Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
From Preceding rage

not know when the fish took them in
charge
Fred looked ahead at the banks of the riv.
er as Val started the fires, and when the
first sound of escaping steam told That the
water in the boiler was making vapor, he took
the helm
All this time the yacht had been gradually
approaching the left banls of the river, and
when finally she did answer to the helu, she
was 80 near in shore that in ten minutes more
she would have been aground.
Slowly at first, and then faster, "he moved
through the water, until she was in the nid-
die of the river, Fred steering, and Val sur
prised at the facility with which he could reg
ulate the machinery.
After that, the matter was very simple; it
was only necessary for Fred TO steer quite
near the right bank of the river, and to
keep sharp lookout for the bay in whlei
they had been anchored, or for the white
tents.
Half an hour after steam was up, .he Mid
get ran into the bay, letting fall her large
| anchor, the fish being still fastened to the
kedge, and Captain Thompson md Doctor
Burroughs came out to her Ill the schooner
boat.
The party on shore believed that the yacht
had parted her cable during the night, DRIFT
ing down stream, and Captain Thompson was
about sending the three sailors Uni Arthur
iSA III tut uudI W lOOh iOl
The boys story was soon told, and when
Doctor Burroughs got glimpse OF the hsh
that had done the mischief, he exclaimed
well, boys, your adventure was not with,
out good fruits, for it has been the means OF
our getting what we might have searched for
in vain many days
do you mean the 6sh?" said Val.
Yes. 1t is cowfsh, or, as the Indians
call it, n juaroua. 1t is similar to an animal,
and yet has the nature of n fish. 1t feeds
on grass, and lives in the water; therefore,
you can see that it was no common crea'
ture that dragged the Midget from her moor
ings.'
Doctor Burroughs wanted to have plenty of
time in which to examine at his leisure the
rare specimen that had been brought to him
in such a singular manner, and the order to
''lay by for the day" was issued.
'Well, lad,'' said the old hunter a short
time after it was made known that the jour
ney would not be continued that day. "do you
and Fred want to see a little hunting done
by Swazeys Indians? They say that if they
put little urari poison on their arrows and
shoot a monkey with them, he will fall as
il he was dead. Then by dropping little
salt in his mouth they make him as lively
as ever"
OF course, the boys were ready to see any
thing of the sort tried, and at once got their
weapons ready for this strange kind Of hunt
It was evident that George did not believe
that the Indians could not do what they pro-
IeSSeQ TO De aDle 10 40, IOr he LOOK nOtnlnE
but his rife with him, and would have left
even the baskets behind if the Indians had
not urged him to let them carry one OF two
"All right You can take them along if you
want to- said the old hunter, carelessly, but
we shan't need 'em for any game you can kill
and then bring to life again, for 1 don't be-
lieve the yarn, nohow."
The Indians did not appear to be at all
troubled by his mbehef, but, armed with their
blow guns and carrying two of the largest bas-
kets, they set out, followed by the two hunt
ers and the boys.
"Now, don't go to shooting anything lads"
said George as they walked along, "for we II
give these Indians all the chance they want
to do what they say they can do, and after
that / think they won't try to tell me any
more yarns"
There was a look of determination in the
old hunters face as he said this, but he was
destined to be mistaken in so far as hi lie.
lief in the veracity of the native was CON
cerned