Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-11

CHAPTER XIV
ner TREASURE.


g.. expedition returned, follow
Thsn '"y ,.ntless endeavor to suecor
1t 'hsr c.ntaIn Dufranne was anxious
gAnOt ~ ~ as quickly as possible, and
sasan w. porter had acquiesced.
j s's' .ss said, determinesd,ly, i saa.. ,I,.I
80 or should you for liv'e ini o,,1o are W. o,,t
II s. y that jungle wno eI,, @Ii, ,,e n,aite
'a.s Inc day expectins u 'i''O '7 " ''
y hem mar captain Dufranne, is
Your oI''ed ond the forest man who has
ns q ne lives Of every Iilei''"ei VI 'i''
n'sd oorty Is the other ,.,-
sAtfs palss AZ the edge Of the jungle
he leil ~ 10 hasten to the aid OF my
rs isyl sssUr clayton, as he thought
hh,l ano staved to rescue Lieutenant
it be ne sbat YOU may be sure,
pknot' y ian TOO late to be of service
Hsd he snt he would have been back
has leu. ,be fact that he is not back
aofe now .,roof 10 me that he is de-
I sdiHciens Lieutenant d'Arnot Is
Nsd oe. ba has had to follow his
fsundso,. ,.,r,bsr ~ than the village which
sllors attacked; ,,,,torn ana ali
But pvJj pnjrga we're found In that VII
ls nelo,l ns,ls porter," argued the captain
Bfk W. ,atlves showed great excite
asad w W.. questioned as to the white
zsas isss, scsssp,taiT, but they did not admit
was dead, and as Tor ms clotnes
sc-outrements being III theiL posSe
ial acsV ,nore civilized peoples than
tm-fns savage Negroes strip their
iHse pvV' every article of value
fsonels .hsy intend killing them or not
FhsiheI ne soldiers of my own dear
Even not only the living but the
isiih e strong circumstantlal evil
lna. r5il admit, but 1t Is not positive
FeoL FeoL..,b,v YOUR forest man, himself.
fOss.,,rsd or killed by the savages,'
u Msisd Captain Dufranne.
me girl laugneu' >, ,ho -onltos
u,,l. thrin OF pride setting her nerves
... nv Al the thought that she spoke
her own -,
!. tor. this super-man OF yours
ssrhed the captain. most certainty
s.SIs like to see him.
srh.n wait for him, my dear captain"
~ ths girl, for / intend doing So"
~ rrenchman would have been u
=. rnch surprised man could he have
r..,uTated the true meaning of the girls
XIV. Isv had been walking from the beach
lAsra the cabin as they talked. and now
~, lolned a little group sitting on camp
.ssls n the shade of a great tree beside
s,sisssor Porter was there, and Mr..
Islander and Clayton, with Lieutenant
ksrpentler and two of his brother Of
,vn while Esmeralda hovered in the
hokground, ever and anon venturing
iaplcnp and comments with the freedom
an old and much indulged family SER
iiHt
me officers arose and saluted as their
npsror approached, and Clayton sur
rs5ered his camp-stool to Jane Porter.
we were Just discussing poor Pauls
hiep said Captain Dufranne Miss
parter insists that we have no absolute
roof Of his death-nor have we. And
a the other hand she maintains that
as continued absence of your omnlpotent
Jungle friend indicates that D'Arnot Ia
laH In need OF his services either be-
cause he is wounded or still is a prisoner
ha more distant native village"
II has been suggested" ventured Lieu
haaht Carpenter, that the wild man
ray have been member of the tribe of
escks who attacked our party-that he
Fis fastening to aid them-his own peo-
Eaa
lane Porter shot a quick glance at
Clayton,
II seems vastly more reasonable"
IA Professor Porter.
7 do not agree with you" objected Mr..
PhAnder "He had ample opportunity |
70 harm us himself, or to lead his people |
agalnst us. Instead, during our long |
residence here he has been uniformly |
saHslstsnt in his role Of protector and |
lsayldsT"
That ia true" interjected Clayton. |