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"Our troubles are over, father"

"Perhaps! So long as I rehed at it; but not now"

Uth found his captain

"Follow me'" he cried in a fury

He led theht had flown

He reasoned quickly The trail led toward the ca in time to find the native boatmen

leaving for their boats

A hurried question or two elicited the direction taken by the

fugitives Umballa commandeered the boats There was some protest,

but Umballa threatened death to those who opposed hihtened natives surrendered The soldiers piled into the boats and

began poling down-streao south the pursued must cross it

Later, pursuer and pursued an, with a death

toll on both sides Bruce and Ah, but in

the middle of the ford a bullet struck Kathlyn, and she tu into the water

The curse had not yet lifted its evil hand