The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30
fcouyrtght. 1900 by Annie French Hector
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CHAPTER VII.

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CHAPTER VII.
While Madeleine spent her quiet ana
somewhat monotonous days In a routine
Of uneyentfuI duty. chequered only by
VARYING moods Of thought. North and his
party were enjoying the excitement OF
abundant sport.
At first they found only smaller game
of the antelope species. swift footed beau-
tifuI creatures with graceful horns
The Honorable Tom was much annoyed
st not finding lions and elephants AT every
turn
The whole country is a fraud, he DE.
slared. How long have We been mere
Nearly four months. by jove. anu hO'
glimpse OF big game yet
They were smoking after their monde
.cript evening meal I'm the wagon. Tor
some rain made the sportsmen glad 10 get
Under cover.
..Four monthsr' repeated Forester. In
tone Of remcnstrance. why II Is scarce
Ix a week over three since we landed Al
Cap. Town. where 1t pleased YOU TO daw-
dIa seven or eight weeks enjoSing the
Establishments OF the colonial bellies:
..wall IL took YOU three weeks at least
% get ready. and spend small fortune
on this caravan To think what io' OF
FUN we might have had for the same
su,ouut spent among civilized people,
..NyTu vou be 80 good as To tell me II
xou came out here 10 accept the scothinS
trrer-e ~ colonial society or To study the
r,oraI and physicl. condition or the couh-
,rv its fauna and ncra. etc, Win
x.ev 70 erlichtenIng the British pubhc
what was Lady Bamborough's object IN
sending you on this costly expedition
..Oh, I know all about that ana the
-
hook was TO write! Ill say we were 10
write. for I must say. Forester You nave
given me n good deal OF assistance au1
-, own obiect was TO enjoy myself. after
having been bullied AMI chiNien pN al nS
,-,.or,le Ia no end. as IL ] were an itnne-
rTre nv love, and I'm nothing OF the
tt-d, IL takes n fair amount OF brains
90 bo n good shot. hey. Mr. North. anu
,-,u said I brOu.-h. down that rae oOA
n fine STYLE at how many yards. en-.
apr, SrIre I can't tell exactly. ss'in
>-o-,b rather sIesplly. anyhow u was not
"a shot hut YOU must remember that
v-o have no hattus in South AiricA- tii"e
q "A harharism We leave - i-uF"i,''i.9'
x-a cannot drive lions or elephants ii"N
.v.r i have "A little comfort Tor YOU
nv man Numiala has been prosl'-esi.ls
g ms and has found the sDoor 81 eie-
,.L,r,s sa.ne ten OF fifteen miles nor e'iss
=, Jungle round 4 small lakn- VIZ
,-,;,-s- 10 p-opose that We should start on
.arIv tomorrow and Try 20 get 4 s",' ~
,h. bFr beasts Well tax" c'ul'ie -
after riders and bivou1c toinotI"N H-f''e
q, .ha tuucie Whoever hfimSS "'Nt'
,,.sk.- shall have the ivory I" 10 - ~
uLez with, Tn sSe Wild creatures t.'iis
f,-rther and further into remote Pi.'1
Every year. None ~ thetn "'',.
49,. ,hau the elephant The siEht 81 =
r-,Id child would blnish herd
"a ,b.v would communicate their tetti-
-. ..xrgrseucs TO all their comrades i"F
- ,-~u-i 1 have set NumJaia 10
- 10 harden = lot % bullets TOT ,u.
-,,-. Tomorrow ordinary ainthuiiA'-D-
Won't d. Tor such game as thlS-
-vshts sneech soothcd 81 Maur ana nc
.,-..,ged 10 cross-eNamine Nprth IN
rath.r exaSperaJing fashion, conc 49,, 49,
a.. rnost minute Iar.i-ulars 81
ana lion shooting. helping "a,
- an. while TO Hollands ana w''et Nl'i
I1''s .s'.-- ,-.r,- sIeer.v ne avowed MS in'eh-
tgor, OF turning H.. As "e
s,e-h on 5he morroS- .,.,.s,.
t-orrasrer and North sat up Sei,-''le. ,.. -
- II the latter. long "iS' -.
- ,-Tth n fairly well-csiucateH ""s' 49, -
- - ~. world the English s-"il'' -. -,
80 treat and although "e'''S'-...'ss
,hc-L4i ard disappointed bN =,
.-,1,l,. uirrowucss and c'iiii'''i'' -.
= rouranion's vieNs ana AN'N -,
go bs thought him asre able anu -
-. , had felIDN- N'rth W.
~ - ..'..-.sr.d in English Tolilics anu
,---ys.,, ,7f.- For the first tirle l'r 49,
= - - the possibility OF re'uri'iiiS =.
- MS country. d1wncd up'" ..--'
- 49, an enthusiastic l"N"t w.
IlS t.-.-',,-oI..nt ben-factQr 70 ',.e - -.
- .u-sit no believer IN ''-S
.s,,..., his visit TO Ravenscie''s'
- rev re-ime and the W.. -
..,sf.,e-e. created by the pIess,, .',,s.. ais
49, ana children. "A curious -
.s,sss,-t'ou. had grown upon nm. ,-.Il-
- -, had glanced down llc -.
iie. -.,i,,-,-r IN the LEFT u The Ii''es ;
-. -, v-hsn 81. Maur had thrown ~ @
- ,ssFa and there found i"'i -
Is.t--- b-,. he little dreamed 1n-1 .i1o
,tys-,- amusing companion WiriI
- -. H.. an a careless way. hid tN's :
.sf--,,-,-.5 an tnceuitse 20 cautious Se'
7,rf.c arti1u-actiun destined 10 'i''i-
er~e Nnrth-s future - n large 'N'''i'-
~ last Nnrth's eyes grew nav ,.
rolled himself in a large kar"Ss' anu
rtr,- -oaf uizht TO Forester. stretcled
Tr--seIr In a r7-t Of hammock made in 4
networks Of strius Of hide which iS slun5
s.r,-s Tn wagon and WAS s"on idsl
asleep. ,-
T-,--es.e- never felt more wide awake
Fya totref down some incidents of the
DAVIS sports. then strapped NJ his note
hook and sat long in deep. though ac-
tive thought. gazing at NOrth's recum-
bent figure ani tranquil face which grew
clearer 10 his vision as the moon rose
and poured its siivery lisht through ths
open end 81 the wagon
He however. was troubled with no sell
rcproach such as vexcd the soul ~ North.
and even Il adc hls dreams uneasy lie
had never marred his career by commit
ting a huge. though hoyish mistake. No
as he sat In the infinite Silence of the
distant. tes0late spot. where the iittic
marty had --outspaunei" recalling his past
life he could not reproarh himself with
uesIecting any chance q pushing his WAY
from the obscrrity of his early days &
the front rank FOR which his ambition
pIued. The Iisht-hearted joyOuSness nat
uraI to boyhOod had been dUlleI ans
embittered In him by a profound con
victiOn that the limitations % his pow
erty-strickcn existence were the curS'
Of a cruel fate. rather than the accident
nj condition under which the ma jOritv o