The newspaper., 1909-09-24

at the same time
The following morning Blake ap-
peared in an outfit to match her
leopard-skin dress. He had singed off
the hair of the hide out of which he
had made his moccasins, and his
hyena-skin trousers quite matched the
bristling stubble on his face.
Hey. Miss Jenny" he hailed;
what d. you think of this for fancy
needlework?"
Splendid! You're the very picture
Of an Argentine vaquero."
"Greaser?-ugh! Let me get back
TO the Weary Willy pants,"
Il mean you are very picturesque"
That's it. is it? Glad I've got
something TO call your leopardine
gown that won't make you huffy"
I'VE can at least call our costumes
serviceable, and mine has proved
much cooler than I expected"
but our new hats beat all for that
regular sunshades. What do you
say?-there's a good breeze Let's
take a hike"
Not TO the river! The very thought
OF that dreadful snake"
mo; just the other way. I've been
thinking for some time that we ought
TO run down 10 that south headland
and take a squint at the coast be-
yond. Ten to one It's another stretch
Of swamps. but"
You think there IS a chance we
may find a town."
About one chance in a million.
even for native village. The slave
trade wiped the niggers off this coast,
and guess those that hit out up.
country ran so hard they haven't been
able TO get back yet
But it has been years since the
slave trade was forbidden"
And they don't sell beer in Kansas
oh. no, I'll bet the dhows still slip
over from Madagascar when the moon
Is In the right quarter. At any rate
niEgers are mighty scarce or mighty
shy around here. I've kept a watch
for smoke. and haven't seen sus-
picion OF IL anywhere. Maybe the
sWamps swing around inland and cut
on this strip OF coast. II looked that
way 10 me when l made that trip
along the ridge But there's a chance
II used to be Inhabited. and We may
run across an abandoned village"
I do not see that the discovery
would do us any good.
How about the chance OF grain or
bananas stiil growing But that's all
a guess. Were going because We
need change
She nodded and FASTENED TO pre-
pare breakfast, while he packed a skin
bag with food and examined the slen-
der tips OF his arrows As a matter
of precaution. he had been keeping
them In the cigarette case. where the
points would be certain OF a coat OF
tho sticky poison and az the same time
guarded against inhicting a chance
wound But as he was now about TO
set out on journey he fitted tips into
the heads Of his two straightest
shafts
Tho morning vas still fresh whcn
they closed the h1rricadc behind them
gnH '.ers ulei 10 the pool There was
no me in sight but Blake had no
wish to hunt at the commencement
OF thc trip The steady southwest
Mind had blown the sky clear OF its
malarial haze and gave promise Of
day which should know nothing OF
sultry calm-a day on which game
would be hard to stalk. but one per-
fcctly suited for long tramp.
Mindful OF ticks. Blake headed OBJ
liquely across 10 the beach. Once on
the smooth. hard sand. they swung
along at n brisk pace. lighthearted
and keen with the spirit OF adventure.
Never had they felt more compan-
ionable. Miss Leslie laughed and
chatted and sang snatches OF songs.
while Blake beat time with his club.
or sought to whistle grand opera-he
had healed his blistered lips some
time before by liberal applications OF
antelope tallow
Gulls and terms circled about them
or lowered over the water ready to
swoop down upon their finny prey
Sandpipers ran along the beach within
stones throw. but the curlews
showed their greater knowledge of
mankind by keeping beyond gunshot.
Once a great flock of geese drove
high overhead. their leader honking
the alarm as they swept above the
suspicious figures on the beach Like
the curlews. they had knowledge of
mankind. But the flock of white
pelicans which came sailing along in
stately leisure on their immense
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