, 1909-02-18
CHAPTER XIV.
With Bow and Club.

e. pot of meat set on to stew.
1t had ample time to sim.
mer. Wintnrope was wrapped in a
life giving sleep, out of which he did
not awaken until evening, while Blake.
unable to wait for the pot to boil. and
nauseated by the fishy odor of the
dried seafowl. hunted out the jerked
leopard meat, and having devoured
enough to satisfy a native, fell asleep
under a bush.
The sun was half down the sky
when he sat up and looked around.
wide awake the moment he opened
lis eyes. Miss Leslie was quietly
placing an armfu, of sticks on the fuel
heap beside the baobab.
Hello, Miss Jenny! Hard at it. I
zee he called cheerfully.
"Hush!" she cautioned. "Mr. Win
|hrope is still asleep"
Good thing for him. He'll need all
that he can get"
Then you think"
Well, between you and me, | don't
|elieve Win was built for the tropics
his fever of his. coming on so soon,
Eouldn't have hit nine men in ten half
Q hard. He's bound to have another
'ell in a month or two, and
But caDno' We possibly get away
rom here before then? Is there no
|ay? Surely, you are SO resource
b."
Nothing doing, Miss Jenny! Give
e tools. and I'd engage to turn out a
~fagoing boat Put as 1t is, the only
ling | could do would be to fire-burn
log. That world take two or three
onths, and in .he end we'd have a
p-sided canoe that'd live about half
second in ore of these tropic
ualls."
DO not the natives sail in %canoes?"
Maybe they d'-and they make ire
rubbing sticks. We don't"
But what can we do?"
Take our medicine. and wait for a
fr TO show up
But we have 10 medicine"
Have 10 Say, Miss Jenny, you
lily ought to have stayed home from
hrding-school and. England long
pugh to learn your own language. /
amt. we've got to TAX what's com
to us. without laying down OF
buching. Both are the worst things
for malaria"
You mean thai we must resign our
yes to this inrolerable situation
t we must calraly sit here and wait
i'll the fever"
No: I'll take care we don't sit
|und very much. Well go On the
H.. soon as VIII, can wobble. Which
Kinds me, I've got a little hike on
d now. I'm going to close up that
fricade before lark. Me for a quiet
hit"
Without waiting for a reply, he took
weapons, and swung briskly away
IN the cleft.
e returned a few minutes before
set. with what appeared to be a
e fur bag Upon his back. Miss
lie was pouring a bowl of broth
n the stew.pnt. and did not notice
4 until he san g out to her: "Hey,
. 5 Jenny. spill, over that stuff! No
e of that in aurs!"
is for Mr.. Winthrope. He has
awakened" she replied. still in
on her pouring.
Md you'd kill him with that stop!
We II over. He's going to have beef
PHI! what's that on your back?
We killed al antelope!"
\ lure! Bushbuck. l guess they call
2 Sneaked up when he was drink
and stuck an arrow into his side.
umped If a little way. and turned
ee what'd bit him. l hauled off
put the second arrow right through
bye, into his brain. Neatest thing
ever saw"
on surely are becoming a splendid
er,"
es; Jim dandy! l could do II
about once In 10, 0 shots. All
y anne. I've rsked in this peacherino,
II out your grill and we'll have
# thing fit to eat"
,s on spoke of beef juice"
We a dozen steaks ready to broil.
ia EN- on the fire, and I'll squeeze
enough juice with my fist to do
for tonight"
y made good his assertion, using
~ al of the steaks, which. having
less than half their juices In the
y fss, were eaten with great relish
ISIS Leslie ana himself.
nthrope, after drinking the stimu-
Z beef Juice and a quantity OF hot
b, turned over and fell asleep
m while Blake was dressing his
S. DIS. None of 'hese was serious OF
Id but Blake knew the danger OF
10 ton in the tropics. and carefully
ed out the gashes before applying
i'd tallow salve which Miss Leslie
IRE rled out from the antelope fat.
dressing was completed by
lat light. Blake then rolled the