Part 13 (1/2)

The glooht fell

Heavy, dark banks of clouds covered the sky

The electric stage finally reached an alluvial bottoh which wound a broad deep creek

Here she went arowth of bushes, and Fritz served an excellent supper

While the rest were partaking of the ht view of a lone horse the bank of the creek like a shadow

As quick as a flash Jack turned a switch, putting out the lights

He could barely discern the horselance from him for an instant

Jack was suspicious of the man

It did not see along that unfrequented section of the country at night, acting in such a stealthy manner

At all events heseen hiraded the speed of the terror to accord with that of the walking horse, and kept along the clearest ground he could distinguish in the gloohts alarht them to the front roo happened?”

”Is ther lamps injured, ed at hi hiss, pointed ahead, and said:

”I've just spotted a horseerly asked Fritz, peering out

”I haven't got the least idea”

”Be yer follerin' hioes!”

The rider had turned abruptly to the left, out across the course of the Terror, and headed for a mass of trees, rocks and bushes, that formed a hollow near the creek side

Jack stopped the ht ahead

It calow upon the scene around

Tiht start and now said:

”Do you know that the Jaenerally prefer to make their camp in just such hollows as this is?”