Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-08
The tracker nodded.

half-smile of e~xaltation.
The boy grinned.
HM'sungo touched the edge Of the
mighty spoor with his toe. "M'culo?"
and rolled his eyes up into the trees.
cd M'sungo and promptly went into
action. He took off his jacket and
jersey. rolled up his sleeves and tight
enc his belt. The tracker stripped
to his b~reech-clout and took from one
of the wizened a slender-shafted as
segai. The three old hunters laid
aside the rifles they had beef carrying
and the g~unbearers quietly picked
them up.
M'sungo turned to Andrea. Get on
the donkey" he ordered. When she
was mounted her eyes were on a level
with his own. Listen" he said.
You'll ride now because when we
strike the bush you can't. Please lis
ten because from now until the kill
nobody is going to speak to o and
If you should say a word out loud you
excitement of the moment"
go ahead; I won't speak, said
Andrea and pressed her lips tight to-
gether.
when you begin to get hot" Q n
tinued M'sungo, "just take of what
you. don't want and drop it. We
people ahead can't lose anything If
we try. The boys used to pick up my
dead matches until I stopped them:
your skirt, get off Marguerite and
leave him. Walk lightly inc hang on
till you drop. II you last long enough.
you'll see me take the big gun. That's
the beginning of the n and when 1t
happens you are to do just n thing.
Look around you. Somewhere near
YOU are bound to see a big tree loom
ing out of the bush. Go to II. hug
it, stay with it whatever happens till
1 call you"
A moment later. they were of at a
terrific pace the tracker in the lead,
M'sungo next, then the g~unbearers.
Andrea. and after her the tagging
rest, Fol hours they kept on without
a. break or a pause. Andrea watched
M'sungo's long stride, fascinated oy
it's u%nvarying pendulum swing. me
gunbearers took shorter steps. Inss
walked pivoting on The ball of the
foot: lust before each step, their heels
ierked inward sharply for the thrust
hack. she leaned forward; Mar
ruerite had his eyes wide open. lie
seemed to be breathing softly as
though he, too, were bent on playing
the game.
Quite suddenly tney caHho u ~
the forest into a broken many space.
The heat and glare was terrific. Here
and there were scraggy groups OF
thorn, apparently burnt up.by h sun
hut in reality very much alive. TO
ono side. an enormous acacia cast Its
grateful blot of shade. The tracker'
pausinr at last, looked straight up
transnxed in an eloquent pose.
Andrea followed his gaze. AT an IN
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freshly broken. Her reason battled
With incredulity: It told her that only
one thins could have reached the
branch and snapped 1.-THE up-nune
trunk az the rearing beast they were
following. For the hrst time IN ner
life. measuring again that height, she
felt actual awe. I'M caes e
glance over his shoulder: His l1 s
was aiight: his eyes Q W1th :
A few minutes later they came =
the ragged edge Of the elephant bush.
The tracker cast left n right wl.n
r,Iick ierky steps. Here the tnree
buiis had separated; Joyful siKn, Tor y
moved intention to feed. ~ track.
er camesto a halt, dropped the TIP 81
his assegai shaft to q nosen sp0o..
natSenfiv. she threw herself from
MarSuerite.s back and hastily stripped
nm Ser Jersey, unbuttoned her skirt
ana let it fail. She stood In helmet;
Khaki shirt and breeches, puttees. and
tirhtlv laced bootsEan adorable STUDY
~ brown. But M'sungo had no time
for artistic effects: he turned IRON
her with q nod and plunged Into the
bush in the wake Of the tracker.
fortunately for Andrea = so nat
nat the wal harder to follow
IN fact Il WAS much easier for
throurh the Jungle Of stunted sapitns
nd mar could pass ave where an eae.
nbamt had .plowed a way--but that
now every indication OF the games
-proxress hAd 10 be read, studied N
accurately valued. Here began the
exercise ~ that finished science when
M,M,nro had placed 20 high. givins
due credit - thoss foferunessS who