Jongor- the Complete Tales by Robert Moore Williams

Author:Robert Moore Williams [Williams, Robert Moore]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-06T04:00:00+00:00

WITHIN fifteen minutes the gathering dusk had turned into darkness. Even his keen eyes could not discern the trail. He knew the bitter truth. The Murtos had captured Ann, and there wasn’t anything he could do about it. He just couldn’t see well enough to follow the trail. He had to go back.

“What are we going to do?” the perturbed Alan Hunter demanded.

“There is nothing we can do—until tomorrow,” Jongor answered.

“But the Murtos——”

“I know it. I can’t help it.”

The words were hot with suppressed rage. In that moment, Jongor could cheerfully have broken the neck of every Murto who had ever been born.

“Sorry, Jongor,” Alan Hunter said miserably. “I should have watched her better. I shouldn’t have let her leave camp. But I didn’t think there were any Murtos in the vicinity, and—” He spread his hands in a helpless gesture.

“Neither did I!” Jongor said bitterly. “Tomorrow—as soon as it is light—we will take up the trail. We’ll get her back, if——”

He couldn’t finish the sentence! He was wondering if Ann Hunter would be alive tomorrow.

The two reluctantly returned to the camp fire.

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