The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
CHAPTER XIV.
Fever and Fire and Fear.

~ ped or leaves NhiSH HhiS' Leslie had heaped beneath his canopy Though not delirious, his high tempera- ture, coupled with the pains which racked every nerve and bone in his body, rendered him light.headed. He would catch hisaslf up in the midst or some lamblGs iaasense to inquire anxiously vheihe he had said any thing silly or sV'enge On being reas- sured upon tLis. he would relax again. and, as ii.sely as not, break into babyish wall over his aches and pains Blake shook his head when he learned that the attack had not been preceded by chill.
 Guess he's in for a hot time.' he said. There is more'n one kind or malarial fever. Some are whole lot like typhus."
 "Typhus? What is that?" asked Miss Leslie.
 Sort of rapid fire. double action typhoid. Not that think Wins got 1t only malaria What gets me is that we've only been here these few days, and yet it looks like he's got the con tinuous, no-ehill kind
 "Then you think he will he very ill?'
 Well. guess he'll think so. It ought to run out In a week or ten days. though We've had good water, and it usually takes time for malaria 10 soak in deep Now, don't worry, Miss Jenny. It'll do him no good, and YOU a lot of harm Take things easy | as you can. for you've got to keep up your strength If you don't, you'll be | down yourself before Win is up. "Iu while he is helpless and un' able Oh. no; that cannot be- must not give way to the fever until"
 Don't worry. You'lI likely slave fl of for couple of weeks or so. You're lively yet, and that's a good sign knew Win was in for it when he be gan to grouch and loaf and do tho babv act. haven't much use fol dudes in general, and English dudes in particular but I'll admit that while Wins soft enough in spots, he'' not all mush and milk"
 Thank you, MT. Blake"
 You're welcome. couldn't sa, less. seeing that Win can't speak fo himself. Now you tumble in and get good sleep. I'll go on as night nurse and work at the barricade same time You're not going to do any night nursing. can gather the thorn brusl in the afternoons. and pile It up a night"
 In the morning Miss Leslie foun' that Blake had built a substantia canopy over the invalid, in place O the first ramshackle structure.
 "It's best for him to be out in tn air" he explained; so I fixed this n 10 keep of the dew. But whenever rains, we'll have to tote him inside.
 "Ah. yes to be sure, How is he? murmured the girl
 He's about the same this mornini But he got little sleep. Keep hir dosed with all the hot broth hell tak' And say, roust me out at noon. lv had my breakfast. Now I'll have snooze So longl"
 He nodded. and crawled under tn shade of the nearest bush, too drows to observe her look of dismay.
 At noon, having learned that Wi' thrope's condition showed little chang Blake ate a hearty meal, and al ono set off down the cleft. He did not r appear until nightfall; though at | tervals Miss Leslie had heard his ste as he came up the ravine with h loads of thornbrush.
 This course of action became 1T routine for the following ten days. was broken only by three incident all relating to the important matter food supply, Winthrope had soc tired of broth, and showed such an i satiable craving for cocoanut mi that the stock on hand had becon exhausted within the week.
 The day after. Blake took the TOT ladder. as he called the tangle knotted creepers. and went on towart the north end Of the cleft. When ! returned little before dark, tf lower part of his trousers was torn shreds. and the palms of his hane were blistered and raw, but he carrie heavy load of cocoanuts After vain attempt to climb the giant palm on tho far side of the river. he hs found another grove near at hand. the little plain, and had succeeded reaching the tops of two of q smaller nalmR
 Under his directions Miss Lesi clarified a bowl Of bird fat-goos grease. Blake called it~-and dresst his hands. Yet even with the ban ages which she made of soft inn' bark and the handkerchiefs, ne WI unable to handle the thorn.brush n following day, Unfortunately for hir he was moi content 10 sit idle Durin the night he had cut bamboo nshln pole and heightened Miss Leslie's m of piaited cocoanuthber with lot' catgut leader lu the afternoon completed hts outfit wiih hafp' hook and piece of haitduea nest He was back ap hoas e4iilst iRa