The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

and cuuEhe1. and EfuWlcd thih iNe
|backness 90 the jungle about him
I Shiysrins with terror hr started
.momrntauly 20 fearful wakefulness,
and when. from exhaustion. hr
would doEc again it was not 10 rrai
but 10 dream Of horrors that
sudden roar would merge into real
It's Thus thv long houu OF
ulEhtful night dragged out their
tedious length. until it seemed that
dawn would never come, hut come
lit did. aud once again he took
Iup his stumbling way toward the
west,
Reduced hy fear and fatigue and
pain 10 a state bordering upon hair
consciousness. he Numbered on, with
each passing hour becoming per
ceptIbly weaker. Tor he had been
without food or water since he had
deserted MS companions, more than
so hours before,
Noon was approaching knski
was moving but slowly now, with
frequent rests. and Il was durinE
one OF these that there came to|
I his uumbcd senHhililea an insistent
suggestion Of the voices ~ human
beings not FAR distant quickly he
shook himself and attempted 70 con-
centriic his waning faculties. lie
listened intcntly. and presently with
| "a renewal OF strength he arose 10
his feet,
There was no doubt about u. lie
/ heard voices but n short distance
away and they sounded not Ike
the tones OF natives. but rather
those OF Europeans Vet he was
Stiil careful. and 10 he crawled cau-
/ tlousiy forward. until az a turning
Of the trail he saw before him q
clearing dotted with trees which
bordored the hanks OF a muddy
stream. Near tho edgc 81 the river
was a small hut. matched with
Ensses and surrounded by rude
pausadc and further protected by
an outer horun q thorn bushes
II was from the direction 81 the
hut that the voices were coming.
and now he clearly disccrued "a
woman'a voice raised In protest and
Ia anger. and replying 10 t the
deep voice ~ "a man.
slowly tho eyes ~ Carl kpski
went wide IA incrrdullty. not un'
mixed with terror for tho tones u
tho voice Of the man he heard were
the tones ~ the dead Estehan MI Z
randA. nnd the voice % The woman 7
was that OF the missing Fiom
Hawkes.. whom h. Rad lpug since
given M as dead hieo Bui ca
Kr.laki vas no are4t believer IN /
the supernatural. Dlsrmbodird Z
spirits need no huis ~ palisades Of
bomns 81 thorna Tho owner ~
those voices we're a. llvc-as M
tsral-n s he
He started forward toward ihc /
hut. his hatred Of Estehan and his /.
jealousy almost forgotten IN the r.
I lief he felt in the realization that /
he was 20 again have tho eompan.
ionship o. creature u His own kind
is had moved. however, hli; few
steps from the cdgc ~ the Jungle
when the woman'H voice came again
! 20 his ear. and with Il the sudden
realization ~ his nnkcdncss. Ho
rautcd IN thought. looking about
him. and presently he was busily
enEfscd gathering tho long. broad
ieaycd jungle grasses. from which
be- rabncntcd rudr but service
able skirt. which be fastened about
BIZ waist with twisted ropc o.
Che Same material Then with n
feeling ~ renewed confidence he
moved forward toward The hut Fear
ing that they might not recognize
him at first. and. taking him for
m enemy. attack him. Krnnki. BE-
fore he reached the entrance 20 The
pallsadc. called E.stchan By name
Immediately the Spanlard came from
the hut. followed BY tho girl Had
Kraski no, heard his voice and rec
ognized him by H. he would have
thought him Tarau Of the Apes,
so close was the remarkable resom.
blancc.
For a moment tho two stood look.
ing at the strange appariiion before
/ them.
Don't you know mc7" asked Kras.
k. II am carl-carl Kraski. You
know me, Flora"
''carir' exclaimed tho girl. and
started TO leap forward. but Esteban
graspcd her by the wrist and held
her back.
what are you doing here. Kras.
ki?'' asked the Spaniard in surly
tone.
II am trying TO make my way 10
the coast" replied the Russian y
am nearly dead from starvation and
exposure
1.-THE way TO the coast Is there"
said the speniard. and pointed down
sthe trail toward the west. Keep
moving. Krasli. Il is not healthy for
you here"
You mean to say that you viii !
send me on without food or water?"
demanded the Russian.
There is water" said Esteban.
pointing AZ the river. "and the Jungle /
is full OF food for one with sufficient |
courage and intelligence to gather
H."
You cannot send him away"
cried the girl. Il did not think II |
possible that even you could be 70
cruel" and then. turning 10 the 4
Russian. 70 Carl" she cried. do not
go. Save me! Save me from this
beastr'
Then stand aside cried Kraski !
and as the girl wrenched herself free
from the grasp Of Miranda. the Rus
sian leveled his automatic and fired |
point blank at the Spaniard. The |
bullet missed it's target; the empty !
shell damned in the breach as Kraski |
pulled the trigger again with no re-
suit he glanced at his weapon and.
discovering it's uselessness. hurled II |