The evening world., 1915-01-09


$50 you've killed more, camel" she
EXCLAIMED.
'0amef No: hyenas. I hated to
waste good poison on the brutes: but
nothing slss showed UP. and need .
new pair of pa-er-trousers."
Was It not dangerous-great beasts
Nike thesef"
mot even enough to make It inter-
esting. I'd have had some fun though.
with that confounded lion whom the
moon came up. II ne hadn't sneaked
on into the grass"
"A hon2"
Eyes. Didn't you hear him7 The
hours before tho moon rose. when 1t
was pitch dark. It was mighty lone
some. with him yovling down by the
pool. Hall q chance, and I'd given
him something to yowl about. But It
wasn't any use firing OF my arrows in
the dark. and. as said. he sneaked
on before"
"Tom-Mr. Blake!-you must not
risk your life!"
Don't you worry about me. I've
learned how to look out for Tom
Blake. And you can Just bank on 1t
EN- going to look out Tor Miss Jenny
He sst to work buildidE q hut. for
his own use. She inspected the task,
saying nnally:
''ItS . cunning little bungalow. But
win not the rain flood you out7''
It's going to have q raised floor.
You're more like to have the rain
drive In on you again. Ill have to
rig up . porch over your door. It
won't do to stuff UP the hole. You've
little enough air as 1t 10. But that
can welt q while. There's other work
more pressing. First. there's the par.
vicade. BY the time that's done, those
hysna skins win be cured enough to
use. I've got TO have new trousers
soon, and new shoes. too" H -
II can do the sewing, II you viii
cut the pattern"
mo; I'll take q stagger at It my
oSR first. I'd rather you'd 80 egging.
You need to run around moro. to keep
In trim"
growing 80 strong! The only thins
e this constant heat!"
.Werl have to grin and bear It..
After all, it's not SO bad. II only we
can stave of the fever. Another rea-
SON I want you to go for eggs 10 that
you can take your time about 1t ana
keep q look out for steamers"
'sThen you think?"-
Don't screw up your hopes TOO
: hirh, We've little show or being
picked UP by a chance boat on coast
fI was in your daddy's shoes it'd be
high time for me to be cabling ship
10 run up from Natal. or drown from
Zanzibar. to look around for Jeteson'
ct cetera."
Second the motion! I've . sort Of
idea I wouldn't mind coming In Tor
q reward myself"
"You? oh. yes; to be sure. paPa pa
4, Eenerous. and he will be sraterui 10
~" .You think I mean his dirty
moneyI" broke in Blake, hotly.
Her confusion told him th.-t no ma
not been mistaken. His face. only q
moment since bright and pleasant
took on the sulienest frown.
Miss Leslie rose hurriediy anu
started along the cleft. en-
''Hello!" he called. 'Not so'ns 'o'
eggs now. arc your
aasns It ali: Miss JENNY Don't
"May ask you to excuse me- MI
yuake? Is that sufficient
"Smfficient? It's enough to give q
Ss,iow chill! Come now don't 20
ar mad. You know I've quicsR,.
temper. can't you make allowances
"You've-you've no right 70 loon SO
angry, even II I did misunaers'shh. anu
YOU. You misunderstood me- na,, snh'
TIVE Following morning Blake ap-
n.sred in an outfit to match her
}"rrs "a skin dress. He had singea
~ fhe hair of the hide out OF wnicn
Sa had made his moccasins ena ~
hv.ns skin trousers quite matched the
hrirtlinE stubble on his face =,
.Hey, Miss Jenny" ne hsiiea.
H;t.,c,yS "whs: q, ye,%@ ~ think Of this i0F 'AA''
Splendid! You're the very picture
Of an Argentine vaauero."
"Greaserf-ush! Let me- get back
IN the Weary Willy pants! .,
.i mean you are very picturesque.
.~rhat's Il, u it7 Glad I've got
something to call your ieopsraino
rown that won't make you huffy."
1--WE can at least call our cos.umeS x
much cooler than ] expected"
"But our new hats beat all for
that-reSular sunshades. What DO
YOU say7-there's . good breeze
Let's 'ake 1 hike"
"Not to the riverl The very
thcusft Of that dreadful snake"--
"No; Just the other way. I've been
thinking for some time that We ough.
and take a squint at the coast beyond
nm to one, it's another stretch OF
owamps. but
"You think there Is a chance we
may find q town?"
About one chance In a million
eyen for q native village"
4, Hid-morning found the explorers al
4he foot OF the ridge. Blake squintet
y mn At the boulder -strswn slopes and
the crannies of the broken lsdges.
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