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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
TH0S. ]. OWES q SON. AucT1ohEERs.
142E Eye Sc. NV.
Trustees' Sale Of Two Valuable
Semi-detaehed DWELLING Q,
Known a. Premises Nos.
2716-27lS Thirty eighth street
Nnrfhweat.
AUCTION SALES.

rs virtue Of two certain deeds OF trust
eaily recorded 10 Lbes S6IB f9I0e 172 and
f66 et sea.. Of the land records Of the D,s,
party secured Thereby, the lDGersgned tsus.
~ pretnlses on MQsnAf, THE fOuk-
TRENTH DAY OF MAY, A.D, 1923 AZ
1--WE O'CLOCK Pm, the tollgwIng -tiescr1Ged
1an1 and presBisss. situate 10 the county 0t
WssblnRt0n Dlstrct 0f Columbia snG desgg.
mated a. ard beinE lpis 10 AnG 10 in square
1912 In Charles J Bel, surviving trustees
egffxSi vision called Cathedral Highlands" a.
Ter fylat recorded 10 LATER County 2i at foiiD
"a in the Office Of the sHrYey0F fyf the Dis.
fFlet Of Columbia, subject 70 covenants sf
record.
Terms Of asie; Each parcel soIa for eDs-
third Of tfsA p8feba6e ng1taeY e. Ds paid IN
PaeA balance ~ two equal tGsta iinssBfs pay
stis ia one and two geaFx. Aftk interest ~
ar ger ee0tnm per sBn1lp Dsysbis semi
efSnHsiiy from DAY of ssie secures by desa
NJ trust Up0O the property s0G Of all eskh
~ fhs Option Of The purchaser. a dfD1st
a. 800 wall be IeaBised At time sf Fste %
Serb parcel All eoDseyaneJBE. recording
sn al cost Of pgTehskeT Terms 81 Aale te
- Complied win within thirty Gass from
Sss of sale 0aheF8lse the Trustees TsEsFEs
s{fas F9si1f 70 resell the property - the F7sk
sgd e0st o1 dsfsaitpY Dsifebskef after FIVE
ssss sSysftisssasDt ~ sUeB Fesais 10 s0nae
yasws1sDef D8lHxhsc 10 Washington, 81, &.
EIhtsD LTYiBGAT0k
NLAoT W TkEw.
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THOS. ] OWEN s& SON. AUCTIONEERS
1is5 Eve Street Northwest.
May 18th, 1928
my.l4.15

TRUSTEES, SALE OF IMPROVED REAL RI:!AL
ESTATE. KNOWN AS PREMISES 329i
KLINGLE ROAD NORTHWEST. WASH
By virtue OF a certain deed OF trust dated
January 10. 1927. being instrument No i13,
recorded January IL, 1927. among the land
records OF the District of Columbia and at
the request of the party secured thereby.
the llsdersigned trustees will sell at plsne
NEsDAY. THE TWENTY, ,THIRD DAY OF
NAY A n 1928 AT FOUR O'CLOCK Pm.
the following described land and premises.
situate in the District of Columbia. ami des-
ignated as and being lot seyenty-hve t15I in
Gilbert's subdivision of square tweIatv-one
hundred and one t2lofl. rs per plat re-
corded in Liber 50. folio IS. in the records
nt the surveyors olice OF the District OF
Columbia Subject 90 building restriction
line shown on said Mat.
Terms Sold subject to q prior deed OF
trust for SIC, 500 90 further particulars OF
which will he announced at time of sale: the
purchase nrlce ahove. said trust TO oe paid
iu cash. A deposit of $500 90 reauIred. Con-
vevaacirg recording. etc. at the purchaser $
cnst Terms 20 be complied with within
thirty days. otherwise deDosit forfeited and
the property may he advertised and res0ld At
the discretion of the trustees
'"~ G. Hi-RTON R0DRICK.
HARRY 5. WEIGH
myi1I4.l6lS.21.9 Trustees.
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~7yzlls. 4 OwgN 4 s0k, 6LlsTI0AEKKs
l415 Eve ~. NV.
'TRrgTEgs s4Lg or VALUABLE TWO
STONY EEICK DWELLING BEIhG
J.KEAIsEA no. 4tS CoLtABiA Road

