The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-11

eonAaiasa-<Asrs were . good mary
and eUsnlnG all the little banana
Leaf parcels. hoping to md anotre-
discovery. which Il saw almost a.
enos) was not there. But there was
nothing.
1T seems 10 me-" said ths Marquis
drawing himself erect and kicking
aside the bag With his foot. thai
our friend. Monsieur No. 10 not sue
. fool a. he siittsrs."
That's right" I answered. lookinr
round again. Rollsd-up mats "
gourds f-clAy water. potsf Impossi-
bl: to say. AZ all events. W
"ylln.i" said the Marquls, In :,
low. Mortified voice. Look at that
The nimsy flooring shook as h,
bounded back toward the door.,s,.
Jumped back With him-and Their
looked. 80
The bamboo vas rolling abou. on
the door. and trying to stand on IN
We stood With our backs against
the thatch by the door, breathing very
hard. and staring stiil harder. Thu
thing kept on jumping and rosline.
II was rolling toward ".
have never bean called . nervous
man; but I was down the lAAdss 60
out In the street almost before tbs
me . special Providonos that rs 40
not meet and stick. In ne dooe.
We were scarcely out, anA begin
ming to feel . little foolish-l. for enc.
had made up my mind ALREADY - %
back and investigate the thiH1. cot
Gerry. trick. or Whatever it wAA-Wh0i
wo saw the tall. wet ngurs Of No
coming up through the trUso iron,
the river. II did not seem Q happy
time to continue our invsstigAStons
10 We made for the tent. trying 81
look a. u We had only been out for
n stroll. and Il dare say) suoosodinx
just about a. we'll ~ . ooupls Of
small boys caught coming away from
tho fruit garden. "'
mo TO-" ! said. ningins yssif down
on tho pile of sacks inside our tent.
Mark. we'll have . smoke and q
gamo Of cards. and then we'll 20 a.
sleep"
VIVA. for. to slssp," asked tn.
marquis.
because ! don't propose to sleep
much to-night-nor will you. II seems
penin4 hero at night. and I intend 80
keep a lookout instead"
When We woke up At sunset W.
were thoroughly rested. for we had
slept long and deep. after our broker
rest the night before. I called VI,
koppi koko and bads him get tn"
supper ready. Tho Marquis yawnsa
stretched and sat up on his mat.
"Hallol" ! said. There's anoth~'
enough clothes 70 carry you back t.
Port Moresby At this rate" For TIM
Marquis. being big and fat, stretched
his clothes terribly. and In consc
Qusnce they were wearing very fast
II do feel like q cool window In M
back: have . look. kindly" he saio.
trying TO see over his own shoulder
looked At his back.
Mark" l said. take on your SIM.
let and look At n. don't like this
had to peel him out OF 1t. for :;
had shrunk and was tight when D.
was clear. and had the garment Or,
his knee. he gave II one glance ana
then looked at mo.
MY friend, as I said yesterday. We
are In deep waters" he remarked
This. while lay asleep. has been en
This cut. II has taken out a piece. an!
tho piece IL tho same size as
AS the p'ece out Of the girls belt.
! finished.
~
ernecks squawkcd outside: the dogs OF
the village began that peculiarly
mournfui. wolf-like bowling that ma
tive dogs always do SGT up about sun-
set
And the Girl. the Htus beautiful.
that night she died." observed tAs
Marquis. .-
We had a little coffee in our stores
and | brewed . billy can full. for
did not want any mistake made
about going to sleep. At the usue'
down on the rough sack beds I bad
fixed up. The Marquis and ! were
near enough together to touch II va
wished. We turned In all standing.
even to our boots. Tho carrtesS wers
camping In q little hut close ~
our stores were mostly piled ~ n
the tent, and We had our r0volvers
strapped round our waists.
1t was arranged that Ne were b
take watch and watch AoooA, ~
two hours each. and that tAs nan %
watch should sit on his bed. not "
could guess the time ses0Y eaouen
and the Marquis thought he oouSl
also. In any case there oh0uI0 b ~
After . time Il grOW - 0e@ thai
tho silence seemed TO ttnOlo, In tn
way Il does whom you are awake q
night and listening.
but II came 10 me. not suddenly
quietly and surely. that ~ weee MOI
alone. do not know whence thu
first warming conveyed itself: Il came
however. and found myself listen
ing and looking expectantiy. with ;
certainty In my mind that somethin.
was going to happen.
sight and hearing are not the onl
senses that n bushman can use Il
good effect. I smelt. cautiously ano
without noise.
There was the marshy odor OF th'
river behind the palms There wa
the indescribablc smell OF native
sanitary whiffs of decaying stun. tn
hay-iike odor OF old thatch. An
something more-the smell OF cocoa
nut oil warm and fresh. and yer
near
remembered that the Papua
always oils himself after bathing.
recollected having seen Mo in tn
river. .
Very cautiously I stretched out az
touched the Marquis hand. He wa
awake-he was not the kind OF mar
to sleep when he ought to have bee
waking, for all his fiummery-an'