The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-01-18
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out along it to the cave mouth.
Get on back" Curt cried to
Tenn-Og, who had halted in the en-
trance. I'VE can't hold 'em off. All
hell can't stop 'em."
They hurried Paul back to the
bridge, and between them they got
him across the logs to the cave. Curt
whirled to pull the logs down and
stop the Klosoiees. In half minute
they would be pouring inside to fin
ish off their wounded enemies.
Neither he nor Paul could put up
any fight.
But as he stopped down and
grasped the log ends. he thought OF
the onsequences-the three of
them cooped up in there for hours.
Karakhan escaping. Sonya being
sratched away and hidden. 1t was
this last thought that stopped him.
He could not sacrifice her in order
to save himself.
He Strengthened up. "Tenn-Og!
Take the lead. Get US out to that
ledge opening"
The Indian seized his hand and
started away into the inky black
ness.
The next few minutes were
blind and aimless cropping. Then
on hands and knees they squeezed
through slit in the rock and came
OFT on the ledge near the assure.
Curt grasped a bush. leaned out
and glanced back along the face of
the cliff to the cave mouth. The
ferns and dwarf birches hanging
against the rock obscure1 his view
but he saw enough to know that
most of the Klosohees had swept on
inside. Only three or four men re-
manned at the entrance.
He drew back. They're in the
cave, looking for us. Paul. stay
here. You're too wabbly. Tenn-Og
and III try to trap EN-"
THEY scrambled into the assure
and down to the game trail. and
headed back to the cave mouth.
With automatic drawn Curt rounded
a jut and ran headlong into LeNoir.
Sam-Klale and third man.
The breed saw him first. and
grabbed with his felt hand for his
belt-gun; but Curtis automatic cut
him down and he toppled over, shot
clearly through the heart.
With hoarse cry Tenn-Og
sprang past Curt and flung himself
bodily at the other two. The third
man stabbed at him with a spear
ard tore the flesh in his arm. Tenn
Og grabbed the weapon. wrenched it
away. and whirled on Siam Klale.
Tenn-Og's arm went back. his
body tautened like steel spring, he
lunged forward and drove the spear
home With all the force of his long.
cherished hate. The point struck
Siam-Klale square in the breast. He
tried to grapple with Tenn-Og. but
his arms went limp, he staggered
and fell backwards. and went roll
ing down the slope till he fetched
up against tree.
The third man Owed like scared
into the cave. Curt smashed
him with the butt of his automatic.
and reached the log. Bracing his
foot to keep himself from topping.
he lifted the logs, swung. and let
go.
When he got bac. outside he saw
Tenn-Og standing down the slope.
staring at Siam-Klale's body as
though the end of his vengeance had
left him dazed. Paul was stumbling
along the game trial toward them.
his face so covered with blood that
he was hardly recognizable.
You = you knocked the logs
out?"
'Listen!" From the cave came
yells Of fear and terror as the Klo-
sohees grored for the bridge and
found it gone. Does that sound as
though did,"
A caribou spear came hurting
out through the cave entrance. Paul
a j Curt hastily jumped aside.
Down on the lake a motor started
up with a spluttering roar. Curtis
the quick desperate work
Of the last minute. and the smash
Ing success of his trap. had made
him forget about Karakhan, but the
roar brought him alive.
He turned. threw down his gun.
Stay here, Paul. you and Tenn-Og!
I'll stop him!"
But how ;. You can't stop him!"
1--WE got to! will"
He plunged down the slope.
passed the cabin without checking
or even looking at It,
swerved west along the lake shore,
and headed for the cove at a dead
run. The wound in his thigh panied
till it sickened him: he breathed in
gulps, and every stride jolted gasp
from his lips; but he shut his eyes
against the pain and ran on. Z
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