Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-11-08
CHAPTER XVII.
A Man of Neryn

tar 10 the east, west. north and south.
lie calmly raised n pair OF fieid-glasses
10 MS eyes and scanned. with seeming
Indifference. the horizon on all sides
OF him.
Not far distant man, clad In leath-
ern jacket and great boots. knelt on
the ground piling up some fagots OF
dried wood he had collected. and un-
der them he placed handful or two
OF long. dry grass. Then. taking a
MATCHBOX from the pocket OF his
leathern Jacket. he proceeded. solemn
ly and with an air OF performing u
most important duty. to light fire.
Close by his side lay tho carcass OF
deer. and not far away. tethered to n
sdort, thick tree, We're two horses.
The man with the held-.lasses. hav-
Ing finished his survey OF his vast sur
roundIngs. calmly let them fall to the
length OF the strap that passed over
his staiwart shoulder. and taking a
i"athern pouch from his pocket. pro-
ceeded to extract enough tobacco
therefrom to fli n short black pipe
which he also drew forth from the
same convenient pocket.
William. n match" he said. tnrnin.
toward his companion and stnndin.
with outs,rctchcd hand.
Yes. yes. me lord was the reply.
and William icapcd to his feet. whipped
out his matchbox again. and proceed
cd TO light his masters pipe.
did you sec hanythink hof them.
me lord7" he asked. returning to his
~ h..
casM OF the deer.
The man addressed. who was no
other than the renowned sportsman
and slobc-tro,;cr. Lord chusmoush. Of
ChuSmouEh Heath. paffcd Mt his pipe
n moment. so that the iish, obtained
from William might be mad. TO hold.
NO. William" he replied at last.
speaking with the inimi,ablc dEa~l
that had made him famous In London.
New York. Als!crs. Australia. Africa.
and every other spot on III. foo;s;ool
whcr. wealthy. eccentric and adscn-
turous EngiIhhman IL likely to be
found. No. william. I do not sec
them" Then. eyins critically the cult
nary performances Of William. Lord
ChuEmouEh leaned against n s'umpy
tree and pufIcd eon;cn,ediy on his pipe.
William" he dra~ied again. do
you know. fear they may be los,:"
William. who was by that time turn
irs the savory hunk Of vcnison over
the frc. nearly los, IL. but by an effort
of his will retained his eomposnrc.
which at all times he cndcasoTcd TO
make equal to that OF his world-rc-
nowncd master.
-vcry we'll. me lord" he said.
The fact was that Lord chusmoush
and William were lost themselves.
Now. Lord chuEmnurh had hunted
elephants In India. sorillas In Africa.
and had been. in his turn. hunted by
the mammss OF marriagcablc young
ladies' in England until his tranquil
soul rcbelied. and hearing tha, the un-
tried forests south Of the orinoco
trcmcd and swarmcd with animal life.
and were, in fact. vcTitablc paradise
for Epor,smcn, he had forthwith Sc,
sail in his yacht. Chccrway. with as
ray and adventurous party as nc
could collect.
Tn. Chccrway had put in at La
Guayra: Lord Chugmoush and MS
rar,y had visited Caracas. and cndeav-
orci to obtain there guide to the
southern forests. and failed for mneh
IN. same reason that sportsman
wishing to hunt the few remaining
bison on the American prairie would
fniI to find a suitable guide in Wash
iaEton or New York.
So the chccrway set sail again. Lord
chuEmoush having satisfied the gov
,rnmcut that he was not engaged IN
nlibus,cring. and after pleasant SAT-
assembled the Orinoco to Bolivar.
where the party landed. ottaineh
guides and horses. and started Tor tne
,,,,,ntains and forests far TO the south.
mt before they reached the noun
,,I,a ,hey enjoyed some sport. and II
ms not many miles from the Castle
of salvarcz that the party had esp'en
n deer. and Lord ChugmouEh. IN io'-
lowing It, had become separated from
his marty; but. needless OF that fact, ne
p,,, on covering mile after mile. FOL
lowed by William. until his compan-
| ions were no longer to he seen.
Tb. deer was at last killed. but so
| ,,r mad Lord ChuEmough travelled and
en- many ways had the deer turned 'hat
lord Chugmough had not the least
id.a In which direction he ought TO
go to find his friends
therefore, having first gained pos
session of the dead deer, he wn, UP
ON the summit OF hill OF wnIch ne
had come within a short distance. "
survey the country. and learn II pos.
s,b,c. where the remainder OF his party
waa. but not a sign of them could nc
see. ..,..,,,, how
| ,,na,,I, 1, was for william to RESTRAIN
his mirth when his master uttered ms ms
anIomn announcement that he teareo
njs companions. with their guideS'
were lost. s,. co,Iop-