w slFtss. ~ ) eerts.o fssf Of tggs.. euly
xss<srsed Id gslg,ef No. bE2s fohD 541 q era.
IN ths iaaa reel0fdf ~ tie District ~ IgIt4Hi.
ia sad 81 She Request ~ the party sheare9
si.s1sl,y the utaeFsleBsG trustees wis seit ~
E'.t,l5e aslsfl0gi 10 fr1pt N ths preugjses ~
EvED1Tt 9gaE f4psttksJfhi ftY ptsJlgk s9filj1sx 21sxfp p W
fhs isilewteg -fes.,it.a isi,q si,9 osegg'jses
ssssn - sga tsiDg iat ~ lD GBs i, Zepp
~ Carrot = ZsDDs spbdi sisa9yt' ~ lots y.
ssssesr@ a6Ea "PjfasAnI Plains" ~ Dsf Dlsf
s~sssreed Ia the ofRns ~ fbf snfyssDF tgf
~ 11IsaFsst ~ EsJlDgli8s 10 IAief ~ r. f011e
81 eFfsFrt u building rastfietlAb WBfE ~
sls9sn % sai1 pIsi sad tpb'ed ~ covenants
% sssss,sn.s soi6 sDl5ent 10 d JF10T deed oi
t.s,st f0F 81 zoo - further ysft."aiYgfs o.
-, - t,T4ae a3gDYG raid lfHEt ~ be pai9
1@ ea1b aeDoslt ~ zHet ltD fegiiifea
..Isss.n.anx fes.ofdiI4g ste. ~ D4febaeefr .
.s,.s Tegns " ~ eewpllsd "lt,A m't9,, 30,
t6iyfg asSs. otlsy~isS aeDfjslt Jtabg.fg ~. ".
~ has VIZ II HAkttn9.
xAk1AHA Trustees
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Trustees Sale of Four-Story
Fireproof Apartment, No,
l44N Cirard ST. NV.

BY virtue of a deed Of trust recorded in
Iiber AnfS. folio 3U3 et seg of the land
resUlds OF the District OF coIumbis, and AZ
request of party secured thereby. undersigned
trustees viii offer for sale hy public aug.
tiop, in front of premisee, on TUESDAY.
NAY TWENTY sEcoNp 1928. At THREE
THIRTY O'CLOCK Pm. the following de.
fcrihed land ard premises situate in, IN sad ,n
block Al Nhrth Grounds Columbian TINT
yersity, as per plat IN Liher Governor shep:
herd folio t49, OF the surveyors Office of
said District. beginning at the north west
corner III said lot ! o. thence east along
G.rard street 65, feet TO a 10'ioot alley,
thence south i42 feet 10 an s.foot alley,
theme west SO feet to the west line OF said
lot 10. thence north AZ feet To the hegin-
ming designated on the assessment books As
lots ST. and $50, square abHT
Terms OF sale: Above property will be
sold subject 20 prior deed ot trust for
500 600 at y n per cent. due April /. 1850 .
balance cash A deposit of $4,000 required
OF purchaser at time OF sale, An convey.
anclne. recording and notarial fees al cosi
nf purchaser Terms of sale 10 he compiied
with within thirty days from sale. other
wise trusteeA reserve right 10 resell property
nj risk and cost OF defaulting purchaser,
after fve DAYS advertisement of such resale
in ., me newspaper published in washing
ton ID T., .
WILLIAM II. LlNkINS;
a a FIN
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ADAM A. wEscRLER 4 SON, Aucloneers
SITES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO,
STORY BRICK DWELLING NO. Gig D

= ~
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING NO. Gig d
STREET SOUTHWEST.
BY virtue Of a certain deed OF trust duly
rrcorqied IN i.ihcr No ISSB. folio 2lS et SEQ.
of she land records Of the District of Colum.
bja and at the request of the party secured
viii offer for sale nv puhlic auction. in front
OF ihs nremises On TUESDAY. TIE FlF
TEENTH DAY OF MAY. 1928. AT FIVE
O'CLOCK pm the following described land
and PREMISES situate IN the District of Co
lpmbia To Nit. Part of lot Iettnred N 10
the subdivision made bv W D. Todd OF part
a. original lot / ard all of original lots 3
ard Il in square 5S1 according Ia the niai
of said s'llSis vision as the same anpears OF
records in the office OF the surveyor Of the
District Of Columbia. described rs follows:
Beginning for the same at point in the line
of D street south distant IA feet east frnm
the northwest corner of said lot N" and
running 'heufe east l6 feet along the line
of said u street. thence south 100 feet:
thence west i6 feet and thence north 100
Terms OF sale: Cash. uepoTt OF
s300 on required Of purchaser at time OF
SAFE Al conyeyarciuE recording and no:
tafial fees at cost of purchaser. Terms nf
sac to he comnlind with within thirty days
from day nf sale otherwise the trustee re-
serves the right 10 resell the property al the
risk and cost OF she defaultinE purchaser
after Ave DAYS advertisement OF such resale
in SOME newspaper published in washington.
c ,>.
nay3.d&1es. exsu surviving Trustee.
THos J OWEN & SON. AucTIoNEERs
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THOS J. OWEN SON At3CTIONEERS
14g5 EYE ST, NV.
Trustees Sale of Three Two
Story Frame DWELLING 9,
Known As Premises 1872.
1914 and 1916 East Capitol
Street.

