The Washington times., 1912-07-30
., CHAPTER xv...
Blake Resumes Leadership.

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CHAPTER xv..
Blake Resumes Leadership.
-HE IRE was soon reft. and pot
of meat set on to stew. 1t had
ample time to simmer
Winthrope was wrapped in a
Hfe-giving sleep. out of which he did
not waken until evening, while Blake,
S y %a hs for sS the Sor pot S Ss SS e and
sea-fowl, hunted out the jerked leopard
meat, and, having devoured enough to
satisfy a native, fell asleep under a
The sun was half down the sky when
he sat up and looked around, wide
awake the moment he opened his eyes.
Miss Leslie was quietly placing an arm
fuk OF wood on the fuel heap near the
Hello. Miss Jenny. Hard at 1t, I
see," he called cheerfully.
"Hush!" she cautioned "Mr. VIM
SSe "SSed i thing hing dsiesRi for him. He'll need all
Then you thing
We'll, between you and, me. 1 don't
This fever Of his, coming on so soon, soon,
wouldn't have hit nine men In ten half
SO hard. He's bound to have another
spell in a month or two. and
from here before re tRens n0y Is tis there ~ns ny
way? Surely, you are resourceful-"
Nothing doing. Miss Jenny. Give me
tools, and I'd engage to turn out a sea-
I could. do would be to fire.burn log
That would be two or three months
and in the end we'd have a lopsided
canoe that'd live about half a second
"The natives sail in canoes"
Maybe they do-and they make fire
by rubbing sticks We don't"
But what can we do?"
Take our medicine and wait for I
but we have no medicine"
Have no Say, Miss Jenny, yol
really ought to have stayed home from
boarding school ssnO and ouI England ,snsSa. Ions
meant we've got to take what's COMING
to us without laying down or grouching
Worst things out for malaria"
selves Ysu ERR ins %us nessn
we must calmly sit here and wait unit
the fever
"No, IN take care We don't sit arount
them much Ws &c sS,ct On she rsmiRss mike soS. %a
I've got hike on, hand now. in
going TO close up that barricade before
dark Me for quiet night.
witbout waiting for reply, he tool
his weapons and swung briskiy ava!
A, few minutes before sunset he re
turned with what appeared to be Z
large bag upon. his back. Miss Lesn'
was pouringa bowl OF DSSth ii1e, from tn, IN
"Hey. Miss Jenny. spill over tha
stun! No more OF that In ours!
..It's for Mr.. Winthrope. He has jus
wakened," she replied. sun intent o'
her Ana pSuS' yoS'n kill him with that slop
Heave It over. He's going to have beer
ey "oh, what's that on your back
Sure! Bushbuck; ] guess they nvia, CA
and stuck an arrow into his side. H
Jumped off little way, ana turned
put the second arrow right through hi
eyen into his brain. Neatest thing yo'
wy "Yom Surely are becoming splendi
Yes, Jim-dandy. could do 1t agai
.bout once in 10000 shots. All the same
I've raked in this peacherino. Trot ou
your grill. and wen have something II
70 You You spoke of beef juice. b" I,
"I'ye a dozen steaks. ready to brol
sian Zen, ON the fire, and IN sQueez
out enough juice with my fist to DO WI
ioF III d made good his assertion; usin
several Of the steaks, which having ios
less than half their Juices In the process
were eaten with great relish os M''
LeShe LWantbrone after drinking the stim,
latihg meat juice and quantity OF nc
water, turned over and fell asleepeagal
while Blake was dressing his WOUND
None of these was serious OF itself. bi
the Tropics and very carefully washe
out the gashes before applying the "a
low salve which Miss Leslie had trie
out from the antelope fat.
urhts Blake, then rolled the sleeper int
a comfortable position, took the tore
from Miss Leslie and left the cav
pausing at the entrance TO mutter
gruff good night.
The girl mnrmured a response. b.
watched him anxously as he passt
cut! A step beyond the entrance ]
paused and turned again. Il
III the red glare s Of the tore torch s'is, MS "a,
with fright. Shrouded by the gloom
the hollow, she drew back TO her be
and Without turning her eyes away fro
him CROPPED for one of her bamb'
But before she could arm herself 81
saw Blake stoop over and grasp Wi
his free hand the mass of interwov,
bamboos. He Strengthened, and d
framework swung lightly up and ov
until stood on end across the ca
entrance.
The girl stole around and peered o
at HIM. He had spread open the ant
lope skin, and was beginning to slice 4
meat for drying. Though his forbes
was furrowed. his expression was by
means sinister. ,.y. 4
Relieved at the thought that the lig
must have deceived her, she return
TO her bed and was soon sleeping
soundly as Winthrope.
Blake strung the greater part OF d
meat on the drying table built
smudge fire beneath, and stretched q
antelope skin on a frame.
This done. he took his club and a smi
piece OF bloody meat and walked stealt
ily down the cleft TO the barTicac
Quiet as was his approach, II was m
BY . warning yelp on the farther 81