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nated. “He'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 light 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. was rolling his sinister orbs, alive to every movement of those before him. She tried to turn away, but Grimm held her fasci- He looked for ali the world like some high executioner come, not only to judge, but to punish those whe were of- fensive to him. She caught her breath as she felt those _ great eyes resting momentarily upon her. a= 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- he waited for Joseph to answer he did not take his eyes off the crow. It appeared to Necia that Joseph hesi- tated as if expecting the somber bird to answer Angel. Suddenly she saw the crow spread his wings. A piercing, raging ‘“ C-g-w-w-w, Caw-w-w-w!” shattered the stillness, and with a sweeping rush Grimm sailed into the air. | Necia threw up her arm to shield her face as she saw him pause on high and drop The crow =e addressed the bey, but his question was really put to Grimm, and as TBE AVENGING SHEPHERD. BO like a plummet. 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 —_ But it was down on Angel = ee ~ of angry wings, and with a wild snort the *— herses lowered their heads and dashed away. and grasp the reins. man and team were lost in the night. Old Thad was still searching the sky ; for a sight of Grimm. The crow’s cries Thad listened, straining his ears until that —__ growing faint in the distance. 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 each = other almost as if Sapecting to find that and Grimm—had left some visible mark on ie , Slippy-foot them. “TJ want air! up everythin’! Thad’s eyes. 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 U U THE 168TH NOVEL, ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN THIS MAGAZINE, TO BE _ U U PUBLISHED IN BOOK FORM IS BRASS COMMANDMENTS By CHARLES ALDEN SELTZER Author of “ Riddle Gawne,” (Ancosy-ALLSTORY WEEKLY, May 20 to June 24, 1922.) ee Published int book los se The Century —— pee York. Price $1.90. “Beau Rand,”’ etc. ‘Without speaking they ened the house: == Thad threw open the doors and windows. Necia followed him with her eyes, wonder _ growing in them as she saw ] ef grandfather = give way to his rising anger. — Air—do you hear? Open eee 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 caught With an oath he picked = | ee Necia saw Angel awaken from his. trance A few seconds later, . a er ey “comichoo :