The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-05
Chapter 45 CAPTURE

CAPTURE
 COR hours. 1t seemed. she lay | wide-eyed staring at the reflec. ions from the fire that shifted over he unev0J arch of the caves roof Finally she drifted into slumber.
 She dreamed restlessly. A kal telescope of dream substance shut. led across her mind. Bits of her Hollywood life. fragments of her lungle experience pulsed in weird oscillation
 Franks face was there, and Lang. .on's, ane that Of poor Horatio ireene's mixed up oddly with that >f the Mexican boy Juan.
 She made again the trip up the side of the pyramid to the high priests house. She saw again the 2anoply of the ritual before the stone of sacrifice. Sl smelled the resinous odor Of copal incense, and heard the fiat. dismal thudding of a hidden drum.
 The face of the high priest came closer. Even in the dream the chill, inexorable fanaticism of his eyes seemed to shrink the membranes of her soul.
 The arms of the guards and the lesser priests seized her. She felt her throat bursting in a scream. She struggled desperately.
 Her eyes snapped wide. Curious shadows loomed between her and the rosy fire reflections on the cav ern roof. A rmell of unwashed In dian bodies tingled her nostrils. She struggled 70 arise but she could not She was held tightly to her cot.
 She heard voice shouting charged with pain and despair.
 Janice! . Janice!"
 Suddenly the cavern was filled with light. Torches tared.
 The girl saw native faces abour her. The crossed rows of cartridges upon their breasts. She realized that she was bound to her bed.
 As he widered her bewildered eyes It the scene, the figure ol Langton was brought forward be tween Iwo brawny natives. He was Dound-hand and foot-but his eyes flashed and his shoulders writhed in paroyxsm of futile effort.
 They've got IL. Janiee!" he breathed hoarsely. That devil called them know. Helpless. yet he sent them his summons waiting til Frank was gone or the rains camel"
 She noistened her lips and stared bewildered from brown face tc brown face. It was too strange, too dlreful for her to accept at once ohe saw the adkins eyes observing her beyond the circle of faces. His expression was mphant-indom itable.
 As she caught his glance he nut tered something to one of his at tendants. Two men stepped beside him; they lifted him and carried nm forward. He addressed the gir in rapid SDanish. She shook her head and turned appealingly to Langton.
 But the tall blond white mans eyes showed his incomprehension Turning to his Indian attendant the hlghpriest spoke in the guttera dialect of the sublevados.
 A space was cleared about inc In dian. He pointed to Janice ana r shook his head; he repeated the ges ture toward Langton again shaking his head. He pulled lock of black hair away from his forehead ano nodded.
 He means Frank" mutterec Langton. He's trying to tell u, something about Frank"
 Whereupon the man took an nm mistakable posture. He allowed hi, body to sag. Slowly he kneeled tc the floor and stretched himself oui upon it. He closed his eyes and le his mouth open.
 There could be no doubt of th, horrible import of his position. told Janice as plainly as if Franl were lying before her that the, wanted her to know that Frank wa, dead!
 She cried out distractedly. "No no! That isn't what he means Billy, it can't be. How do inc, know? How could they know!"
 Langton. misery in his haggar, eyes. glanced sidelong al the high priest. With the fascination of bird for snakes eyes. she fo lowed Langton's glance. Instantly as she met those ot sidian ispths. the realization surge in her that th's man had called |, his people across miles Of trackles jungle and bad commanded them [. this hidden valley
 What other powers did he DO, | sess? Since he could throw his wil