By virtue Of certain deed OF trust dated
April 1897 being instrument No. i0l
recorded April 10. 1927, among the land rec
0Fsts OF the District Of Columbia. and at the
rennest 81 the party secured thereby. the
ton. In frnni of the premises, on TUESDAY
TIE FIFTEENTH DAY OF NAY. AID
1928. AT FOrR-THlRTY O'CLOCK M.
the following -described land and Dreulses
situate in tl1s District of Columbia. and dee-
In Kate Binders subdivision as Der plat
recorded IN the Office of the surveyor. for
the District OF Columbia. In liber 20 at folio
fs5 also nart OF original lot IN souare
1890 hegtnLing AZ the southeast corner OF
SAID tot and running west on East Capitol
thsflce nOria 10 feet thence west / .b4 feet
10 TIE line OF pnbgie alley: thence north
on said alley 1908 feet to the northwest
corner Of said ioi thence east on the rear
corner Of SAID ht. thence south i2h .0s feet
TO the beginning: belng sil of original lot
4 rot eHntlraead In suhint 40
Terms nf sale: OBs-tbIr OF the purchase
money 10 be paid IA eash, balance ~ two
eauAi tnstalbaents paFai,ie IN and two
years with interpst at sir per centum psr
annnm payable seui-annnaiiy from dap OF
sale. secured by deed OF trust upon the prop
erty sold. or alt cash at the option OF the
purchaser. A depgsit OF $500 90 will be ~.
recording e.c al cost Of purchaser, TeTms
of sale to ne c0mBlied with within thirty
days from dag OF sale. otherwise the trustees
reSergE the right 10 FeseIl the property ai
the risk and cost Of defauttng DusehaseF
after I'VE days' advertisement of such resale
3 s9"'' E. ''"'''''F . published n 10 wa'hla''on
GEORGE Y. HANE.
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Trustees Sale of Valuable Two.
Story Brick Dwelling, Situate
No. 1882 KENYON St. NV.

By virtue OF deed OF trust recorded IN
Liber No 1871 at folio 1873. of the land rec.
0rds Of the District Of Columbia. we shall
sell n front Of the premises, on TUESDAY,
THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MAY. AID,
1875 AT FOIlR O'CLOCK Pm. lot nnm-
beresI eighty.eight tesl IN William NJ Gsln.
trustees subdivision OF part. of block mum
bered seventeen tl7l n Todd and Brown's
called Mount Pleasant" and pleasant
Plains" as per plat of hrst-menttoned sub
division recorded in the nffice of the sur.
yeyor for the district OF Columbia in LibeF
- at foho 100. said property is now known
far prrroses Of assessment and taxation as
lot numbered eighty-eight 1881 in square
nun1hered twenty-eiEht hundred and forty.
six t2S49l,
Terms Of sale: One-fourth cash: balance
in one twO aad three years. with interest
six Der -ent per annum. payable semi.
annually. Deposit of $500 90 required at
time nj sale and the purchaser allowed
fifteen DAYS from date OF sale TO complete
the nHrthase, Further particulars at time
OF sale. All convey ancing and recording al
EDWARD c. BALTz.
VERNON G. OWEN.
mv5-i6is exsn Trustees.
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Il THOMAS ROBINSON.
RORERT 4 L. p.%kREIrER.
mh27 30, 81 apoa6 Trustees.

fFTHE PURCHASER OF THE ABOVE.
described property having failed To comply
prQperty viii he rexoid on WEDNESDAY,
THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MAY. A u,
Pm. at the same place, upon the same terms
and conditions. except that \ deposit of $500
viii be required and settlement must be
""' ny oRDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
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FOR SALE BY OWNER.
TWO.STORY COLONIAL
CLApBOARD HOME
IN CHEVY CHASE, ND.

new house. center~hall plan haNlng Spa.
riaS,s living room, with omen fireplace, diuinG
roant kitchen pantry and porch on the nrst
floor The second ti0oT has THREE bedrooms
two Yle hsths tone with shnwerl. large CLOS
cts oak floors throUghout. garage; loi oox
1h0. Price SlSAN0. with first trust OF
81, 500 for three years. Phone Wisconsin
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HOS. J. OWEN & SON. AUCTIOSEERS.
l4a5 EYE ST. NV
TRUSTEES SALE OF DETACHED FRAME
REsIDENCE KNOWN AS PREMISES


