, 1909-02-11

learned that the attack had not beer
preceded by a chill.
Guess he's in for a hot time" he
said. There is more'n one kind of
malarial fever. Some are a whole lot
like typhus."
"Typhus? What is that?" asked
Miss Leslie.
sort of rapid fire, double action
typhoid. Not that ! think Wins got it
only malaria. What gets me is that
we've only been here these few days.
and yet 1t looks like he's got the con.
tinuous, no-chill kind"
"Then you think he will be very ill?"
We'll, / guess he'll think so. 1t
ought to run out in a week or ten
days. though. We've had good water.
and it usually takes time for malaria
to 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 o don't, you'll be
down yourself before Win is up"
I'll while he is helpless and In
able Oh, no.; that cannot be! l
must not give way to the fever
until
Don't worry. You'll likely stave 1t
off for a couple of weeks or so. You're
lively yet, and that's a good sign. |
knew VIII was in for 1t when he be-
gan to crouch and loaf and 10 the
baby act. haven't much use for
dudes in general, and English dudes
in particular; but I'll admit that,
while Wins soft enough in spots, he's
no all mush and milk"
Thank you. Mr.. Blake"
You're welcome. | couldn't say
less, seeing that Win can't speak for
himself. Now you tumble in and get a
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 thoTn-brush
in the afternoons. and pile It up at
night"
In the morning Miss Leslie found
that Blake had built a substantial
canopy over the invalid. in place of
the first r~amshackle structure.
ITS best for him to be out in the
air." he explained; 80 fixed this up
to keep off the dew. But whenever it
rains, Wen have to tote him inside"
'.Ah. yes; to be sure. How is he?"
murmured the girl.
He's about the same this morning.
But he got a little sleep. Keep him
dosed with all the hot broth he'll take.
had my breakfast. Now I'll have a
snooze. So long!"
He nodded, and crawled under the
shade of the nearest bush. too drowsy
to observe her look OF dismay.
At noon, having learned that Win
thrope's condition showed little change,
Blake ate a hearty meal, and at once
set off down the cleft. He did not re-
appear until nightfall; though at in
tervals Miss Leslie had heard his step
as he came up the ravtne with his
loads of thorn-brush.
This course II action became the
routine for the following ten days. 1t
was broken only by three incidents,
all relating to the important matter OF
food supply. W~inthrope had soon
tired of broth, and showed such an In
suitable craving for cocoanut milk
that the stock on hand had become
exhausted within the week.
The day after, Blake took the rope
ladder. as he called the tangle oil
knotted creepers, and went off towards
the north end of the cleft. When ne
returned, a little before dark, the
lower part OF his Trousers was torn To
shreds. and the rains of his hands
were blistered and raw: but he carried
a heavy load of ~cocoanuts. After q
vain attempt to climb the giant pains
on the far side of the river, he had
found another grove near at hand, IN
the little plain, and had succeeded In
reaching the tops of two OF the
smaller palms.
Under his directions, Miss Leslie
clarified a bowl Of bird fat-goose
greare. Blake called it-and dressed
his hands. Yet ever with the band
aces which she made OF soft lhnei
bark and the handkerchiefs, he was
unable to handle the thorn-brush tht
following day. Unfortunately FOR nim
he was rot content to sit die. During
the night he had cut a bamboo hspihs
mole and heightened Miss Leslie's line
of plated co~coanut-tiber with a iohs
catgul leader. In the afternoon ne
completed his outfit with a ha'rp't
hook and a piece of half-dried meat
He was pack an hour earlier mar
usual, and he brought with him
dozen or more fair sized hsh. MS
mouth was watering over the prospec
tive feast, and Miss Leslie showed hef
self hardly less eager for a chahet
from their moDotonous diet. AS the
fish were already dresHad, she Z
up the Goals and quickly contrived Z
grill of green bambaos.
When the odor Of the broiling hsi
spread about in the 6 i'll air, even Win