The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-12

you " you stay
Huber wrunr bis hand7 and ths
sweat ~ fear rolled down HE oily
face. ''oi' ~ did done itf Ny
did done tf be walled 'N1
|ddut stay home In london Nsfr
10 belonE3"
'shut upr snapped Flora Don't
tou know that II sou DO anything
60 arouse Tho suspicion ~ these fel
lows they viii 30 on us az ouucF
There is only one thing for uH Go.
do end that Is 90 wait until thcy
precipitate the attack upon the
Arabs We viii 6tin have our
weapons, Tor they do not plan tp
steal them from "a until after the
Arabs arc killed Ia The confusion
90 the fight. We must mako 0u-
.=s=pe lHta ths Jungle, ana aftsr
that God knows and God help
az"
Yes" numbered Bluher who Vas
in blue funk. Colt help u.s.
A moment later Luyini came 20
them. ''All h ready. Bwanah," he
said As soon as che evening meal
has been eaten. De- Ia readiness, You
viii hear shot. that Viii DO the
signal Then open fire upon the
Agahs q"
Good" baid Kmhki, 1--WE. have
/ just been taking about II ana We
have decided that We viii take our
stand near Tho Ente 10 prevent their
escape"
''it IL well. said LuYini. "but you
must remain here" He was address
/ ing Flora ''it would not be cafe
for you 20 be- where there n 10
D. fighting. Remain here ia your
tent and we wtll frnhne the fight,
Iips 10 Tie other side ot the viiilRe
and possibly 20 the gate, II any -
them make a break Tor escape
IAN nght said Flora. u viii
remain here where Il II rafc
Satisfied that things could not
have worked into his hands 10 bet
ter advantage. tho black LEI, them.
and presently tho cntiru camp was
occupied with the evening meal.
There was an atmosphrp Of rc-
atniut. nnd hlgh nervous tension
turnout the cntirr camp that must
have been noticeable, even 10 the
Afaba. tho they. alone 81 tho entire
company. were ignorant ~ 90 ns.
cause. Illubrr vas - terrified that
/ be- could not eat. but sst white and
trembling with His eyes rowing
wildly about the camp first st the
blacks. then 10 the Arabs. AID then
10 the gate. the distance 10 which
he mus, have measured a hundred
times az he at there waiilns Cot
The aho, that was 20 be- tho signal
Tor the massacre thai was 10 scnd
him GU, into tho jungle to b.. he
surely thought. the Immediate prey
of tho first hunting Bon that
passed.
/ PEBBLES and Thr0rk ate their meal
ielidly. much % uiuhcr'a disgust
Kfaaki. being 81 hlghiy nervous
Temperament ate but little. hut b.
showed no signs Of fear Nor DID
flora Hawke. tho az heart she ~
aaEed the hopslefaness Of their stu
alton.
Darkness has fallen. Some 81
the biRcks and Arabs werr siill
eating. when suddenly the silence
vas shattered by the sharp siaec,ic
rrpoFt Of riffs An Arab sank
silently 20 tho earth, Kraski ruae
and rraspcd Flora BY the arm
Come be cried.
Followed by pccbles and Throck
and preceded by Biubsr. to WHOSE
feet fright had lent wings. they
hurried toward the gate Of che
ip1i.sads.
I ny now the air was filled with
tho haarer CRIES OF fighting men
and tho report Of nflea. The Arabs.
who had numbered but about n
dozen. wcrc putting up game
fight. aud being far better marks-
mon than the blacks, the ssaus Of
tho hatilc was stu In doubt when
| Rraaki opened tho gate and five
whites fled into The darkness Of the
Jungle.
The ouieoms or the nEht within
the camp could not have been other
than il was. for 80 greatly did the
blacks outnumber the Araha. that
eventually notwithstanding their
poor Workmanship. thsy succeeded
in shooting down the last Of the
nomads Of the North. Then IL was
that Luvini turned his attention 10
he other whites. only 20 discover
that they had fled the village Tbs
black realized two things instantly.
lone wns that someone had betrayed
him. and the other. that tho whites
could not have gone FAR In the short
time since they had Jeff the camp
J. Calling his warriors about him.
he explained to them what had hap.
Ipcned. and mpressing upon them
that the whites. II permitted 20
escape. would eventually return with
endorsements to punish the blacks.
he aroused his followers. who now
I numbered over 200 warriors. to the
+ necessity Of setting out Immediately
. upon the trail OF the fugitives and
overtaking them before they could
, carry word even to "A nclghboring
! village. the nearest OF which was
] not moro than a days march dis.
tant
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