The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10

and leopards and that sort of thing, It strikes me we've got about as many on hand as they had
 Then you and Mir. Winthropc should immediately arm yourselves. ?
 How 2--But we'll leave that till later. What else?" The girl gazed at the surrounding ] objects, her forehead wrinkIed in the effort at concentration We must have water. Think how we suffered 1 yesterday! Then there is shelter from wild beasts, and food. and
 All right here under our hands, if I We had fire. Understand" /, T understand about the water. You | would frighten the leoE0rd away with the fire. and If it would do that. it would also keep away the other ami mals at night. But as for food, unless We return for cocoanuts--"
 Don't give it up! Keep your think. CT going on the side, while Pat tells us our next move. Now that he's got the fire sticks out Of his head"
 T say. Blake, wish you would drop that name It Is no harder to say Winthrope"
 You're off. there." reioined Blake. But look here, I'll make it Win. if you figure out what we ought to do rext"
 Really, Blake, that would not be half bad. They -er-they called me Win at Harrow"
 That so? My English chum went 10 Harrow--Jimmy Scarbridge."
 Lord mesi-your chum?'
 He started in like you, sort of top lofty. But he chummed all right--aft CT took out lot of his British starch with a good walloping."
 "Oh, really now, Blake, you can't expect any one with brains to believe that. you know!"
 "No I don't know, you know,--and I don't know if you've got any brains, you know, Here's your chance to show us. Whats our next mover
 Really, now, have had no experi- ence in this sort of thing--don't in terrupt, please. It seems to me that our first concern is shelter for the night. If we should return to your tree nest. we should also be near the cocoa palms"
 That's one side. Here's the other Bar to wade across-sharks and ali gators; then swampy ground-ma- laria, mosquitoes. thorn jungle. Guess the hands of both of you are still sore enough, by their look"
 If only had a pot of cold cream," sighed Miss Leslie.
 If only I had hunk of jerked beef" echoed Blake
 T say, why couldn't we chance 1t for the night around on the seaward face of the cliff?" asked Winthrope. T noticed a place where the lodges overhang-a cave. Do you think it probable that any wild beast would venture so close to the sea?"
 Cant say. Didn't see any tracks: so we'll chance it for tonight. Next?"
 "By morning believe my ankle will be in such shape that I could go back for the string of cocosnuts which we dropped on the beach,"
 I'll go myself. today, else we'll have no supper. Now we're getting down to bedrock If those nuts have not been washed away by the tide. we're fixed for tonight: and for two meals. such as they are. But what next? Even the rain pools will be dried mp by another day or so."
 Are not sea-birds good to eat?" in quired Miss Leslie.
 Some"
 Then. if only we could climb the cliff-might there not be another place."
 No: I've looked at both sides. Whats more. that spotted tomcat has got a monopoly on our water supply. The river may be fresh at low tide: but we've got nothing to boil water in. and such bayou stun is just con. centrated malaria.
 Then we must find water else. where" responded Miss Leslie Might we not succeed if we went on to the other ridge?"
 That's the ticket You've got a headpiece, Miss Jenny. It's too late to start now But first thing to-mor- row I'll take run down that way, while you two lay around camp and see if you can twist some sort of fish line out of cocoanut fiber By braid ing your hair. Miss Jenny. you can spare us your hair-pins for hooks"
 But. MT. Blake. I'm afraid-Pd rather you'd take us with you. With that dreadful creature so near"
 Well. don't know. Let's see your feet?"
 Miss Leslie glanced at him. and thrust slender foot from beneath her skirt
 "Um-m-stocking torn; but those slippers are tougher than 1 thought, Most of the way will be good walking, along the beach. We'll leave the fish ing to Pat-er-beg pardon-Wini With his ankle"
 By love, Blake, I'll chance the ankle. Don't leave me behind -,