The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-07
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turns knOtt1ng them up nto some
sort of rope-ladder. I'm getting
mighty weary of hoofing 1t all around
the point every time | trot to the riv-
er. After this I'll go down the clin
at that end of the gully
Winthrope, who had become very
irritable and depressed during the last
two days, turned on his heel, with the
look of fretful child.
To cover this undiplomatic rude
ness Miss Leslie spoke somewhat hur-
riedly But why should you return
again to the river, Mr.. Blake? I'm sure
you are risking the fever; and there
must be savage beasts in the Jungle"
That's my business" growled Blake.
He paused a moment, and added, rath-
er less ungraciously: We'll, II you
care, it's this way-rm going to keep
ON looking for ore. Give me little
iron ore, and we'll mighty soon have
a lot of steel knives and arrow-heads
thatll amount to something. How're
we going to bag anything worth while
with bamboo tips on our arrows?
Those boar tusks are fizzle."
80 you will continue to risk your
life for us? think that is very brave
and generous, Mr.. Blake!"
"How's that?" demanded Blake. not
a little puzzled. He was fully COO
first intimation he had received or
conceived that his motives were 9TH
er than selfish-"Um-m! So that's the
ticket. Getting generous, eh?'
mot getting-you are generous!
When l think of all you have done
for us! Had it not been for you, am
sure we should have died that first
day ashore"
We'll, don't blame me. couldn't
have let dog die that way; and
then, fellow needs Man Friday for
this sort of thing. AS for you, l
haven't always had the luck to be
favored with ladies' company"
Thank you, Mr.. Blake. l quite ap-
preciate the compliment. But now,
must put on supper"
Blake followed her graceful move
ments with an intentness which, in
turn, drew Winthrope's attention to
himself. The Englishman smiled in a
disagreeable manner, and resumed his
work on the bows, with the look OF
one mentally preoccupied. After sup
per he found occasion to spend some
little time among the bamboos.
When at sunset Miss Leslie with
drew into the baobab, Winthrope
somewhat officiously insisted upor
helping her set up her screen in the
entrance. AS he did so, he took the
opportunity to hand her bamboo
knife, and to draw her attention t.
several double-pointed bamboo stake,
: which he had hidden under the litter
: What is it?" she asked, troubled b!
his furtive glance back at Blake.
: Merely precaution, you know" h,
whispered. THE ground in there il
d quite soft. 1t will be no trouble,
r fancy, to put up the stakes, with thei
e points inclined toward the entrance.
g But why"
n Not so loud, Miss Genevieve! I
b struck me that if any one should seel
o to enter in the night, he would fin
r these stakes deucedly unpleasant. B
a careful how you handle them. AS yo
2 see, the sharper points, which are L
a be set uppermost, run off into a razo
t. edge. Put them up now, before
X grows too dark. You know how nine
pins are set-that shape. Goodnight
S You see, with these to guard the en-
o trance, you need not be afraid to go L
h sleep at once"
# Thank you" she whispered an,
e began to thrust the stakes into tn
e ground as he had directed.
g He had not been mistaken. Th
l. vague doubts and fears which she a
Il ready entertained would have kept he
" awake throughout the night, bu
l. thanks to the sense of security al
d forded by the sword. d.bayonets of he
2, silent little sentries, the girl wa
soon able to calm herself, and wa
{ fast asleep long before Blake wakene,
= Winthrope
l. Immediately after breakfast, Blak
d who had spent his watch in GRIND
r ing the edges from a stone and e1
e perimenting with split and ben
y twigs-put Winthropes keys in tn
d fire, and began an attempt to shap
l. them into blade. To heat tn
S steel to the required temperature, h
r used a bamboo blowpipe, with hi
e lungs for bellows.
Il Winthrope turned away with an in
c different bearing; but Miss Lesli
n found herself compelled to stop an,
d admire his deXterous use of his rud
q tools.
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