The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-07
CHAPTER Continued

CHAPTER IN--Contlnucd
Summarize was the second, His
wiry energy is wonderful IN SO
fran a frame lie insisted upon
having two rifles sung upon his
back. so that both professors were
armed when he had made his tran,
sit l came next, and tried hard
not 10 look down into the horrible
gulf over which was passing,
Summerlce held out the huttend OF
his rifle. and an instant later was
able to grasp his hand As to
Lord John. he walked 6cross-Nc'
tual.y walked without support He
must have nerves ot iron,
And there We were, the four or
ms. upon the drcamand the lost
world. Of Maple White, To all OF
us Il seemed the moment Of our
supreme tsimph. Who could havo
guessed that Il was the prelude to
our supreme dtsastcr2 Let me say
IN few words how the crushing
blow fell upon us,
We had turned away from the
edse, and had penetrated about so
yards OF close hrushwood. when
there came frlEhtrul rrndlng
crash nom behind us. with one
impulse we rushed back the way
We had come. The bridge was
gone
Far down az the base OF the cliff
/ saw, as ! looked over, a tangled
mass or branches and spllntegcd
trunk IL was our beech tree, Had
the edge OF the platform erumblcd
and let Il thrus For a moment
thls explanation was In all our
minds Tho next. from tho farther
eide OF the rocky pinnacle before
MS swarthy face. the face OF
Gomez the halfbreed, was slowly
nrotruded. Yes. II was Gomez, but
no longer tho Gomez OF tho demure
smile and the mask like expression.
Here was q face with flashing eyes
and distorted features. a face con.
vulscd with hatred and with the
mad Joy OF gratified revenge.
lord RoNtonr' he shouted, lord
John Roxtonr
Well" said our companion, hero
I an"
\ shrek Of laughter came across
the abyss,
Yes. there you are, you English
dog. and there you viii rcmainl I
have waited and waited. and now
has come my chance You found
g hard 20 get up; you win find Il
harder 10 get down You cursed
fools, YOU are trapped every one
OF YOU"
We were too astounded 20 speak
We could only stand there star.
Ing in amazemcut \ great broken
Dough upon the grass showed
whence no had gained his leverage
20 TIT over our bridge. The face
had vanished. but presently Il was
up again. more frantic than before.
We nearly killed you with a
stone az the cave nc cried. "but
this Is better. II "a slower and
more terrible Your bones Will
whiten up there. and none viii
know where you lie or come to
cover than As sou lie dying.
think OF Lopez, whom you shot
five years ago on the putomayo
river ! am his brother. and. come
what win win die happy now.
for his memory has been avenged"
A furious hand was shaken at us.
ard then all was quiet.
Had tho haRhreed simply
wrought his vengeance and then cs-
capped. all might have been well
with him. II was that foolish. ir.
resistihle Latin impulse to he dra.
matte which brought his own down.
fall. RoXton. the man who had
earned himself the name Of the
Fail OF the Lord thru three cOun.
tries. was not ono who could be
safely tainted. The half.breed was
descending on the farther side OF
the pinnacle: but before he could
reach the ground Lord John had
run along tho edge OF the plateau