The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-31


DO this and We rcach the coast
In safety and with ALI our loads,
shall pay them twice what thcS
agreed 90 come for"
"ut' or sputtcryd nlubcr twice
vat dey agreed 90 come for, uh.
F1oR. W not offer dem ten per
cent? Dot would h. fine interest
on their money
shut up ynu fool snapped
h uskt and Rluber subsidized. tho hc
rocked hack and forth shaking his
head in disapproyal
Tho black. who had presented him
self for the interview with sullen
and scoW linz dcmeauor. frightened
Visibly now, II win tell them
NJ said. and / think that sou viii
have no more trouble"
"uood said fiom, ESQ aud toll
them now" and the black turned
and lon
'rhcrg." said the sih, with al
SIGH % relief n believe that we
can sec light ahead az last"
Twice vat yr promised 90 pay
thcmr' bawicd Huber. "O,, or
Early the following morning thr3
prepared 10 set out upon the hun,
The bucks were nov smiling and
happy in anticipation ~ plenty ut
meat, and as they tramped OF into
the Iunglc they were singing sayls
tlou had divided them into three
"a rtics. each under a head man
with explicit directions Tor the po
sition zach party was TO take iu the
line u bcaters Others had been
detailed 20 the whites az Eun.b-ar
sfz. while q small party OF tho
Askari were LEFT behind to guard
tho camp. The whites, with the "a
reption ~ Esieban. werr armed
with rifles he alone seemed In
cliusd 70 question i1or4'H authority,
insisting that dc preferred 10 hunt
with spear ash arrows. Ia keeping
with tho part he WIS playing The
fact that. tho he had hunted asaidu
ously for weeks set had never
brought In single Kin. VIA not
sufficient 20 dnmprn his cgu,lsn
50 genuinely had he entered his
part that he really thought he WINS
TarEan % the Apes, end with such
fidelity had he equipped himself In
every detail. and such q master Of
the art OF makeup was he. that
in conjunction with his splendid flg
urv and his handsome face that
were almost counterpart Of Tar.
ran'a. 10 was scarcely 20 b. won
dcrrd az that he almost fooled him
self as successfully as he had fooled
others. Tor thrr were men among
the carriers who had known the
great ape man. and even these were
deceived. tho they wondered ~ The
change IN him. since In little things
hs AID not dfport himself a. Tar.
Asu. and IN The matter % Kills be
wns disappointing.
Flout Hawkes.. who was endowed
with more than fair aharr of in.
tclngsncc. realized that II would not
b.. well % cross any Of hcr com
panions unnecessarily. and su she
permitted Esteban to hunt that
morning in his own way tho some
Of the others grumbled little az
her decision.
what is the difference she
asked them. after the spaniari had
set out alone. "The chances arr
that he could Use a nfe no better
than he uses his spear and arrows.
Carl and Dick are really The oniy
shots among us. and ii IL upou
them We depend principally for
the success n our hunt to-day. Esia,
bans egotism has been 20 badly
bumped that Il Is possible that he
will go to the last extremity to
make a kill today ua hope that
he is successful"
II hope he breaks his fool neck. )"
said Kruski. HE has served our
purpose and we would be better
Off IL we we're rid OF him"
The girl shook her head negative.
~. NO" she said. I'VE must not
think or speak Of anything OF that
kind. We went into this thing TO.
gether. let us stick together until
the end II you are wishing that
one Of US is dead. how do you know
that others are not wishing that
you we're dead7'
II haven't any doubt but that
Miranda wishes ! were dead. re-.
Piled Krash. II never 20 TO bed
nj night without thinking that the
damned greaser may try to stick
n knife into me before morning.
And II don't make me feel any
kinder toward him to hear you de.
Tending him. Flora. You've been a
bit soft on him from the stnrt."
III have. it's none OF your bust.
ness retorted the girl.
And so they started out upon
their hunt. tho Russian scowIing
and angry. harboring thoughts Of
vengeance or worse against Esteban,
and Esteban. hunting thru the
Jungle. was occupied with his hatred
and his jealousy. His dark mind
was open to every chance sugges.
ton Of a means for putting the
other men Of the party out OF the
way. and taking the woman and the
gold for himself. He hated them
all; in each he saw possible rival
for the affections Of Flora, and in
the death Of each he saw not only
one less sutton for the girls affec.
tons. but $4,000 additional pounds
to be divided among fewer people.