Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-07
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 he handed over rne money, and Dun bG- noticed that his face grew very grave as the conference proceeded.
 ''The old reprobate," he said, as he took his place in the boat and gave orders to the men to cast off, ''has added a little piece of intelligence which it was lucky we waited for, for fore warned is forearmed, and we've got to look out for squalls"
 ''Ah, what now?"
 ''Why, you see, it appears that yes terday European passed up the river in a light sampan propelled by two strong paddlers. He stopped at the village just long enough to get prov1s- ions and promise the korale twenty rupees on his return if he would delay the passage of any other of his country men who might make the attempt to penetrate into the interior. He said distinctly that two men would do so, and described our appearance so minutely, that there is no doubt but that he all luded to us.''
 "Yet," Dunbar interposed, ''that seems impossible; for not soul knew where we were going when we left London-not even Miss Grahame." Nevertheless, believe the secret has leaked out, and that we shall ere gret the three weeks we lost at the cape and our months delay at Colom- bo," Campignon insisted.
 Well, we cannot reproach ourselves with that, for we were told that the river was impossible till the floods sub- sided," Dunbar said, a little vexed, for 1oo e A.. pute carelessness on his part.
 Granted; it may be @ misfortune and not fault, but if some enemy is taking the wind out of our sails we must be on the alert"
 "We must catch up with him at any cost" Dunbar cried, excitedly.
 "As well set COW to chase a grey hound as expect us to overtake that light-heeled customer, who carries little or nothing with him."
 "He must have provisions like we have," Arthur argued.
 ''Yet he bought but little at the will lage yonder, Mir. Dunbar. No, you may depend upon it that there is some hid den place of supply in the wilderness provided for just such an emergency If it were not so he dared not make the Journey. Think of itl Nearly two hundred miles of jungle and forests so interwoven with brush and pricl1ly plants that you could not get two miles from the bank in days march. No, no, you may depend on it there is some halfway place of supply; perhaps up a creek, where none would suspect it. Say, sir, are you man enough to risk the danger of hinging overheard half our supplies, and take your spell at a paddle for six hours out of the twenty four2 Don't answer in hurry-think of it bit-it means going on half ra- tions and straining yourself pretty se- verely, facing perhaps death and very surely sickness, for the fever is pretty certain to get hold of you if you over exert yourself"
 ''All this I will gladly do," Arth UT said, resolutely; "but how about these poor Malays? It is hardly fair to ask them to share dangers they never con- tracted to endure"
 'Give them double pay, sir, and they would face the devil himself; for there is nothing Cingalese will not do for money"
 ''Then so be it; only make them quite u understand their contract"
 So Campignon explained to the brawny fellows what they wanted of them, adding, too, on his own account that Dunbar was great American prince, whose generosity knew no bounds, and who would reward them when they reached Colombo in a manner beyond their widest expectations, and indeed he was not very far exceeding his in structions as the sequel will prove. But the most intelligent of the Malays ob- jected to the immediate abandonment of the provisions, insisting that they should carry them for fifty miles into the interior, where they could hide them in the trunk of some rotton tree, as for that distance the stream was very slow, and in case of need they might be reached. This reasonable amendment was adopted, and little later the two Europeans took their places at the paddles, toiling manfully during the long hours of the night, and managing matters so that the boat was ip motion for eighteen hours out of the twenty tour.