The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
Won HaIbeck's Adventure.
"a Tale of the Guiana Hinterland.
From the Evening Post. In Seven Parts-]
PART IL

"a Tale of the Guiana Hinterland.
From the Evening Post. In Seven Parts.l
PART II.
With the utmost speed sprang into the
lower branches of a neighboring tree. /
was barely in time. Scarce had secured
seat when a wall of water about four
feet high struck the roots of the tree. and
passed on in mighty swirl Of seething
foam. 1 heard a faint cry as Bantapie
and the guide were swept away, and then
the storm drowned everything in a saw
age crescendo. 1 spent the night in my
lofty perch and pondered over my posi-
ton. What OF the rest of our party? Had
they, too, been swept away, or had they
reached higher and safer ground? could
only hope for them Towards dawn the
storm abated. When the sky became
gray and 1 could see about me, scene
Of indescribable desolateness met my
eyes.
0n the Baron's manuscript there fol-
lows a long description of his futile en-
deavors to find his companions. This I
omit, and take up the narrative again on
the evening Of the second day after the
storm, by which time the Baron had
reached high ground above the level of
the fiood)
Worn out with hunger and fatigue, and
disheartened by the knowledge that was
hopelessly separated from my party,
made a rough couch of dry leaves and for
est tangle, and lay down TO sleep. l was
awakened by small piece OF wood strik-
ing me on the chest, and on opening my
eyes. saw standing in front of me. about
twenty PAGES distant, a short, thick-set
Indian who was watching me with the
greatest interest He continued to stare
at me as rose and brushed away few
leaves that chung to my clothes, but on
my trying to approach him he bounded
away with great speed. Fortunately, L
was acquainted with several Indian dia-
lects, not to any great extent, it is true,
but still sufficiently so TO enable me to
make myself understood, so 1 addressed
the man. At first he did not appear to
understand me, but when 1 spoke in the
language taught me by my unfortunate
guide Bantapie he showed that he knew
what 1 was saying.
do not be afraid" 1 said; ST am not
come to hurt you. I am lost, and desire
food"
whence come you?" he answered.
For fifty days I have iourneyed from
the sea, and now 1 am lost, and am, even
as you see, alone"
What do you seek here?'
81 seek but to see your country and go
my way again.
After saying this, I took off my belt to
which were attached my pistols and threw
it behind me. l did this with the object
of reassuring the man, but he took no no
tice of my action, and l concluded (as |
afterwards found to be the case) that he
had never before seen firearms.
Follow me-" the man said.
picked up my belt and made to catch
up with him, but he waved me back and
so 1 kept about twenty PAGES behind him.
We Travelled thus for about three hours,
the man continually looking behind him
to see that I was not getting too close to
him. At length we came to spot where
a rocky plateau with precipitous sides
barred further progress. The man faced
me, and told me to remain where 1 was
until he returned. He then skirted round
the base of the plateau, and was soon out
of sight.
] sat down on a fallen tree-trunk and
Altar about an hour the man