Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-09

then, | think.
Easy, sir
The question thus settled, there
seemed to be no necessity to prolong
the interview. But Joseph did not
move. Meredith waited patiently.
I'll 90 up. sir, to the platter" said
the servant at length. land I'll place
ulgself under. Mr.. OScard's orders; but
before go want to give you notice
OF resignation. | resigns my partner
ship in this ere simiacine at six months
from today. It's bit too hot, sir,
that's; the truth. It's all very well for
gentlemen like yourself and Mr.. Os-
card. with fortunes and fine houses,
and, as sayin goes Il wife apiece wait
| ing for you at home-it's all very well
| Tor you to go about in this blamed
| country with yer life in yer hand, and
| not tight grip at that. But for
poor soldier man like myself what has
| smelt the regulation powder all is life,
and hasn't got nothing to love and no
| gal waiting for him at HONEYWELL, 1t
isn't good enough. That's what / say,
sir. with respects
He added the last two words by way
of apology for having banged very
solid fist on the table.
Joseph rubbed his hands slowly 10.
| gether and departed, leaving his mas
ter to begin long letter to Guy Os-
card.
And at the other end of the passage
/ la, I.
| Ign Gordon was sob,ing in Il wild burst
of grief because she had probably
saved the life of Jack Meredith, and in
doing SO had only succeeded in send
ing him away from her.
When Jack Meredith said that there
was not another man in Africa who
could make his way from Loango to
the simiacne plateau lie spoke no more
than the truth. There We're only four
men in all the world who knew the
Way and two of them We're isolated
on the summit of lost mountain in
the interior. Meredith himself was un-
fit for the journey There remained
Joseph.
In coming down to LOango Joseph
had had the recently made track Of
Oscard's rescuing party TO guide him
day by day. He knew that this was
now completely ovcrgrown. The sim
facine plateau was once more lost to
all human knowledge
And up there alone amid the clouds,
Guy DISCARD was as he himself tersely
put it, sticking to it, He had stuck
to it to such good effect that the supply
OF fresh young simiacine was daily ill.,
creasing in bulk. Again Victor Dur
noTo seemed u have resaincd his bet
ter self. He was like full blooded
horse-tlactable enough if kept lard at
work. He was different man up on
the plateau from what he was down at
Loango There are some men who de-
teriorate in the wi:,ls, while others are
better. stronger. finer creatures away
from the luxury of civilization and the
softening influence of female society
OF these latter was Victor Durnovo.
OF one thing Guy Discard soon be.
came aware-namely, that no one could
make the men work rs could Durnovo
He had merely 10 walk to the door of
little plateau bend over his tree witt
renewed attention. And while above
all was eagerness and hurry, below, ii
the valley, this mans name insured
I peace.
The trees were now beginning tc
show the good result of pruning and {
regular irrigation. Never had tile
leaves been SO vigorous, never had the
simiacine trees borne such bushy, lux.
uriant growth since the dim, dark day.
Of the flood.
Oscarl ralapsea into his old hunting
ways. Day after day he TRANQUILITY
shouldered his rifle, and. alone or fol
lowed by ole attendant only, lie disap
peared Into the forest only to emerge
tlcrefrOm at sunset. What he saw
there lie never spoke of. Sure it was
that he must have seen strange things
for no prying white man had set foot
In these wilds before him; no book has
ever been written OF that country that
lies around the simiacine plateau.
DISCARD was thinking of AIilicent
Chyne one misty morning while he
walked slowly backward and forward
before his tent. is knowledge of the
country tod him dat tie mist was
nothing but TIL. nights accumulation OF
moisture round the summit of the
mountain, that down in the valleys i,
wa; clear end i:l.it luIf an hours sun
shine would Gisncfse all. He WAS wait
ing for this rcs:::t when he heard rife
shot far aI'ay in G!c haze beneath him
and lie knew tiatsit was Joseph, prob
ably making oi;a o: those marvellous
long shots OF LIS which reused sudden
sigh of envy in the heart of this mighty
/ hunter whenever he Witnessed them.
Oscard Immediately went to his tent
| and came out with his short barrelel