Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-04-01
ROBERT AMES BENNETT
Illustrations b,
RAY WALTERS
.-on,right, 1908. By A. c. HcC7urg q COZ

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|, his new arrow-heads in the sticky
ontonts OF the cigarette case, fitted
ar, carefully to their shafts and stole
vow down the cleft. Dawn found him
[norcbad low In the grass where the
voraow from the pool ran out into
be Main along its little channel. He
a'Jd see large forms moving away
.or, him. then came the flood of GRIM
~ light and he made out that the
Egrres we're a drove Of huge Gland.
His ewes flashed with eagerness. 1t
uae a long shot; but he knew that no
MORO was required than to pierce the
vim IN any part of his quarry's body.
kIe mt his fingers between his teeth
I'd sent out piercing whistle. 1t
kyas trick he had tried more than
once on deer and pronghorn antelope.
#Ae he expected the Gland halted and
wing half around Their ox-like sides
|rresented a mark hard to miss.
He rose and shot as they We're
uheeling to fly. Before he could fit his
econd arrow to the string the whole
ord were running off at numbering
allon He lowered his bow and walked
rer the animals, smiling with grim
rticipation. He had seen his arrow
Etrtke against the side of the young
bull at which he had aimed.
A little beyond where the bull stood
he came upon the headless shaft of his
arrow. AS he stopped and caught 1t
Iup he saw one of the fleeing animals
|fall. When he came up with the dead
bull his first act was to recover his
|arrow-tip and cut out the flesh around
the wound Provided only with his
weak -bladed knife, he found it no easy
task to butcher so large beast.
Though he had now acquired consid-
|erable dexterity in the art, noon had
passed before he brought the first load
LOT meat up the cleft.
So great was the abundance of meat
THAT Blake worked all the remainder
LOT the day and all night stringing the
! flesh on the curing racks, and Miss
Leslie tried out pot after pot Of fat
and tallow, until every spare vessel
|waS filled and she had to resort to
hollow in the rock beside the spring.
IBlake promised to make more pots
tas soon as he could fetch the clay, but
| he had first to dress the GLAND hide
land prepare a new stock of thread and
cord from parts Of the animal which
Pie was careful not to let her see.
Whatever their concern for the fu-
|ture-and even Blake's was keen and
|bitter-the party, as party, for the
time being might have been considered
Extremely fortunate. They had shell
ter secure alike from the weather
land from wild beasts; an abundance
|of nutritious food, and, as material for
clothing the bushbuck, hyena and
leland hides. To obtain more skins and
more meat Blake now knew would be
Ia simple matter so long as he had
|enough poison left in the cigarette
lease to moisten the tips of his ar
rows
Even Winthrope's relapse proved far
less serious than might reasonably
nave been expected. The fever soon
left him and within a few days he re-
s1ned strength enough to care for
himself Here, however, much to
Blake's perplexity and concern, his
progress seemed to stop, and all
hlakes urging could do no more than
cause him to move languidly from one
shady spot to another. He would re-
cFiye Blale's orders with a smile and
"a drawing "Ya-as, to be sure! and
lnen absolutely ignore the matter
Only in two ways did the invalid ex-
hIolt any signs of energy. He could
and did eat with heartiness little short
OF that shown by Blake, and he would
INSIST upon seeking opportunities to
press his attentions upon Miss Leslie.
ne was careful to avoid all offensive
remarks; yet the veriest commonplace
from his lips was now an offense to
the girl. While he needed her as
nurse she had endured his talk as part
VI her duty. But now she felt that she
could no longer do so. Taking ad-
vantage of time when the English
man was, as she supposed, enjoying
a monday siesta down towards the
oarricade, she went to meet Blake,
VINO had been up on the cliff for eggs,
"Hello!" he sang out, as he swung
uown the tree, one hand gripping the
Vlay pot in which he had gathered the
eggs What you doing out in the
sun? Get into the shade" .
she stepped into the shade and
waited until he had climbed down the
pie Of stones which he had built for
steps at the foot of the tree.
Mr., Blake" she began. could not
40 This work-gather the eggs?"
You could, if I'd let you, Miss
Jenny. But it strikes me you've got
quite enough to do. Tell you the
ruth I'd like to make Win take 1t in
lana again. But all my cussing won't
ouuse him an inch, and, you know,
"nen 1t comes to the rub 1 couldn't
"aIlop fellow who can hardly
stand up"
Is he really so weak?" she muir
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