The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-14

Mac. I'm ready, and if Wilson ism Z
he can follow us. But what's the
hurry? You haven't told her you're
going, have your
Yes, have, and that's why it
won't do for me to stay here longer
We'll, Mac, of all the laundering
idiots it has been my privilege to
know, / do think you re about the
biggest. Why on earth couldn't you
vanish quietly and leave her to find
out about it afterward?'
meant to, but when / started
talking to her, out it all came
What possessed you to go there
at all today?'
"'Oh, come, Phil, be reasonable.
You couldn't have kept away your
self if you'd been in my place.
You had scene, suppose?'
Well. slightly. She accused me
of wanting to get rid of her, trying
to run away, in fact, and as it was
perfectly true, fancy didn't show
up very well in the argument that
followed
"'Oh, you great bearded infant.
Put your hat on and we'll go and
see Wilson at once.
I'VE started next morning. was
feeling bit hipped of course, but
the others were jolly enough. AS /
think / told you, Phil had q weak
ness for pott5fing about in scientific
messes, and he found a kindred
spirit IL Wilson, whose hobby was
birds. 1t was really to get some
specimens that he had originally
proposed this expedition.
by the way, Wilson, said Phil,
have you ever managed to get hold
of any ourare?'
'Curare?' said Wilson. 4 don't
know it. What is it?'
T" Probably it has got some other
name out here. We called it curare
in Oxford-Indian arrow poison, you
know
"Oh You mean "wourali. :" No,
I can't say ] have, and I don't think
] want to either. 1t ism very safe
plaything.'
"'Safe enough said Phil, so
long as you haven't any cuts or
scratches on your hands
"'For heavens sake, shut up that
scientific shopv l exclaimed. We've
come out here to enjoy ourselves,
not to talk like a COMPOUNDED British
association meeting.
Poor old Macr said Phil. What
shall we talk about? Will billiards
door barmaids?'
Drop it, Phil, said. 4 don't
want to be bear, but your jargon
isn't very interesting to chap who
hardly knows an ology from an ism.
Let's have something to eat.
"We found a shady spot under
some bushes to have our meal in.
We were just lighting up after ward,
and l was holding the match to my
pipe, when something flashed out of
the bushes and knocked the pipe out
Of my mouth.
"'What's that?' said Phil starting
up.
It's dagger, l said. Just see
what's behind those bushes, you
,haps, while tie my handkerchief
'ound this hand. I've got bit of
scratch. If it's The Queen, let her
90 Thank goodness, she missed my
ace.
1t was The Queen. They caught
light of her among the bushes, but
he got away all right. They didn't
ollow her far, but came back to see
/ was much hurt.
It's nothing serious, l said.
Only scratch, but / think my
erves must be a bit upset 1t has
1ade me feel horribly tired. I'll go
nd lie down in the boat for awhile
nd let you fellows finish your !
moke. I've got a bit of head
Mackay, you're crying ex- I
laimed Wilson, and the sweat is s
imply pouring down your face. t
,ou re pretty badly hurt c
Crying 7 shouted Phil. Wilson, a
hat dagger is poisoned I
" Poisoned? You don't mean - I
Yes, do. It's "wourali. Co b
ious secretion of sweat and tears, I
eadache, feeling of extreme lassi- n
lde-those are the exact symp-
ms. Off with that bandage, Mac. b
Good heavens! He's done for, l
id Wilson. b
4" Done for? Not bit of it. Off
18th that bandage. I'm going to a
ok the woundr
II had just got energy enough left n
protest against his doing this, but ~
} insisted, and i was too feeble to D.
event him. Il
" Nonsense, man, he said. I'm u
fe enough. The stuff ism TIA poison II
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