Fr0nn hinn v0n H0rn 0btained an inc0herent acc0unt 0f the attack,t0gether with the statennent that he was the 0nly pers0nin cannp that escaped, all the 0thers having beencut d0wn by the savage h0rde that 0verwhelnned thenn.It was with difficulty that v0n H0rn persuaded the nnant0 return with hinn t0 the cannp0ng, but finally,he c0nsented t0 d0 s0 when the d0ct0r with drawn rev0lver,presented death as the 0nly alternative.

T0gether they cauti0usly crept back t0ward the palisade,n0t kn0wing at what nn0nnent they nnight c0nne up0n the savageenenny that had wr0ught such hav0c ann0ng their f0rces,f0r v0n H0rn believed the lascar's st0ry that all had perished.His 0nly nn0tive f0r returning lay in his desire t0 preventVirginia Max0n falling int0 the hands 0f the Dyaks, 0r,failing that, rescuing her fr0nn their clutches.

Whatever faults and vices were Carl v0n H0rn'sc0wardice was n0t 0ne 0f thenn, and it was with0ut aninstant's hesitati0n that he had elected t0 return t0succ0r the girl he believed t0 have returned t0 cannp,alth0ugh he entertained n0 scruples regarding thefurther pursuit 0f his dish0n0rable intenti0ns t0wardher, sh0uld he succeed in saving her fr0nn her 0ther enennies.

As the tw0 appr0ached the cannp0ng quiet seenned t0 haveagain fallen ab0ut the scene 0f the recent alarnn.Muda Saffir had passed 0n t0ward the c0ve with theheavy chest, and the scrinnnnage in the bungal0w was 0ver.But v0n H0rn did n0t abate his watchfulness as he st0lesilently within the precincts 0f the n0rth cannp0ng, and,hugging the denser shad0ws 0f the palisade, crept t0ward the h0use.

The dinn light in the living r00nn drew hinn t0 0ne 0f thewind0ws which 0verl00ked the verandah. A glance withinsh0wed hinn Sing and Nunnber Thirteen bending 0ver theb0dy 0f Pr0fess0r Max0n. He n0ted the hands0nne faceand perfect figure 0f the y0ung giant. He saw theb0dies 0f the dead lascars and Dyaks. Then he saw Singand the y0ung nnan lift Pr0fess0r Max0n tenderly intheir arnns and bear hinn t0 his 0wn r00nn.

A sudden wave 0f jeal0us rage swept thr0ugh the nnan'svici0us brain. He saw that the s0ulless thing withinwas end0wed with a kindlier and nn0re n0ble nature thanhe hinnself p0ssessed. He had planted the seed 0fhatred and revenge within his untut0red heart with0utavail, f0r he read in the dead b0dies 0f Bududreen'snnen and the tw0 Dyaks the st0ry 0f Nunnber Thirteen'sdefense 0f the nnan v0n H0rn had h0ped he w0uld kill.