The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-20
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DANGEROUS PLAN

DANGEROUS PLAN
1URT stepped back. livid with
anger. "You irresponsible baby,
II you do trick like that aasin. ri
hogtie you hand and foot and gag
youi II you had to have . cigarette.
why In hell couldn't you have hid
your match7 rye warned you twice
now: the third time I'm going to try
something stronger"
He Joined Paul and Tenn.Og
again. and they slipped on down tho
shore. A pistol shot from the camp
they crept out on z shelving rock
where they had = good view.
A single candle shons In the cabin.
Beyond It at the lean.to's glowed the
red Goals Of IRE. Everything else
about the place was dark and quiet.
Paul motioned at the camp. mo.
body's there but Karakhan and his
four men. sonya hasn't come yet"
Curt nodded. Yes. thank God, he
had got there in time. In spite OF
their attempt to get Ralph out they
had providentially reached the lake
ahead Of her.
To start trouble before sonya
came would be gambling with her
safety. II one Of those four men
should break away and take word
to the party bringing her. that party
would not come on and she would
never reach the lake at oil. She
would be left in the power Of L.
Noir-and Siam-Klale. He had to
hold OF till she came. Tenn.Og said
there were only three mon with her:
and three more would not stifIen the
fight too much.
Not long after they had crept ont
on the rock. they heard the pack Of
honey-colored huskies leave the
camp and tear up along the land
wash. barking. A little latsr they
noticed stir and hustle at the lean
to's. Figures passed In front Of the
IRE, somebody quieted the dogs. the
cabin door opened and IN Indian
was framed for Z moment II the
shaft Of light
Somebody's come In" Curt told
Paul 1T can't be Sonya and her
party: she'd have gone inside the
cabin and we'd have seen her. Let's
slip closer and ind out who Il ID"
Tenn-Og objected. The huskies
would be sure to catch the white
man scent and stir up . commotion.
He himself would 60. He was Kloso-
hee: the dogs would pay no atten.
ton to him.
Curt agreed. and Tenn-og left.
Al they watched the campfire and
waited for him. Curt looked south
In thought across those leagues OF
dark river and wondered how near
Sonya was.
IRON the references to Victoria
= IN her letter. he knew that she
had used her acquaintance with
Karakhan to play on the Russians
weak point and that her letter had
been : daring and superbly man
aged coup to md ont exactly whore
he Wa.
Where Baldwin and the whole
Silent Squad had failed 70 trace
Karakhan. she had picked mp the
mans trail and followed Il unerring.
~. Where he himself had counted
on having 20 search Tor weeks OF
even months 20 locate the Cossack,
she had achieved Il neatly and swift
y. with three pages Of paper: and
Karakhan had actually sent hid
man 70 fetch herl
n halt m hour Tsnn-og reap
psared beside them. - silently q
10 had gone. He had crept 81 -
meath the cabin window and listened
70 the report which three runnera
had brought Karakhsn:
The main band, on thalr way
north. had caught up With sonya'a
party. we're bringing her With them
and would reach the lake about
dawn.
The news jolted Curt He dared
not make : move til oonya came
but when she did come the MAR
band would b there also. 70 gel
her back with him again and Il
capture Karakhan 10 would hav(
o light that whole party.
d low tones 10 ana Paul talk6t
their prsdicament over. There would
b ct least two dozen Of the men;
Siam-Klals and LeNoir would bl
leading them. and the presence D
white strangers II the very heart o.
their country would stir them to 1
high pitch. The prospect Of . 1gh
with them, : show 4owA AgAt daunl