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(Continued from page 5.) swift travelling they might roach Mazaren by the middle of the next night. All seemed fair and promising.

On the right front rose a great mountain range, broken and rugged, and now they were erossing a long turrow plain. Then, at the end of this, they become aware of something moving.

Horsema-aul Galarzai," pronounced Me

rab Khan

Were they pursued, was the first thought of his bearers? For they made out that this was s party four or five dozen strong perhaps. Yet, why should they attract the attention of these

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from the tertible spot, muttering citations from | FOREST MEN IN THE CELEBES. the Koran to avort further evil. What could be clearer Their loader had mado a forbidden step forward and--and he had died, even as the ghost of the holy one, whose sanctuary it was, had threatened. He had died, stricken by the powers of the air, at the bidding of the Byyed.

Barnier, his perros all stbrill with this passing of the cride, withdrew his rifle, feeling something of savage satisfaction and prido in his successfal shot. Bat it did not at once occur to him that the wild and defening din of

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on returning to civilisation, sent a message of

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Farther scrutiny did not tend to reassura. The horsemen were heading in their direction, and riding rapidly. It began to wear na ngly ook of pursuit. This might grove to be a stray with the bridles of the scared and refractory translation of the extracts is sa follows:

wandering band, but even that did not seem to

mend matters.

Raynier and Hohrab Khan hold rapid consul. tation. It would look lusa suspicious to ride ou

*It was so nousical," she explained. "Fancy our being able to turn that soko to such

idea." Then gravely, "Do you remember what

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"Your Majesty's government of Lamontjong, never before tred by the white man's foot, is the dwellers upon the tuce of the earth. They home of the most ancient aboriginal hamon

if they had been seen, they decided, and ther account! It was dievor of you to klt upon that Lelaita no name or nationality, but their nearest was nowhere to hide, if they hind ust. But soon I said that night, Herbert, the second time we Beighbours, who have advanced a step further

a glimpse behind placed the question beyond all doubt. The distance between themselves and the horsemen had diminished perceptibly The latter, strung out over the plain, were coming for them at a gallop.

As they put their stoods at a corresponding pace, it seemed to Raynior that all he had gone

were in here together? Something wards me there will come a day when our knowledge of this pinco will make all the difference between life and death. Well, has it made that differ

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on the ladder of civilisation, call them Toales, bushmen er foreat men, Had we been allowed to pursue our studies und investigations to the and, we wight now be able to materially nesist bistory and philosophy in tracing the gradual advance of the monkey species from tree- deeller to an inhabitant of the soil, and

**I should rather think so. But what puzzles through was as nothing to that moment. They me is how on earth yer knew we were any from animat of prey to that of a creaturo would be captured, for boaring in mind the where near the placa We entered it now, miod pace at wish they had hitherto travelled, their you, by the end farthest from the oxmp, and steeds were argently in need of a blow. Just we never went outside that on either of those as they had reckoned on having gained, safety. at last, and now-all was lost, -

Occasings."

I know it by that split rock and the little

there. I noticed them opposite this entrance the first time we were hide."

sing its means of livelihood by more or less to the field of our labours in the near future systematic effort. As it is, we hope to return

and there complate our investigations under your gracious Majesty's protection. ---The from which they sprong did tous of thous. nds er moré years ago, but the amuli game and wild fruit on which they formerly subsisted having

On,on, swept this wild chase, and now the one besida it, rising ap ont of the nullah down forest man still live in the forest, na the species pursuers were near enough to short to them to halt. Hilda's stood was beginning to show signs of giving in. Then its ridor uttered breathlessly....

"Herbert, I see a chance That bend of rock just ahead, Beyond it--the tangi-the Byyed's tang!!"

"A chance indeed," he answored, all athril!!

at the discovery, The only blug is will they fight shy of it nest as they did in cold blood

"They will they will," she pantel.: Now they had gained the rock portal-tower- ing up grim, and frowning overhead, and-the parsons had nearly gained it to But thes last, the foremost of them, drew up a little way from the entrance. So did othera who came

"Wonderful! Do you know, Hilda, Haelan says there's something sonny about you, and I begin to believe there in,"

Only begin to baliove?" And she laughed, Kaily, happily.

The comedy side of what had come near being taugely did not appeal to Mehrab Khan in the least. They found that estimable Baluchi in a serious and gloomy vein In the first place he had penotrated here and had thus incurred the consequout penalty; in the nest, by taking the voice of the dead Syged he had committed an act of sacrilega. Raynier strove to reassure

him.

*If Allah uead this place as a means of sav. up. It was evident they recognised the placing our lives," he said, he does not intend and tho foroo of superetition was strong. that it shall be the means of our losing thein, and it was witter that they should be saved Besides, Obeliovor, it was upon the here. people of this country that the dead Syyed leid the curas, not upon us, who are not of this country.

And this perhaps was what went farthest to wards reassuring Mehrab Khau. Ho reported senteutiouly:

"It was written."

Crouched among the boulders the threa fugi tives could just see what was going on. One who seemed a leader was evidently arging then forward-riding up and down their line baran- guing and gesticulating vehemently. At last six or seven men bro'e from the others, and followed by these, the chief advanced towards the mouth of the chasm.

"Murad Afzul, Huzoor," whispered Mshrub, Khan.

**It is his last quarter of an hour," grimaly answored Earnier, sighting his rifle. And then au inspiration came to him, and he whispered somo burriod instructions to Mshrab Khan, The Baluchi immediately left his side, and

retired further into the aha.

"Hills, dearest, do you think you could hold the horsee, in eans they get a bit of a scare," he said, "I have a plan which will save us, it anything will. Stand behind that elbow of rook with them.

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