Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-01

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our unfoesunte cameras and plate car
riers. but none Of them weee missing
On the other hand sIl the sxpo<ed prO-
visions-and I remembered that there
were a considerable quantity Of then-
were gone. They werc animals. thss.
and not natives. who had made the
itlfoad for surely the latter wo0l6
have left nothing behind
Suddenly . thought came to me and
brought some little comfort to my
heart was not absolutely alone In
the world Down at the bottom Of the
elf and within call Of me was waiting
the faithful Zambo. went to the
edge Of the plateau and looked over
: Sure enough. he was squaffing among
his blankets beside his fire In his little
camp. But TO my amazement. a Sec
ond man was seated In front Of him.
For nm instant my heart leaped for
JOY as thought that one OF my COM
rides lad made his way safely down.
But second glance dispelied the hope.
The rising sun shone red upon the
mans skin He was an Indian
shouted londly and waved my hand
kerchief. Presently Zambo looked mp.
waved his hand and turned to ascend
the pinnacle In short time he was
standing close 20 me and listening with
deep distress to the story which tod
him.
.r..f for
lone" said he. You got into the devils
country. sab. and he take you all To
himself You take advice. Massa Ma
/ lone. and come down quick. else he get
you MS we'll"
How can I come down. Zamboy"
You get creepers from trees. Massa
Malone Throw them over here
make fast to this stump. and so you
have bridge
no crcepers here which could bear us
Send for ropes. Massa Malone"
"Who can send and where?'
"Send to Indian villages. sab. Plenty
hide rope In Indian village Indian
down below: send him
"Who is hey''
Zone OF our Indians. Other ones beat
him and take away his pay. He come
back to us, Ready now to take letter.
bring rope-anything,"
! To take letter, Why not? Perhaps
! he might bring help. but In any case
1 he would insure that our lives were
| not spent for nothing and that news Of
| all that we had won for science should
reach our friends at home. I had two
\ completed letters already waiting. l
would spend the day In writing n third.
which would bring my experiences alb
solutely up to date. The Indian could
bear this back To the world. ordered
! Zambo. therefore. to come agnin In the
evening. and ! spent my miserable and
lonely day in recording my own ndven-
lures Of the night before. I also drew
up a note. to be given to my white
merchant or captain Of steamboat
them 10 see that ropes were sent to
US. since our lives must depend upon
II. These documents threw to ZambO
In the evening. and also my purse.
which contained three English sover-
eigns. These were to be given to the
Indian. and he was promised twice os
much II he returned with the ropes.
Just as the sun was setting upon that
melancholy night saw the lonely 6g-
ure OF the Indian upon the vast plain
beneath me. and I watched him, our
one faint hope Of salvation. until he
disappeared in the rising mists of
evening which lay rose tinted ON the
setting sun between the faron river
and me.
1t was an awesome thing to sleep
In that III fated camp. and yet 1t was
even more unnerving to do 10 In the
jungle. One or the other 1t must be.
Prudence. on the one hand. warned
me that should remain on guard. but
exhausted nature. on the other, de-
clared that should do nothing Of the
kind. climbed up on to limb OF
the great gingko tree. but there was
no secure perch on Its rounded surface.
and should certainly have fallen Oh
and broken my neck the moment !
began to d0ze. got down, therefore.
and pondered over what should do.
Finally closed the door Of the xareba.
lit three separate fires In triangle
and, having eaten a hearty supper.
dropped or into a profound sleep. from
which had strange and most well
come awakening. In the early morn.
Ing. just MS day was breaking. u hand
was laid upon my arm. and. starting
up with all my nerves In tinele and
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