The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-18
PART Nv.

/ ~ was very muto Tue same as ~ hnf
been then. The only difference con
sisted IN the fact that Capt. Greg
DRY ard his suhaitsru Dempsey, hav
ing finished their period of enforced
exile. had returned to phamo to joir
the main body Of their regiment. A
Capt llahdimHn aud a snbalterr
named Grantham had taken thell
| places. aud we're initiating them in
asmuch ~ they spent The greater pur
sIon of their time fishing and com
planning Of the hardness of theii
lot, II was the more unfortunate ia
their case that they did not get or
very well together. The fact Of Che
matter was Hnndiman was built on
very different lines 10 Gregory. his
predecessor; he gave himself airs, and
was fond Of asserting his authority
In consequence the solitary life nj
the ford sat heavily upon both men
One hot afternoon Grantham, who
waH q keen sportsman, took his gun
and. accompanied by a wiry little
Shan servant, departed into the Jun,
gle on shikar thoughts intent He
was less successful than usual; indeed
he had proceeded fully three miles he.
fore he saw anything worth empty.
ing his gun nj. In the jungle the air
WIS a. close a. a dollhouse, and the
Precipitation ran down his face In
streams.
What an ass ! was 10 cclne out!H
ne said sngrily to himself. "Thit hea,
is unbearable."
At that moment crashing noise
reached him from behind. Turning 10
discover what occasioned II. he was
just IN time TO see large boar cross
The clearing and disappear into the
ba mb1os on the further side. Taking
his rife from the little Shan he set on
In pursuit. II was no easy task, for the
jungle In that nelghborhood was 20
dense that II was wcll-nigh impossible
To make ones way through u. At last,
however. they hit upon a dried M null
lah, and followed u along, listening as
they went TO the progress the boar
was making among the bamboos on
their right. Presently they sighted
him, crossing an open space q couple
Of hundred yards or so ahead Of them.
On the further side he stopped and be-
gan "a feed. This was Grantham's OBJ
portunity, aud, sighting his rife. he
fired. The beast dropped like stone.
well hit. just behind The shoulder. The
report, however, had scarcely 9ied
away before the little Shan held up his
hand Ia attract Grantham's shoulder.
what Is it3' the other inquired.
Before the man had time to reply
his quick ear caught the sound of a
faint call from the jungle on the other
side of the nullah. without doubt e
was the English word help, and, who
ever the man might be who called, II
was plain that he was In sore straits.
''What the deuce does II mean ?" said
Grantham. half TO himself and half to
the man beside him. "Ssme poor devil
got lost in the jungle, ! suPpose2 iii
go aud have look"
Having climbed the bank of the nul.
iah, he was about To proceed In tine
direction whence the cry had come,
wAeu he became aware ~ the most ex-
traordinary figure he had ever seen In
his life approaching him. The appear.
snee Hayle had presented when he had
turned up at the Ford two months be
fore was nothing compared with that
of this individual. He was 3 small
man. not more than Ave feet Ia height.
HE clothes we're In ragA a grizzly
beard grew in patches upon his cheeks
and chin. while his hair reached nearly
TO his shoulders His face was pinched
until Il looked more like that Of
skeleton than a man. GrHntkam stood
and stared al him, scarcely able to be.
lieve his eyes.
Good Heavens" he said to himself.
what 4 hgurel ] wonder where the
beFgar halls from9" Then addressing
The man, be continued: Are you an
Englishman, or what are your
The man before him. however. did
pot reply. !Es placed his finger on his
lips. and turning. pointed in the diree-
tIon he had come.
"Either he doesn't understand, or
he's dumb" said Grantham. "iSut lbs
quite certain that he wants me to fol-
low him somewhere"
Turning 10 the man again, he signed
10 him TO proceed. wherenpop the lit
lie fellow hobbIed painfully away from
the nuilah in the direction whence he
had appeared. On and on he went un-
III he at length came 10 8 standNtill at
The foot OF hill. where a little stream
tame splashing down In a miniature
from the rocks above. Then
realized the meaning Of the
little mars action. Stretched out he
tide a rock was the tan figure Of q man.
Like hts companion, he presented q
appearance. His clothes, IL |
'iothes they could he called, were in |
'aTs. his hair was long and snowy |
white, matching his beard, which de- |
Irendes TO within a few inches of his /
saist. His eyes were closed, and for q |
Grantham thought he was |
lead. This was not the caSe, however, |
'or upon his companion approaching |
rim he held out his hard and inquired |
shether he had dlseoresed the man
sho had fred the shots
To tirantham's surprise the ntheF
made no reply in words. bat. taking |
lis friends hand he made some rnys-
erioas movements upon II with his
myers, wheseupon the latter raised
himself 10 sitting position.
-Afy friend tells me that you are
u EarEishmsH.- he said. In voice
hat shook with emotion. .sf'm glad
ve have found yoa. heard your
lfleshot and hailed sau. We are Nv
ore distress, aad have bern through
urh adventures and such misery az
10 man would believe. l have poi.
caed my foot, aad am unable N
aaIk any farther. As yon can zee
or yourself ! An blind. while my
alapaniom II dunsh-~
This statement accounted FOR she
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