The evening world., 1915-01-07

oysters before roustlng him out. You
can rinse those I've opened. FIJI the
pot with water and put them In to
soak"
They look very tempting. How
did you chance to hnd them!"
saw 'em on the manHrove roots
at low tide. first time l nosed around
here. Tide was well up to-day: but
/ managed 10 get these all right with
little diving. Only trouble. tho
skeets most ate me alive"
Miss Leslie glanced at her COM
panion's dry clothing, and came
back to the oysters themselves.
These look very tempting. DO you
like them rawy"
Can't say like them much any
wouldn't eat this mess raw"
"Yes?"
This must be the dry scason here.
and the river Is running mighty
clear. Just the same. It's nothing
more than liquid malaria. Well not
eat these oysters TIL they've been
pasteurized."
III the. water Is so dangerous. ]
fear we Will suffer before we can
return" replied Miss Leslie. and
she held up the mask.
what" exclaimed Blake. Half
gone already? That was winthropc."
"He was very thirsty. Could we
not boil a potful OF the river water3'
"Ycs. when the ebb gets strong, TX
We run too dry. First. though. well
make IA try for cocoanuts. Let's hit
out for the nearest grove now. The
main thing Is to keep moving"
As he spoke. Blake caught up the
pot and his club. and started for tho
oil Ia f,l
gether with the meat and tho salt. for
Miss Leslie TO carry. Winthrope was
wakened by n touch OF Blake's foot,
and all three were soon walking away
from the seashors, Just within the
shady border of the mangrove wood.
Al the Drst fan-palrn Blake stopped
To gather "a number of leaves. Tor
their palm-lo hats were now cracked
and broken. A little farther on
ruddy antelope. with lyrats horns.
leaped out OF tho bush before them
and dashed on toward the river be-
fore Blake could string his bow. ~
N In mockery OF his lack OF readiness.
troupe Of large green monkeys set
up n Wild chatterlng In q tree above
the party.
Il say. Miss Jenny. DO you think
you can lug the pot. n va 70 slowf II
isn't far now"
"flI try"
Good for you. lii,is woman, Thatii
give me n chance 80 shoot quick"
They moved on aghin for a hundred
yards or more. bu, though Blake kept
sharp lookout both above and be-
low. hs saw no game other than u
few small birds and a pair ~ blu-
wood pigeons When hs sought ~
creep up on tho latter. they few into
the nTEt tree IN following them.
m. rins upon conlrhi mound o'
nara clsy. nearly four feet high.
"Ii.llD. this must bs one ~ thoss
white Hbihilis" h' fsid, snd hs Ksva
The mound q kI,k
Instantly tiny object whiffs1 up
ana struck him IN the f,c.
"HhsS" hs srflHlnsd. spfinRinH
bnrk snf striking on %. hornet
"D.d u sting YOU" cr'fi niss Ice.
"Frnr' Keep issk there's . io,
n1fs - 'sn sing On. ~. he only
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There's vhnfs warm ~ ihs li'rs
devils Hnd flsyfs hopping mad
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