Part 50 (1/2)
”What's the good? Remember how she spotted Mr Huot eyes in the back of her head
No; but I learnt a trick from a keeper in dear old Surrey that will do ant”
In the dusk Venning put the trick into effect with the help of his coh He drew fine linen threads from a handkerchief, stained thee at five different intervals, and at the height of a few inches fro, at sunrise, the chief'sMr Hu down, expounded at great length the laws of the clan, together with those which had been passed during the past few days
”The chief's hut,” she said, ”will be ready at the round of the ”
”They had better be preparing to meet Hassan and his wolves, lest they theers ”Hassan will die within the gates, and his wolves will perish in the utterhed, and, with a glance at Co on her head a square-shaped package
”Your book, Compton! Better follow her Evidently she wants to speak to you alone, Keep her engaged while Venning and I go back on her trail”
Co his coed, the others went off on the trail
”Hurrah!” said Venning, pointing to the ground as they turned into the gorge; ”the first string is broken She came out this way”
They went on, keen as hounds on the scent, and both pointed to the snapped ends of the second string Passing over the stone wall just built which here crossed the defile, they came to the third cotton-- broken also The fourth was, however, intact, and so was the fifth
”Thank goodness!”
”Bad luck, youto think that she had gone right on down to that dismal pool”
They went back to the broken strand, and Mr Huether ”Just hold thee opening away between the enclosing cliffs, he took his line froers on the broken ends
”Good,” he said, returning ”The cotton was broken at a point two or three yards out of the straight track She 's eyes went to the cliff; but the Hunter exaround, and expressed his satisfaction at what he saw in a low chuckle
”What do you see?” asked Venning, breathlessly, glancing quickly at Mr Hume's face, and back at the wall of rock
”I should like Muata to be here It is a good point”
”What, sir--what?”
”A woh those two rocks there and leave noof her skirt, wipes a spread of dew off on either side You can see the dark slister of the dewdrops”
”I see,” said Venning, starting forward towards two rocks with a passage between
”Steady, lad Follow me”