Plentywood herald., 1933-11-09
CHAPTER IV-Continued

4
Like ell we're going out together
Ghrge's tone dripped with malice. be
hind him the faces OF the ganx ver<
darkening and twisting. -vouu -
your way. and wen go ours. We knnv
tho tricks you'd playl You'd have
Sandy and the boys In the first tai]
yeu come to. for mutiny and killing on
the Ugh seas."
Horton still hoped TO make pesce
ITS furthest from my mind. III you
behave well here on the island the
rest Will be forgotten when you leave. =
"Ws don't ave to leave We're -
safe ere as any place Ia the world.
And Il We do leave. you won't-you
understand thatr II you let us ave
oura way, and we're going to Ave it
anyhow, you and your pals may stfu
be ON top OF the ground when that
time comes-if not. yen be where You
can't arm M any more
Before Horton could answer fhe
whole aspect Of the situation changed
It Was only threatening before. now
the storm had begun to break. A Ionr
arm. the same thickness from wrist to
elbow. swept about Garge's shoulders
and hurled him back. Now Sando-
mar himself stood before his pack.
mis- sunken eyes agleam. his black hair.
growing In = curious swirl, erect IKE
the hAckleS Of 4 beast
To go with such 1 face and form M.
voice should have been i hoarye rrovf
his speech debased Instead he used
= dull monotone, cold an 1 line Of
print-and his words told OF lonx
nights reading and deep thought Il
was like meeting an educated KortIIs.
Nan felt = stir at the base OF her
scalp that was the nearest to real
horror her life had known.
4 am Sandomar," he hexan n
speak for these men. do not hear
but | speak We no longer work for
you- It's every one for himself, now.
The ship fas gone down: everything il
sWept away There II no more civil
xation- There Il no more law
No one answered him Apparently
there was no answer possible. An
that Horton had stood for was at the
bottom OF the sea- His cfleckbook
was useless scrap OF paper. His sky
had fallen down upon his head. and
his earth was crumbling under his |
feet All, all was gone.
II viii be In no hurry to leave
here" Sandomar's monotone ran ON.
IT u the frst time In my life that I /
Am free" Then, without 4 change az
roice or expression: Always have
been denied what Is best in life: the
pick Of the food, the pick OF the
women ! have eaten scraps. have
handled only ugly-faced, old. and
vorn-ont jadesL That Il all oyer nov
md tonight win make = new start
The blood left Horizons cheek. but
piercing light was In his eyes. That
e had made up his mind to flxht Ia
ne nnisn Eric knew we'll ~Give ma
hat revolver" he whispered
But Eric shook his head. ~Wait
t. not time yet
Sandomar NV the messs - sn.~
nd his luminous eyes moved quickly
. Garge'a wight hand The lea uttIe
ngers flickeced briefly. fast - ! swaL
'w's wings: Sand0mar's In curled
! contempt. III
mo one viii interfere with me- h
lid "One Of you has 4 Kun Hnts
I'll keep 1t to guard his own life. +
andomar, viii not hurt any a. you
you let me have my way--snd / ~fn
ave 1t anyhow. Tonight win take
ae Of tho girls-the mistress Or IL
rvant. do not care--for my pleas-
re-
The threat would NOT have been
lite 70 terrifying had he spoken n
mans voice, instead OF the dun
onotons Ike ! gorilla that had
armed to talk Marie uttered I -
=. and running to Nan. clutched kerI
nd But Nan stood erect. hsr duuiv :
60 naanEhed but calm her sf1ft~r4~~