The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

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 CHAPTER vT-I'he next morning they aesrended to the open again. All three Eronsfructed hats to shield themselves from inc sun. They then feasted on rncotnuts the only procurable food. Miss 1 esIie showed liking for Blake. but de- Rested his roughness.
 CHAPTER vIT.-Led by Blake they es- fablished a home in some cliffs. Blake founA a fresh water spring.
 CHATTER vTff-sTiss Leslie faced an unpleasant situation. They planned their campaign
 mi fl in your pocket Say, Win, have you got the bottle and keys and & "All safe--everything."
 eAre you sure. MT. Winthrope?" asked Miss Leslie. Mems pockets seem so open. Twice I've had to pick up Mir Blake's locket-"
 Iocket?" echoed Blake.
 "The ivory locket. Women may be curious. Mir. Blake. but I assure you. did not look inside. though" Let me-give it here-quick, ] gasped Blake.
 1 Startled by his tone and look. Miss l Leslie caught an oval shaped object * from the side pocket of the coat, and thrust 1t into Blake's outstretched hand. For a moment he stared at 1t, I unable to believe his eyes; then he leaped up. with yell that sent the droyes of zebras and antelope flying into the tall grass. "Oh, oh,- screamed Miss Leslie. N 'Is it a snakeg Are you bitten?' "Bitten?-Yes, by John Barleycorni Must have been fuzzy drunk to put il fin my coat. Always carry 1t in my fob pocket. What blasted internal idiot I've been. Kick me, Win kick me hard"
 T say, Blake. what is 1t? I don't quite take you. If you would only "Fire,-fire! Can't you see? We've got all hell beat, Look here He snapped open the slide of ths supposed locket, and before either o his companions could realize what hs would be about. was focusing ths lens of a surveyors magnifyingglasi upon the back of winthrope's hand The Englishman jerked the hant away
 "ow, That burns," Blake shook the glass in their be wildered faces.
 Look there." he shouted. "there' fire; there's water; there's birds eggs and beefsteaks. Here's where VI trek on the back trail We'll smok out that leopard in short order' You don't mean to say, Blake" No: I mean to do, Don't worry You can hide with Miss Jenny on th point, while engineer the deal Fal in."
 The day was still fresh when the found themselves back at the foot Q the cliff Here arose heated debat between the men. Winthrope. stun by Blakes jeering words. insiste upon sharing the attack, though Wit no great enthusiasm. Much 10 Blake surprise, Miss Leslie came to the SUI port of the Englishman.
 But, MT. Blake" she argued, "yo say 1t will be perfectly safe for U here. If so, 1t will be safe for myse alone"
 T can play this game without him
 No doubt. Yet if, as you say, yo expect to keep off the leopard with torch, would 1t not be we'll to hay MT Winthrope at hand with othe torches. should yours burn out?'
 Yes; if thought he'd be at han after the first scare"
 Winthrope started of almost on
 run. At that moment he might ha' faced the leopard single-handed- Blaf chuckled as he swung away after n victim. Within ten paces, however, paused to call back over his shoulder Get around the point. Miss Jenn and if you want something to do, U braiaing the cocoanut fiber"
 Miss Leslie made no response; D
 she stood for some time gazing art the two men There was so much tn
 was characteristic even in this re- view For all his anger and his hast the Englishman bore himself with ar of well.bred nicety His trii erect figure needed only fresh sV 10 be irreproachable. On the oth
 hand, careless observer, at hr
 glance, might have mistaken biah
 With his flannel shirt and shoulder club for a hulking nayvy. But the
 was nothing of the navvy in his swlh
 Ing stride or in the resolute poise
 ms head as he came up with WI
 thrope.
 Though the girl was not given 10
 lection, the contrast between the v
 could not but impress her, How VI
 her countryman -coarse, uncultafe
 opt full of brute strength and coura
 fitted in with these primitive ~
 Ioundings Whereas WinthFope-al
 herself--
 She fell into a kind of disdulei
 brown study. Her eyes had an o
 look, both startled and meditatiNe