Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-28
. dcwn the good herds of
elephants in MIA vicinity.

blazing tropical sun, to track them.
Creeping on allfours through the bushes and
hfteen-foothlgh grass he made his way into the
center of the herd and selected his bulls. He
would follow them up until he had killed off all
the best tuskers in the herd Then would come
the cutting up of the elephants and the hewing
out OF their giant ivory teeth.
At last the Sudan government determined to
STAND THIS brazen lawlessness no longer. mes
senger was dispatched to Rogers warning him to
come ~ ana surrender, or else declared the Off.
eials ne would not be spared
his answer was typical of the man:
IF you want me, come and get me-"
Now CAPTAIN Fox inspector Of the Monealla
province In the Sudan aid want ROGERS and
moreover wanted him badly He accented the
challenge, after first sending word 10 Rogera
that he proposed to bring him into Mongolia
dead or alive"
Rogers laughed when he read the message
Back came the answer or the foot Of tbe same
official note Il am waiting Come and get me-
Captain Fox set forth from Mongolia in pursuit
OF this daring outlaw with the meager force of
Sudanese non-commissioned officer and six Sudan
ese soldiers and few native carriers and mules
for the conveyance of supplies
Up the banks of the Nile went the little party
of soldiers and their white leader and ever In
advance of them was the fearless Rogers laugh
ing in his sleeve and content in the belief that be
could outwt the most determined pursuit But
he had misjudged the caliher of the man who
Day by day the little party kept on down the
Nile up the Nile, across the Nile first in the
Congo territory and then in Uganda territory
Doubling and redoubling on their tracks, they
never gave up hope.
Something of the spirit which must have DOS
sessed both pursuer and pursued can be CLEANED
from the story of the final meeting between these
two men.
Worn out wet and hungry Fox and bis~nartv
reached a village late one night Here thew learn.
ed that the poachers had shot a native for dis.
obeying an order given bv Rogers This Mad
happened only that morning so now thew were
hot on the trail of Rogers
Desntte tbeir nitIoh1o ,,., ,,
of this murder cantain Fov ana Me aar ,,,aa
at once set ont in the dnrr In nnrsnIt nto
travelled all that night and the greater mort -,
the next day. Toward sunset thew came in sigbt
of an Immense VILLAGE snuara sro,,a htI s.e
posted a hundred Of the armed nat,,a s1lo,e.s
of the noaoher
e,orI' c...
a. - ~ 80 suY"l0u uh'li ne stoou III
.yybara IL ~ ~ Wv 80 a. insu li Vl',
"a t1.. 10 s1e "iii' insu Sour master ne ASK
= gr,su 'not, eiy.
,t "a.eiieu hlln suhenly WIN
wy sSISnsains repiy, At last after what seam
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~ Y ~ 5flllase,
noA appioacneu the mouse INDICATED, with his
eog I5 anu ready ior instant use In case OF
s,,, ~ noi.eo rev PAGES from tne mouse and
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iep4y zane " ene nrst summons ana SO ne
an rer, ~ 49, g. n sIlea ~
All remaineu as silent sine grave and Fox
o',es - ~, ueaenery But ne kept ms
e,,S On sne u a.
ouuueniy =. openeui ana hauVe servant
oa . out anu saiuteu FOX.
Inc commandment wants you to- come In, he
ss,u ~ ms na.iVe uiaiect' He is sck' and can
"ot 'V ans4 1 ~ 70 YOU
e. ,.i, So :" IooAeu suspiSious' put FOX decided
ana ieit MS flhe OUTSIDE leaning against the wall
len ne caiieu 10 ms soaiers 10 remain on guard
any aiiow no one 10 leave the mouse while he was
~ Ill., ~, - -.., o..
Ihen he passed In through the doorway.
e iouhu nilnseli IN large dark room, lighted
~ s slnsie hicherihg candie FOR a moment his
eyes ialieu TO see anything, but gradually he be-
IAN ie aoouseolneu 70 the uark hght and made out
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