Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19

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simiacine scheme Nthe wonder of a
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iNea1sy loyal tayiahso! some adven-
-tIlon; saInuEi1 seaIe tie height of one
off off ps.ilJsydM esmta3lls zone that seems no
different frnn the rest and yet is held
ii ii, ave BY the phantom haunted deni-
Eehsbf the gloomy forest, and there
he will find q pyramid of wooden gases
surrounded by bleached and scattered
bones where vultures have fed.
In the meantime the precious drug
will grow scarcer day by day, and the
human race will be poorer by the loss
of one of those half matured discov-
cries which have more than once In
the worlds history been OH the point
of raising the animal called man to a
higher, stronger, finer development Of
brain and muscle than we can con-
ceiye of under existing circumstances.
Who can tell? Perhaps the strange,
solitary bush may be found growing
elsewhere = i'll some other continent
across the ocean. The ways of nature
are-past comprehension, and no man
can say who sows the seed that crops
I'D in strange places. The wind blow
eth where it listeth, and none can tell
what germs it bears. 1t seems hardly
credible that the plateau, no bigger
than cricket field, far away i'll the
waste land of central Africa, can be
the only spot OH this planet where the
magic leaf grows in sufficient profu-
sion to supply suffering humanity with
an alleviating drug. unrivaled =
strength giving herb unapproached i'll
power. But as yet no other simiacine
has been found, and the plateau is
lost
And the end of it was two men who
had gone to look for it two years be-
fore young and hearty = returning
from the search successful beyond
their highest hopes, with shadow in
their eyes and gray upon their heads.
They sat for nearly two hours in
that room in the quiet house in Rus
sell square, where the cabs do not
pass, and their conversation was of
money. They sat until they had closed
the siIniacine account, never to be re-
opened They discussed the question
of announcement and after due cOnsid.
GRAFTON concluded that the gain was
rightly theirs, seeing that the risk had
all been theirs. Slaves and slave OWL
er had both taken their cause to
higher court, where the defendant has
no worry and the plaintiff is at rest.
They were beyond the reach of money
beyond the glitter of goid-far from
the cry Of anguish. A fortune was set
aside for Marie Durnovo, to be held
in trust for the children Of the man
who had found the simiacine plateau;
another was apportionel to Joseph.
"Sevcnty-seven thousand one hun
dred and four pounds for YOU" said
Jack Meredith at length, laying aside
his pea; "seyelty-seven thousand one
hundred and fer ponds for ne
And" he added, after a little pause.
sit was not worth it."
Guy OScarl smoked his pipe and
shook bis head
"Now," said Jack Meredith, II must
go. must be out Of LONDON TO-
morrow morning. shall go abroad
America or somewhere"
He rose as he spoke, and Oscard
made no attempt to restrain him.
They went out into the passage to-
gether. Discard opened the door and
followed his companion to the step.
81 suppose" said Meredith. I'VE
shall meet some time, sOmewhereW
YES"
They shook hands. j
Jack Meredith went down the steps
almost reluctantly. At the foot Of tAe
short fight he turned and boxed up
at the strong, peaceful form of his
friend.
''What will you do?" he said.
81 shall go back to my big game"
replied Guy Oscard. 81 am best at
that. But shall not go to Africa"