The evening world., 1915-01-05

We might cllmD up the C1l8y" ~.
But Mr.. Blake. 10 there sot s1gD4
The tree itself would be . laa1se = =
isii In such . way - to lean aGalngt
There's only the penknifa" &C.
swered Blake. We'll have TO DorooJ0
ssss on on our menu card. "sprisg 49,
WIN not the tree burnr'
No; these hollow baoboho haVo
green bark on the inside as wuo1 ~
out. Funny thing, thati wee ~ -
to keep q Ar: going . long tins - !.
"Yet Il would burn in timsr iE
.Yss; but ws're not going to- ~
Then why not burn throu0A tnoXo
trunk q one Of those small tr0oa ~
stead Of chopptng Il DOWN. nj
"By-hsck. Miss Jenn, you've -
an American headplscel Cono 0n-sSs
Sooner. We get the thing started en14
Neither winthrope nor Miss Iasn19
was Seiuotant TO leave the vicinity .
the cArcasssA They followed 49,
after Blake. around the noaG1BUwY
bols Of the baobob. A little beyo01 ~
stood . sroup Of slender trsss, vho6
the basA Bake stopped at The Oooo0r
one. which grsw nearest - ~ -
"Hsre's our LADDER" hs sail. - !.
some nrewoo6 Pound the bu1ko8 -
though. before you 80 Doking -
them. May be snakes hsre."
~0nakesf-ohi" cried N,m ineo0n.
and she. stood shuddsring q .
danger she had already incurr0l,
The nrs had burnt itsek cot . .
bare ledge Of rocks betWoea S6A
and the baobab. and the clump0 e
dry brush LETT standing In thiS 81
% Sa.ss re 0is :ex wSss ere. vsss ss
attention to the possibility q shs1s
He laughed At his hssisat,.s s.u-
panions. 90 on. 70 oni DooA =
s9usai TN you're bit Most saaho
Chance G sa Take you .tiSs sS: :ssS ssss q 80 ~.
} and pound the bushes." ~
Thus urged. both started 10 vogk.
/ But neith\r vent.rsd iato TIE thienr
clumps. When they returned, WIN
large Armfuls Of sticks and twt0, thoY .
found that Blake had used he Gla6s
TO light . handful OF dry bask. eus In
|. small are at the base q the tr0S on
the side next the cliR.
"Now. Miss Jenny" he dirsets1.
: you're to keep this geing-aoe too
big q nre-Ondsrstandf Hamo H. ;
s,s:,. sSS can .ssS .ss On. on fetching ss;a sssss
!. 81 sisss S~~S ~ ~S~ -
: 'Wiii not that BE- rather too nnsics
: for Miss Leslief" asked WinthroDa =.
: ''Wen. II she'd rather come a16f'
rub brains on the skins-lndian tnAf1
How can you mention such sh,ags
. before . ladyr' protested winthfsDa.
I. beg your pardon, Miss Lsollei yoo
= = sse. Tn not much used 70 lA11s9
q company. Anyway. you've got - -
= and hear about those things. An1
%n! p nsx: e soS s:s e: c:ms :'s oa W. -
q We've got that old tabby 70 pesa
4 and . lot more besides."
4 Mis- Leslle's first Impulse was - .
protest against being left alone, Whoo
4 at any moment some awful venom
{ Gus serpent might como darting a.
. her out Of the brush or the cTeStsog Z
{ in the rocks. But her half-0areo1
. moment's hesitancy she forced 49,
E self TO the task which ha6 beea -
q aligned her. The fire, onco etaE1u1.
!. required little attention. 1he onu11
q give most Of her time 70 gAthogon9
J. brush for the fumigataon Of the le0D-
ard den.
b she had oollsctsd quite Q hsap C
2 fuel at the entrance OF tho ho11Uu.
whom she remAmbered that ~ pano0
: would first have 70 be cleared g -
accumulation Of bones. 4 glanao 81
. her companions showed that 49,
: were In the midst Of tasas even nGop
revolving. Il ives Certainly disaGEDop
-. able to do such thinss: YET. e IS
Blake bad said. others haA - ~
-. them. II was now her time - l0oG1
A tation. 4
= stuns By he thoushe Of ~ -
I contemptuous pity. she causht = 9 /.
. enter the tFss-oavs. Tho stsneA -
o her like blow. II nauseatsd a11 ~
but ovsrpowsred her. he stood -
q several moments In the contsO OF ~
cavity. SICK and faint. Had e ~
I even the previous day. shs vou7
. nave run out INTO the oosn cir.
Presently she grew Q little ~
" accustomed to the stencil. and -
TO rake over tho soft dry moul6 q
y the den floor with her forikod 0taak.
o Bones!-who had ever dreamed q
n such q mes Of bonesf-big bones -
u little bones and skulls; Old bo00a
i dry and almost buried: mouldy ho000s
bones sttll haif-covsrsd With bIf1 q
flesh and gristls-ths remnants q
the leopard family's last meal.
AZ last all were scraped out -
nuns In heap. three or four yag61
. from the entrance. Aiss LaGo0D
! looked At this result Of her labor ~
SetsSsSo Bsauu0s uOtboWo0
= OF relief. Between the heat ana ~
unwonted sxssciss she was gpoot1Y
fatiEusd. She stspped around - Z
shadier spot % rest.
With . start she rsmsmberel Ihs
hre.
/. When she reached Il there vvs
only a few dying embsrs left. ~
gathered dead leaves and shrsdo q
. hbrous timer bark ana knslt hano1S
"A thA duh coals 10 bioVv than Snto Md
The hot ashes hew up In her ne
and powdered her hair with shGoR
y gray dust; yet she psrsistad. bloWon9
y steadily until shred NJ havk cauGH1f
Q ths sparks and narsd Nd In . ~
!. Hams. 4 little mnrs ana she hsl 3
!. strong nrs biasins asainst the -.
~ trunk.
She rsstsd . short tims. rslaxln9,
u both mentally and physically n t64
n satisfying consciousness that H1Ako,
!, never should know how nsas ~ ~
y ooms 70 fshins In her trust.