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is the most powerful of the men of the hollow mountain. All women of the mountain belong to him. You belong to Morop now. Once Walum would have claimed you, but Walum is dead and he was the friend of Morop."

Virginia noted the open doorway and made a quick effort to reach it. Once in the gloom she hoped to be able to outrun the beast or elude him in the darkness. Morop apparently had anticipated some such move, for as the girl made the attempt he sprang, cat-like, in front of her and grasped her. He crushed her time after time to his body as she fought and screamed in terror.

The crack of two revolver shots in rapid succession suddenly awoke the echoes of the surrounding caverns. Virginia felt the giant form holding her crumple and distinguished the spurt of Morop's warm life blood upon her neck.

"Quick, Virginia," called a voice from without.

"Benton!" she cried joyfully.

"We must run," he said quickly, grasping her hand and pulling her after him.

Together they fled into the darkness beyond the village of stone huts. As they ran they could hear the shouts of the warriors of Morop, who had come from their huts to investigate the source of the unusual reports.

"Holton and a band are waiting a short distance from here," said Benton.

Through the darkness they hurried as best they could. Their progress was uninterrupted, and in the distance Virginia soon detected a glow of light from a hundred torches.

"Holton, Otter and the Duros forces," Benton explained, "They