looming 20
imminent. and 90 they danced and
yelled and mcnacrd more yociter
ousiy than before. Tor they fclt they
were doing 3, an with perfect im.
punity. since presently they should
rctirc. after a bloodlcss victory. 60 u
the safety Of their paiisads
A. Luyipl. making a detour. crspi
thru the concealment Of tho dense !
lslnsslss 90 The rear OF Ihr camp
while the din OF the West coast
blacks arose 20 almost deafcning I
proportions. their dropped suddenly I
To the ground heforc the two white !
women from the trec above them 1
the figure Of a white giant. naked 4
excep, Tor ioln cloth and leopard /
skin-hh godlikc contour picked out
BY the fiiekonnE light q the beast
fire.
"Johu exclaimed Lady Grey |
stoke. Thank God Il Is you
''s-s.sh.' cautioned the white /,
giant. placing a foF,finger 10 his
Ups, and then suddenly DO wheeled
upon Flora Hawkes. ~ IL you
| want" be- cried. and scizlnE the
SRI BE- threw her lightly across his
shoulder ANA before lady Cry
stoke could Interfere bcfore she
half realized what had occurred
he had lightly leaped the protec'lus
bona ia the rear Of the camp and l
disappeared into the jungle beyond 4
For momsnt Jane Clayton stood
rccling as one stunned BY an un.
expected bldW. and then. with a
stined moan. abe sank sobbing 20
the ground. her face buried in her
arms
II was thus that Luvint and bis
warriors found her AZ they crrpt
stealthlly over the bona and into
the camp IN the rear q the dc
TENDERS upon tho opposite side Of
the beast firc They had come Tor
d white woman and they had found
one. and roughly dragging her 20
her feet. smothering her cries with
rough and flthy palms. they bore
her out into the jungle toward the
pslissded village o. the ivory raid
ers
Ten minutes later the white men
and the waziri saw the west coast
blacks retire slowly into tho jungle,
Btlll yelling and threatening. as tho
bent on the total humiliation OF
their cnemies-the battle was over
without shot fired or spear
hurled
''Blime. said Throck. what was
al tho hloomin' fuss about any.
howY'
I'll thought they was goln' to
beat hus hup an the blightcra
never done nothiD' bu, yell. an
ere we are. n that's that"
The Jew swelied out his chest
1T takes more as a bunch or mig.
gers to bluff Adolph Bluber." he
said pompously.
Kraski looked after the depart
ing blacks. and then. scratching his
head. turned hack toward the camp
fire. Il can't understand g." he
said. and then. suddenly. Where
are Flora and Lady Greystokcy'
II was then that they discovered
that the two women were missing.
The waziri were frantic. They
called the name OF their mistress
aloud. but there was no reply
Come cried Usula, I'VE. the Wa.
ziri. shall fight, after all and run.
ming TO the bona he leuped IL. and,
followed by his 80 blacks. set out
i'm pursuit OF the west coast boys.
II was but n moment or two be.
fore they overtook@ them. and that
which ensued resembled more a rout
than a battle. Fleeing Ia terror