, 1908-12-31

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leslie.
That's no lie. Now for our coyotes.
Where's my club?"
They've all left" said Winthrope,
eering down. Il can see the ground
bearly. and there Is not q sign Of the
casts"
There are the bones-what's left of
hem." added Blake. "It's q mail deer,
suppose. Well, here goes"
He threw down his club and dropped
, 10 loose end Of the. creeper after It.
IS the line str Heightened he twisted the
pper part around his leg and was
bout to slide to the ground when he
~emembered Miss Leslie.
Think you can make 1t alone?" he
sked.
The girl held up her hands, sore and
vollen from the decorations Of the
1orns. Blake looked al them,
towned, and turned to Winthrope.
I'm! you got 1t, too. and in the
bee" he grunted. "How's our
nkle?"
w~inthrope wriggled his foot about
nd felt the injured ankle.
Il fancy 1t is much better" he an.
wered. There seems to be NO swell.
Big, and there IL no pain now"
That's lucky; though 1t will tune
p later. Take = slide. now. We've
OF to hustle our breakfast and find
way to get over the river"
How wide is it?" inquired Win
hrope. gazing at his swollen hands.
About 800 yards at high tide. May
9 at ebb."
Gould you not build a raft?" sug-
bested Miss Lcslie.
Blake smiled at her simplicity. why
lot q boat? We've got a %penknife."
well, then, / a swim"
Bully for you! Guess. though, we'll
ry something else. The river is chuck
ull of alligators. What you waiting
or. Pat? We haven't got all day to
DOL around here"
Winthrope twisted the creeper about
is leg and slid to the ground. doing
II he could to favor his hands. He
ound that he could walk without pain,
nd at once stepped over beside
Blake's club. glancing %nervously
lround at the Jungle.
Blake jerked up the end of the
Keeper, and passed the loop about
Miss Leslie. Before she had time to
become frightened he swung her over
md lowered hersto thu. ground lightly
8 q feather. he followed. hand under
band, and sfood for . moment beside
Ter, staring at the dew-dripping foil
lge of the jungle. Then the remains
Il the nights quarry caught his eye.
nd he walked over to examine them.
Say, Pat" he called. these don't
|ook like deer bones. I'd say-yes;
here's the feet-it's a pig"
ANY tusks?" demanded Winthrope.
Miss Leslie looked away. A heap Of
bones. however clearly gnawed. is not
pleasant sight. The skull Of the
animal seemed to be missing; but
Blake stumbled upon 1t in . tuft OF
grass and kicked 1t out upon the open
ground. Every shred of hide and
s~ristle had been gnawed from 1t by the
ackals; yet II there had been any
doubt Is to the creatures Identity
here was evidence to spare In the, SAY
kge tusks which projected from the
Jaws.
"Je-rusalem!" observed Blake: this
bld boar must have been something
BIZ a scrapper his own SELF"
Tn I;dia they have been known to
Kill a tiger. Can o knock out the
usks?"
What for"
VEL YOU said we had nothing for
br"~- rn.-ts--" q
Good boy! Wen cinch them and
lsk questions later"
A few blows with the club loosened
he tusks. Blake handed them over to
Ninthrope, together with the whisky
TASK, and led the way to the half
broken patch through the thicket. A
rec use of his club made the path .
little more worthy of the name. and
5 there was less need of haste than
the previous evening. Winthrope
md Miss Leslie came through with
pnly a. few fresh scratches. Once on
)pen ground again. they soon gained
he fallen palms.
At a word from Blake. Miss Leslie
fastened to fetch nuts for WINTHROP
. husk and open. Blake. who a
tucked three leaves from q fan palm
ear the edge of the Jungle. began to
plit long shrsds from n of the
huge leaves of q cocoanut palm. This
fave him a quantity Of coarse. stin
nber. part Of which he twisted In =
ord and used to tie one. Of the. leaves
4 the fan palm over her head.
"How's that for . bepuet?" he de-
handed.
The improvised head-gsar bore SO
frotesque a resemblance to a recent
ype Of picture hat that WINTHROP
eould not repress a derisive laugh
Miss Leslie. however.s sexamtned the
lat and gave her opinion without q
Fign of amusement. II think 1t is
Splendid, Mr.. Blake. II VI must go