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home were full of confidence. Cross
ing that island without any more ad-
venture than would befall man cross
ing the state of New York on foot they
took ship for German South Africa.
Ard then their real dangers began.
In fact, it was all off as far as Miss
Fortune was concerned. Time and
again she wrote to the four begging
them to come home, after she had
heard what was happening, oftentimes
months afterward, but it was no use.
Their minds were made up.
The four had to fight their way
through wilderness teeming with
savage tribes, even cannibals; KAT
frs and Sassacunis attacked them
over and over again. Hunger and
thirst were ever present, but on and
on and on they tramped through jun
gle and morass, hoping, ever hoping,
and journeying always to the north.
is Paying the Penalty.
young Greenlee is not the enthusiast
he, used to be. In fact, his sufferings
have made him all but a physical
wreck. And when one listens to his
tale, it is hard to realize how he could
have done all this and come out Of it
alive. 3sa
I'VE went on north" said young
Greenlee, while he was in New York,
from German South Africa up
| through the Congo Free State and
through British East Africa to Alden.
A short time before we left Alden,
Jones and Ryan went ahead a bit, and
| it was a few days before we came up
with them-they were in fight with
a band Of tribesmen. Neither had
guns because of their religious scru.
pies. We were too late.
The moment we came up we start
ed firing on our common foes, but the
assegais of the natives killed both
poor Jones and poor Ryan before we
got the range with our rifles. Then we
had to fight to save ourselves. When
at last the tribesmen fed-no match
for our long range rifles-we counted
50 dead bodies. B We had tojburn the
bodies of our friends to keep the saw
ages from eating them after we were
gone.
After that twas pretty gloomy,
you can bet. When we got to the
coast at slast--Tw took boat to the
| Canary islands and thence to Queens
town, ireland. We walked about 300
miles around Ireland, then went to
Scotland and England In London j
called at the war office and showed
my badges and my Victoria Cross,
which won, when bugler boy in the
Boer war. knew Butler and French
and Kitchener. and the king gave me
this ring +. I .ss
Not Attracted by Raiser.
Young Greenlee showed a Masonic
ring almost hidden by other rings Of
diamonds and precious stones given
him by various personages all over
the world. h
I'VE went to Germany after that
and met the kaiser z he continued 81
don't care much for him, he is so sar-
castle looking and conceited. We
might have been monkeys the way he
looked at US. But liked the empress.
She gave me beautiful diamond
brooch, which has since been stolen,
1T would take six months at least
to tell all the places we visited. and
Its hard to know which to leave in
and which to leave out Most Of it
was just case of walking, day after
day. In short, we visited every coun.
TRY in the world with the exception OF
Thibet, the Forbidden Land. We had
plenty Of good fights, but we carried
good rifles and revolvers, and always
Eeame out best. The Chinese emperor.
now dead, gave us a letter which was
an open sesame everywhere in! his
kingdom. But in China, where we
spent n months, n got ii Il, s. two
Iserfous rows with the Boxers. We
Ecrossed over to Vancouver and went
down to Mexico and came back through
ICentral America On leaving. Galfsar,
Enta we got lost and were for four DAYS
without food. and three without water.
That about finished both Of us. but
Nee 1uskey was the worse OF. He con.
trscted fever, and jtist managed to
get him to Lordsburg. where he died.