The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-07
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Nattcrson H. Rothacser.

and gained a point from which ho
could see his man, There was
single crack 'of his rifle, and, tho
wo saw nothing, We heard the
scream and then the distant thud
OF the falling body RoSton came
back TO as with a face OF granite
II have been blind simpleton, "
said he, bitterly ITS my folly
that has brought YOU all into this
trouble | should have remembered
that these people have long NOM
Dries for hloodreuds. and have been
more upon my guard.
What about the other onc' II
took two OF them to lever that
tree over the edge
al could have shot him, but /
lot him go, lie may have had no
part IN H. Perhaps IL would have
been better II had killed him. for
no must as YOU say, have lent a
hand A"
Now that we had tho clue TO his
action, each OF uy could cast hack
and remember some sinister act
upon the part of the halrbrced
his constant desire to know our
plans His arrest outside our tent
when he was 0ygrhcarlns them the
ruf,ive looks or hatred which from
time TO time one or other OF "a
had surprised We were stu dis
cussinE IL. endcayoriuE 20 adjust
our minds 90 these new conditions,
whom singular scene In the plain
below arrested our attention
A man in white clothes. who
could only he the surviving half
breed. was running as one does run
when death Is the pucemAker. BE.
hind him, only fow yards IN his
rear, bounded the huge ebony fig
ure Of Zambo. our devoted negro.
Even as We looked, he sprang upon
the hack or the fugitive and flung
his arms round his neck They
rolled ON the ground together. An
instant afterwards Znmbo rose.
looked NJ the PROSTATE man, and
then. waving hts hand joyouSly 10
US, came running in our direction.
The white figure lay motionIcsa In
the middle Of the great plain.
Our two traitors had been dcs
troyed. but the mischief that they
had done lived after them By no
possible means could we get back
20 the pinnacle. We had been ma.
;iyes OF the world; now We were
natives OF the plateau. The two
things were separate and apart
There was the plain which led 20
the canoes, Yonder. beyond the Vic.
let. hazy horizon, was tho stream
which led ts-~'l 10 civilization. hut
tho ling between was missing No
human ingenuity could Fuggest a
means Of bridging the chasm which
yawncd between ourselves and our
past lives. one instant had altered
the whole conditions OF our exist.
eucr.
II was az such a moment that I
learned the stuff Of which my three
comrades were composed They
were grave it is true. and thought
ful. but OF an lnvinciblc serenity
For the moment wo could only Sit
among the bushes in patience and
walt the coming OF Zambo, Pres.
emily his honest black face topped
the rocks and his Hercuisan fiEur,
emerged upon the top OF tho pin.
naclc
What ! do now he cried. You
tell me and I do ~ :"
II was "A question which Il was
easter 10 ask than 20 answer. Ons
thing only was clear. He was our
one trusty link with the outside
world on no account must hr
leave us.
NO. no. he cried II not leave
you. Whatever come. you always
find mo here. But no ahis 70 keep
Indians. Already they say too
much Curupuri live on this place.
and they 90 homo. Now you leave
them me no able TO keep them"
TO BE Continued.l