Argosy All-Story Weekly, October 6, 1923 — page 117: what you’re looking at

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tated as if expecting th answer Angel. = e's got a long drive ahead of him,” Thad said petulantly, indicating Angel. - “Let him git started.” Together they walked to the rig, and Joseph placed the lamb in it. The hight streaming through the open door revealed Slippy-foot, the coyote, and Grimm, the crow, standing side by side, an oddly assort- __ed pair of sentinels, so still that it was hard _to believe they lived. _ Necia glanced at them and saw their eyes shine as the light struck them. The crow was rolling his sinister orbs, alive to every — _ movement of those before him. She tried were to turn away, but Grh - nated. some high executioner come, not only to He looked for ali the world like judge, but to punish these whe were of- fensive to him. She caught her breath as she felt those _ great eyes resting momentarily upon her. = - Angel and Thad were caught up and held > in turn, too. -__ “ Will_-you ride with me?” the old Basque asked Joseph, his voice betraying his un- easiness, He addressed the bey, but his - question was really put to Grimm, and as he waited for Joseph to answer he did not take his eyes off the crow. Tt appeared to Necia. that Joseph hesi- , Suddenly ie saw the crow spread his wings. A piercing, raging - “ C-g-w-w-w, Caw-w-w-w!” shattered the _ stillness, and with a euemping rush Gnmm sailed into the air. — Necia threw up her ; arm to shidd her face as she saw him pause on high and drop ‘THE AVENGING SHEPHERD. = like a plummet. _ and grasp the reins. am held her fasci-- give way to his rising anger. But it was aaa on Angel that the cawing fury swooped. The old Basque cowered in his rig, ap-— parently unable to reach out for his whip. — His team, however, had heard that rush = of angry wings, and with a wild snort the horses lowered their heads and dashed away. man and team were lost in the night. Old Thad was still searching the sky for a ‘sight of Grimm. The crow’s cries apidly growing faint in the distance. = 2 Thad listened, ‘Straining his ears until that wild cawing no longer reached him. He looked for Joseph, but the boy and Slippy-foot had gone. He turned to Necia, then, and they “stood and stared at cal oer almost = if expecting to find that : = trinity—Joseph, Slippy-foot ~ and Grimm—had left some visible mark: on them. Necia followed him with her eyes, wonder growing in them as she saw he Sie “¥ want air! Air—do you fae Sa up everythin’! Git the smell of them things — out of here,” he raged. The plate that Grimm had touched with — his bill in salvaging the bread crust a Thad’s eyes. With an oath he picked it - up and hurled it to the floor. “Grandfather!” Necia protested. - “ He ate out of it—that damned crow!” = — Thad shouted. TO. BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK 2 v v U ‘THE 168TH NOVEL, ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN THIS MAGAZINE, TO BE = PUBLISHED IN BOOK FORM IS BRASS COMMANDMENTS _ By CHARLES ALDEN SELTZER : Author of ““ Riddle Gawne,” “Beau Rand,” ete. : es ( ARCOSY-ALLSTORY WEEKLY, May 20 to June 24, 1922.) : Se = = Published in book form by The eeu co, = York. Price Sra 90. 7 nicbo: © 7 ~~ ‘Without speaking they enteted the —— : = Thad threw open the doors and windows. — Necia: saw Angel naber — his france aS = A few seconds later, -