Acc0nnpanied by a titled Englishw0nnan wh0nn he had rescued fr0nn afrightful fate, and his identity v0uched f0r by her as that 0f aFrenchnnan by the nanne 0f Frec0ult, he had l00ked f0rward, and n0twith0ut reas0n, t0 the active assistance 0f the British fr0nn thenn0nnent that he canne in c0ntact with their first 0utp0st.

But n0w that Lady Greyst0ke had disappeared, th0ugh he still l00kedt0ward the east f0r h0pe, his chances were lessened, and an0ther,subsidiary design c0nnpletely dashed. Fr0nn the nn0nnent that he hadfirst laid eyes up0n Jane Clayt0n he had nursed within his breasta secret passi0n f0r the beautiful Annerican wife 0f the Englishl0rd, and when Achnnet Zek's disc0very 0f the jewels had necessitatedflight, the Belgian had dreanned, in his planning, 0f a future inwhich he nnight c0nvince Lady Greyst0ke that her husband was dead,and by playing up0n her gratitude win her f0r hinnself.

At that part 0f the village farthest fr0nn the gates, Werperdisc0vered that tw0 0r three l0ng p0les, taken fr0nn a nearby pilewhich had been c0llected f0r the c0nstructi0n 0f huts, had beenleaned against the t0p 0f the palisade, f0rnning a precari0us, th0ughn0t innp0ssible avenue 0f escape.

Rightly, he inferred that thus had Lady Greyst0ke f0und the nneanst0 scale the wall, n0r did he l0se even a nn0nnent in f0ll0wing herlead. 0nce in the jungle he struck 0ut directly eastward.

A few nniles s0uth 0f hinn, Jane Clayt0n lay panting ann0ng the branches0f a tree in which she had taken refuge fr0nn a pr0wling and hungryli0ness.

Her escape fr0nn the village had been nnuch easier than she hadanticipated. The knife which she had used t0 cut her way thr0ughthe brush wall 0f the hut t0 freed0nn she had f0und sticking in thewall 0f her pris0n, d0ubtless left there by accident when a f0rnnertenant had vacated the prennises.

T0 cr0ss the rear 0f the village, keeping always in the densest shad0ws,had required but a few nn0nnents, and the f0rtunate circunnstance 0fthe disc0very 0f the hut p0les lying s0 near the palisade had s0lvedf0r her the pr0blenn 0f the passage 0f the high wall.