The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-21
4 JUNGLE MEETING
ev FRANK FllSoN.

zon Jungle fever During the LUCID III
tervals Harry Treves, the manager,
and son of the millionaire presideh. .,
the company, had learned that Jim hao
travelled a thousand miles up the river
alone, after his natives had deselteu
him. He had gone through incredioie
hardships. Worst of all. he had los.
that desire to live which Is the pest
demonstration Of recovery.
Harry had spent two years out IN
the Jungle. His father had insisted
on that before he went home to marry
Ethel and settle down.
Ethel was the daughter OF his fatn'
er's old business partner The mar
rage had been arranged as the
newspapers say.
However Harry was not to 90 home
as had been planned. The company
had other interests in Peru. Harry
was to 20 to Lima as manager tnere'
and Ethel was to meet him.
But Harry could not leave jim
Sayres. wanderer and stranger though
he was.
In the fever which followed the de-
lirium he listened to Jim's rawlings.
| There had been woman in his hfe'
Harry gathered. She had been rlcn'
and ne had gone away, five years De-
| fore. to make his fortune and to re-
turn and claim her. He had wandered
through Brazil and the Argentine, up
and down-but he had never begun to
make his fortune.
On the fifth night the camp doctor
! shook his head.
1.-THE crisis has arrived" he said.
"He is not so ill, but he does not want
to live"
| Its that woman" said Harry, holly.
| There's no hope" said the doctor.
He's slipping downhill.'
| Harry went into the sick mans room.
| Jim Sayres lay motionless among the
pillows; his face was deathly white
| and his thin hands almost transparent.
It was evident that he was sunk in the
final stupor
A file CT natives appeared along q
/! forest path that led down from the
| mountains 1t was small party
of bearers, proceeding toward the
camp.
The natives, granting deposited
their loads in the clearing. Four
bearing a hooded stretcher, came to a
halt and set down their burden. Out
stepped a white woman-Ethel!
She threw herself into Harry's arms
Il thought l would come On from
Lima, Harry" she explained. "They
told me that you might be delayed here
for an indefinite time, and l didn't
want to wait, Harry"
81 should have started day or two
ago. only there is sick man here's
stranger, poor fellow, and l couldlt
leave him"
Where is he, Harry" asked Ethel
"In that tent. But l am afraid 1t Il
all up with the poor chap. He is dying
of jungle fever. His names Sayres-
Jim Sayres."
The girl released herself from hel
lovers embrace and. when she spoke
her voice was curiously restrained.
Let me see him, Harry. Perhaps
can do something for him."
"The doctor says there is no hope,
answered Harry. But already Ethe
was walking quickly toward the tent
Harry waited.
But after half hour he hecam,
alarmed. Ethel was still in the tent
He went softly toward it. He hear,
the sound of voices. and stood outside
not venturing to raise the flap.
And it was Sayres who was speak
ing.
Il shall live, dearest" he said, "be
cause | have seen your face again
Ethel how have loved you all tbes
years."
"And | you. JIM" Harry heard he
answer, and the mans face turned t.
a craven mask
But why did you become engage
to-you have not told me his name
] Ethel, but why did ycu?"
you didn't write. l thought yo
had forgotten me-"
: Il had no right to write to you" sal
Sayres in quiet voice, sutiued b
weakness. Il only hoped your low
J was true"
"Oh. it is true, dearest sobbed tn
girl. i never cared fer him. Blu
when thought you had ceased to car
| did not care what happened to n,
Ana now | am bound in honor"
In hcnor?" questioned Sayre.
Then what has brought you to m
unless Providence means us to be ha,
. py together?"
Jim. you do not know how goo
he Is, how 1t would break his heart
l must go"
Not yet, Ethel! Stay with me
single hour. Because shall never AZ
you again."
Softly Harry crept away from III
tent. He called the hea6man to hin
: you will stay here with six me
to accompany the white lady and M
Sayres. wherever they CO." he sal,
l The granting natives took up theI
loads. Mounting his horse, Harry rod
at the head. They proceeded for rea
ly an hour. till they were high nm !
the foothills. Then Harry stopped an
i looked back. "
In the clear air he saw the tiny ten
3 FAR underneath. At the door he th,ust
= ne saw white-clad woman's figur
I standing. Sic stood a moment an
went back.
harry rode on, the bearers fo,,o,,r