The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-10
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Chapter 49 DELlV
"A New Serial
TANIcE heard a scream and :


 y crash behind her. In an instant of dull be Hilderment she realized she was no. hit.
 She saw an expression of stupid iismay in the face of the rifieman His gun-barrel dropped.
 She shrank against the cage fir time to avoid the falling figure oi tho little bearer who had stopped the bullet. She saw brown arms striving to reach the Hopping limp ness that vas the body Of the para lyzed high-priest.
 To steady herself she put up the hand that held the knife. It came In contact with the thongs tying the cage gate. A sudden desperate thought swept her mind. At any cost the area of the great square must be cleared for the landing oI the plane,
 Her knife slashed at the thongs the keen steel sliced through the leather as through grease. She was aware of snarling jaws. of yellow eyes wild with hate and frenzy.
 The gate slammed back upon her. Tawny black-spotted bodies scared above as she stumbled down the steps.
 She heard a deep-voiced scream. The multitude knew the cats were loose!
 She was. sobbing. Scarcely con scious noM she tugged at the limp body of Langton. hoping to drag him to the cage that new offered protection from the iaguars only from within. The figures were run ming everywhere. Suddenly the mo tors ceased their roaring ScShe heard vicious, staccato bursts. like short volleys from grouped rifles. THERE was a crescendo of.shout-
 -scattered rife fire. then more bursts from the machine gun. ...
 Strong arms gripped her about the waist; she struggled futilely twisting away to reach the knife she had dropped to assist her com panion. But with the arms came a voice, voice that drew the strength from her and left her sobbing weak. ly.
 Janice t. dearest. =. :. It's l: Frank. Dear"
 The arms lifted her to her feet. She buried her face in the stained and ragged shirt. Long. blissfnl cons later. t seemed. she withdrew. She smiled uncertainty and blinked away her tears.
 Frank !. dear. Look to Billy He was hurt"
 "I'm all right" came Langton S voice at their feet-weak but un- doubtedly Langton's. q t. was just resting"
 You dam clown" muttered Frank, curious softness in his voice. You're as bad as Greene. Here he is now"
 MT. Horatio Greene, press-agent extraordinary, was approaching with his ambling gait. He carried monstrous pistol in one hand monstrous in relation to the size of the little warrior-and over the oth- CT gold. turquoise studded collar.
 "Got it off one of the leopards," he explained.
 "Jaguars. Greene, not leopards, !" smiled Grahame.
 "Jaguars or leopards they won't need these any more." He lifted the collar. Its the one souvenir I'm going to take home from this"
 Suddenly he broke off His eyes widened; slowly the color drained from his face. He moistened his Alpo anu 6Cutiy CApCliCu Hlo Dl lcdlu.
 Frank put his arm about Janice's waist and firmly drew her against him. Don't look, dear. It 1t isn't-"t
 "Whew!" exclaimed Greene, draw ing his forearm across his forehead. Did you see what they did to the high-priast-"
 Suddenly catching Franks eye, he hesitated.
 He mumbled:
 Those leopards-jaguars, mean wouldn't make loving house pets I'll .. I'll just take the collar. thank you. Come along folks, Spins way. ing to us from the ship. You, Lang. ton-I guess you're Langton-can you make 1t?
 Fine. I'll give you hand. We've gone to a lot of trouble about you