Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-05-10

KA,H-,HA BEDA ,IE sUppfNlY AND ALhKn'
IAuLI Il.n.
b. SAIL. Il he'd up Jhc little "'ork. -
it was not harmed when ! Tel. The
other things are on the do1r. lie
placed the watch and purse upon the
bed aud moved toward the entrance.
There itc paused.
Does tie SJlIih want some one 10
look after rs things he in~inuatcd.
Il would like to he the sah.h'S man
NO, do not need YOU" was the
answer. Nov get along. and mind,
doa't let lie hear of YOU being in this
sort Of work again"
The next DAY the man had returned.
as composed and imperurh1h!e as
though he had not been caught in Il
questionable act He mgratiG;ci him
SELF with the boys by telling them
stories of the iung,cs ANA Of his own
wild life and he watched for 0ppOr-
tuuit.eS of making himself useful. eS-
peciaNy if DR. Graylic WAS anywhere
in sight This man he never seemed
weary of looking at though generally
his "a=c rested on the arm and slender
ironlika fingers which had dropped up
Oh his shoulder lie WAS like natu-
ralist INVESTIGATING some new di~coy-
cry or philosopher debating his own
philosophy. and after few days com
partnership with the two manly,
STRAIGHTFORWARD boys he seemed in
climod to let them. too, como under his
investigation. as hearing directly upon
the discovery Of the philosophy. 1t
WIS th"u that he offered his services
in wh0tSO2ycr capacity the Sulih
mi@it wish. The next day he WAS en-
g3"cl Is hunter and guide. and the
following morning the small party set
ont for the new mission on the Some.
The third day the rains struck them,
and they were obliged to 20 into camp.
! here karh-cha became suddenly AMI
aIarnlin@lY ilIsWith some type Of ma
ligNaHt fever. He did not make the
fact known himself. but stole off into
the bushes to die. That was the proper
WAY. His experience was that they
would abandon lila n a matter Of
course. MS he would do in their place.
So when one OF tie boys sought nm
out and went back for help To bear linn
to the most comfortable bed in camp
the puzzled look which had come into
his eyes many times during these last
few days grew Yet more puzzled and
wondering.
Or, GraNIle was at first for sending
the boys On to the mission and re
manning behind himself TO nurse the
sick man. but the thought that they
had already been exposed and might
come down with the fever While away
from him caused him to allow them to
renain Thus they all took turns Mt
nursing, and during the ten days Of
illness and convaleScence kach-cha'S
deep, inscrutable eyes roEed frequently
from one face to another, rs though
they would solve the problem of hu-
mainly which to him was so strange
and 1ncomprebenSlhie.
The rain was now intermittent,
sometimes coming down for few
hours only, sometimes during most of
the day. But still they hurried on. for
they felt they must reach the mission
as soon us possible. When the nights
were clear they did not even go into
camp. but marched steadily on, eating
thprr lunches as they walked
At Irurih the mission was but four
hours away. three hours. two then
suddenly they came TO Il branch of the
Some wild trrbid anparoutlv i'm
n1sSable DR. Grovlio sbuddorad as he
looked ont unon the swirlfuo votnrS
He bad heard that white fra .1er had
Lacn drowned here the rainy season
before and that natives were freuunn+-
~ Ins+ in ottemptino to swim tha fnol
mr. IN nadIlo themselves o,ross an I,rc
Hnt If vas AVIAN mara donporors +o
re,noin wha~a ther wora fo, tho
,round yos e,ft and snonn,, o,,d roo1-
mo with fovor Ga tho, snor+ two
dave !, hril.1f,,, r,ft ',,,,.in,. - -,
e+rorg and ,oo,,ro -, ,,oast,Io o,,1
Io,,ucr,iu. u ,+ , ,at,+ ,,.lo,o +,,o ,,,a
tors soarnea ,oss s,vn,lo, ,rd +,,,,;a
When the, reached the other shore il,
safety auli with ONLY the loss of n few
of their provisions DR. Gravlie's face
lost its EXPRESSION of anxiety
THANK God" he cried fnrventlv q.
Harry and Hazel, snranr- FRAN +ha raft
followed by the others "rhis is con.
sidcrel the most dangerous ford in all
tie country round. and vet if is fine ono
most used If only A GOOD strong boat