The Washington times., 1912-07-19

" club to him. and crept back
down the trail.
His steaIthy movements ana furtNe
backward glances filed his companions
with vague terror. He himself was
hardly less alarmed.
Get out of the trees into the OPEN
he exclaimed, in a hoarse whisper, and.
as they crept away, white with dread OF
the unknown danger. he followed at
their heels, his club raised in readiness
to strike e.
Once clear of the trees, Winthrope
caught Miss Leslie by the hand and
broke into a run. In their terror, they
paid no heed to Blakc's command to
stop. They had darted of so uncXpect-
edly that he did not overtaks them
short of hundred yards.
Hold on" he said. gripping Win
thrope roughly by the shoulder. Its
safe enough here, and yurll knock out
that blamed ankle"
What is It? What do you see?"
.gasped Miss Leslie.
Footprint" mumbled Blake, ashamed
Of his fright.
"A lion's?" cried winthrope.
h Not so large-bout the size of
puma's. Must be a leopard's den up
there. 1 heard a growl, and thought II
about time to clear out"
BY Jove, we'd better withdraw
around the point.'
withdraw your aunty!. There is no
leopard going to tackle us out here IN
open ground this time "f LAY. The
sneaking tomcat! IL Jnlv 1 had q
match; Ia show HIM how we smoke
"Mr. Winthrope spoke of rubbing
sticks to make fire. suggested Mss
Make sweat, you mean But we may
as we'll try 1t now. If. we're going t t, at
All The sun hot enough to fry eggs
ven go back to shady place. ana
PICK up sticks on the way"
though there was snade undec the
cIiI within furlong, they had to go
some distance to the nearest dry wood
"a dead thorn bush. Here they gath
9si 99red Quantity Of branches. even Miss
Leslie volunteering to carry load.
All was thrown down in heap
near the cliff and Blake squatted te-
side 1t, penknife in hand
Having selected the dryest Of the
larger sticks, he bored a hole in one
side and. dropped in a pinch of pow
9ered GER, bark. Laying the stick in the
iul i STARE OF the sun, he thrust a twig
into the hole and began to twirl it be-
tween his palms.
This movement he kept up for several
minutes; but whether he was unable
10 tWlrl the twig fast enough or wheth-
er the right kind of wood or tinder was
lacking, all his efforts failed to produce
a spark.
Unwilling to accept the failure. Win.
thrope insisted upon trying in turn, and
pride held him to the task until he was
drenched with sweat. The result was
Told you so!' sneered Blake. from
Where he lay in the shade. Wed stand
more chance cracking stones together .
But what shall we do now?" asked
Miss Leslie. Il am becoming very tired
or cocQanuts,, and there seems to be
nothing else around here. Indeed
think this Is all such waste of time
II we had walked straight along the
q mi hoN
reached a town"
We might, Miss Jenny, and then
again. again. we mightn,t happened tc
M0zamblq'le-thats all for hundreds OF
miles. Towns on this coast are about
as thick as hens teeth"
manded Winthrope.
oh! yes; maybe I'm fool enough tc
go into wild nigger-town without q
gun gun: MAY Maybe ! didn't talk with fel'
But what shall we do?" repeated
catch in her voice. She was at last
break in her sheltered. pampered life
might mean. What shall we do
lts|ts absurd to think of having to
stay In this horrid country for weeks
% perhaps months-unless some ship
comes for u.s."
Look here. Miss Leslie" answered
Blake, sharply,yet not unkindy; sup.
poSt sOu JuSI Sll DdCh anu use your
thinker bit. If you're your daddy's
daughter, you're got brains somewhere
down under the boarding school stuff
What do you mean sir?"
Now don't get huffy, please It's g
question of think-not of putting or
airs. Here we are, worse off than the
people of the Stone Age. They hat
but our think tanks. and as to lions
and leopards and that sort of thing, &
strikes me we've got about as big al
assortment as they had"
"Then you and Mr.. Winthrope should
Immediately arm yourselves?"
How? But we'll leave that till later
What else?"
objects, her forehead wrinkled in thu
efforts at concentration. I'VE mus
have water. Think how we suffered
yesterday! Then there is shelter from
wild beasts, and food, and"
"All right here under our hands. i
we had fire. Understand"
"I understand about the water. Yol
would frighten the leopard away will
the fire; and II it would do that. |
would also keep away the other ami
mails at night. But as to food, unles
we return for coCoanuts-"
Don't give it up! Keep your thinke
going on the side, while Pat tells u
our next move. Now that he's got tn
firo, sticks % out OF his ,h bead. l!d,, o,a a.o
that name: 1t is no harder to sa
Winthrope."
you're of there"'' reJoined Blake
But, look here, I'll make it Win i
you figure out what we ought to d
"Really. Blake. that would not b
half bad. Theymmer--they called m
Win at Harrow. That so? My Englis
chum went to Harrow-Jimmy Scar
bridge"
LORD James!-your chum?"
He started in like you-sort of tor
lofty. But he shummed all right-afte
took out lot of his British stare
with a good walloping.
"Ohl really now, Blake. you can
expect anyone with brains TO believ
that, you know
Now, don't know you know-an
] don't know If you're got any brain!
you know. Here's your chance
a.. What's our next move"'
REALLY, now, l have had no expert
Once in this sort OF thing. Don't In
terrupt, please. 1t seems to me tha
our first concern is shelter for the nigh
n we should return to your tree-nes
We should also be near the Coco-palms.
THAT'S one side. Here's the other
Bar 10 wade across-sharks and ali
gators; then swampy ground. malaris
mosquitoes, thorn Jungle. Guess tn