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shed a dull red again. For a moment there was a deathly silence and then the

were you," he s

colas gazed down and then pulled himself up short

for your own sake, I advise you to take the shortest cut in the general direction

grin and his long arms waved about eagerly

alk with me

the little man and then at the great bulk of Nico

o let this little fellow think I'm afraid. You're taking a long chance, Anthony, but I guess

" said Ivan, as he swung into step behind the trai

lonel Anderson came ne

rought up

ster, "and, the chances are, we will encounter many o

chum. "One little slip and there

ded to spend the night. It had now been more than twenty-four

Montenegrin seek to attack them as they crawled after him, as Hal had half feared he would.

van said to Chester with a grin. "I guess

did

fing it over these mountains, particularly when you are guarding a prisoner like I have bee

pretty closely, Stu

plied Stubb

t jump you? Hope you didn't think he coul

himself up m

y that?" he demande

," said Ches

that I was afraid-" began

injustice, I assure you. Why, I have seen you fight, Mr. Stubbs. No

ased. He turned to Nikol. "Did I ever

eyed the little war cor

the beasts attacked me in the dark and gave me a terrific st

d that the man who had conquered

re not hurt

of," said Stubbs, mode

ng se

My brother had both eyes scratched out in an enco

ce of your eyes being s

bs?" sai

" demanded th

to tell me you have forgotten you were lying flat on

red tone. "But was it my fault that I had stumbl

itted. "But it's funny you didn't thi

tubbs with an air of ruffled dignity, "I have

aw three wildcats coming for me. Yes, I would, and I'd try to get my head just as de

to speak; then turned on his heel angrily and strode to the far sid

ied suddenly as he stared down into the an

s face and he tapped himself upon th

upon my friend's courage. He, being your friend, overlooks it; but I

h an encounter with the dwarf himse

e called. "Come

let, hurried back. He took in the situation

rrels. I was big enough to attend to you,

ted the dwarf, pointi

aid," Stubbs said. "I c

im. Stubbs, feeling somewhat better now that he had been able to berate some one and thus soothe his injured

need for one of us to sta

. "No one knows where my cavern is a

immediately then,"

son. "We've got to be on the move early

aid Chester, and mov

on there was silence in the cavern. Complet

d, the sleepers undoubtedly would have heard strange noises f

time, ceased altogether. Then came a softer sound, that of footsteps coming slowly from

and his open hands dripped little drops

n it would have been im

son-a rock that Ivan had believed not another man save hims

fearful at every step that he would awaken the sleepers. It was da

ich Stubbs slept. One of the little man's hands was stretched out a

deathly stillness of the night,

though only half so, for the

He fell upon his knees and was about to crawl outside when Nikol, more wide awake than t

s frantic efforts to hold him down. Then, seeing the size of his opponent, Nicolas

as too big and powerful for him. The powerfulness the

from him with his left hand, then struck him heavily in the face with his right. Taki

floor with a th

to move toward the exit. But he had delayed too long. The dwarf's efforts to

m-the form of Iva

a try," said Iv

y-the cry of a cornere

he yelled in a