TRUSTEES, SALE OF DETACHED FRAME
RESIDENCE KNOWN AS PREMISES
3ali MILITARY ROAD NORTHWEST.
BY virtue OF certain deed of trust, dated
August l9, 1925. heng instrument No 81,
recorded August FL. lD9d among the land
records of the District of Columbia and at
the request of the party secured thereby. the
undersigned trustees will sell at public auss-
ton III front of the premises on FRIDAY,
THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL ID, 102S. AT
THREE O'CLOCK PM. the following de
scrihed land and premises situate in the DIS.
trict of Columbia and designated As and
being the fun front Of 20 feet on keokuk
street by the deuth of lSS feet of lot ~ in
square 1881 in Allan f.. Walker and William
l.. Brnwnings subdivision OF part of the
tract of land caliet Mount Airy" as per
plat recorded in Liter 80. folio I46 Of the
records of the Office OF the surveyor OF the
District at Columbia, being all of said lot
except so much thereof a. conveyed 10
Thomas TAYLOR by deett' recorded in llber
hi5t, folin 3on of the land records of the
District OF Columbia. Sold subject to cove
Terms Sold subject TO a prior deed of
trust for $40 600 further PARTICULARS of
which VIII he announced at time of sale, the
purchase price ah've said trust to be pail
In cash A deposit of $500 required. Con-
veyancing recording. etc. at the purchasers .
cost Terms To he complied with within
thirty days otherwise deposit forfeited and
tha pFnnertv may he advertised and resOld
at the discretion Of the trustees
Il THOMAS R0RINS0E
R0RERT l. P.4RRElTER.
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THOs j. OWEN soS AtcTfONEERs,
Id9h EYE SIT NV
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THOS ] OWEN 4 SON. ATCTI0NEERS
iAa5 Eye Street NorthMest
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FUTURE DAYS.
rHos. OWEN & SON. ArcTioEEEHs.
1925 Eye STREET North west
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Thirty-five miles was a two days
Journey for our pack camels, and during
that time we saw no signs of Cooney
and his mates. Evidently they had
noted the dry stage marked on Rods
map, and, pushing their horses, were
hoping to get through to water ahead.
What they thought when, like our
selves, they found the rock hole dry
can only guess. Wiser men would have
turned back and made for the water
left behind. We, of course, with our
camels and water tanks, were quite all
right. and could travel on for another
three or four days before our beasts
really needed drink.
The following night we camped on a
fat, sandy reach where ages ago the
waters of the lake had ebbed and
flowed. Now, however, it was as dry as
the floor of a lime kiln; even the Spini-
fex had failed to gain footing. All
next day we struggled across the sandy
bed of that prirneval sea. It was a
along, our feet sinking through the
salty crust to the fine sand beneath, I
felt rs though we three were lone way
farerS lost forever in O dead world.
What had become of Cooney and his
mates we could only conjecture. Their
tracks no longer ran on ahead of us, as
they had done previously so we began
to think that they had pulled out of
the game and were now making their
way to Coolgardie. / should explain
here that we were following a distinct
trail-that which Rod and his old mate
Bill Flynn had made when they first
followed, and then returned, on the
dead mans track.
Such tracks, in dry, sandy country
will last for years, and Rod was able
to point out the still visible footprints
of the dead mans horse where, in
places, they had deviated from a
straight line and so escaped being
trampled over. With such a trail as
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a guide, it was obvious that Cooney g.
Co., If given sufficient water, could
easily outstrip and forestall us at the
golden lode, even without Rods map
X X X X
THAT days march ended at curious
l. spot where a big stone hill, with
precipitous sides, rose straight up from
the lake bottom. In bygone ages it
had been an island, and, tired as was,
my curiousity prompted me to climb
to the summit. The height was about
80 feet, and after fairly hard scramble
I reached the top.
The air was wonderfully clear, and
half mile away, I saw a man crawling
on his stomach, close to the edge Of q
cliff. I guessed that he was spying on
our camp For a few minutes he lay
and looked until, evidently satisfied, he
wriggled back from the edge. It was
Cooney.
fastening down the rocks, I told Rod
what I had seen.
"Let 'em all comet" was his laconic
comment as, opening tin and with the
aid of desiccated potatoes and timed
carrots, he proceeded to concoct the in
evitable stew. After a good meal of
"damper" and stew, I waited for the
chill of the night to descend. Soon
fell asleep.
I was awakened by a shot. Another
and another followed Then came
shouts, oaths, the sound Of men rushing
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With that he made vicious punch
ht Rods mouth.
But Mcleod was on the alert, and
1eaping to one side, he avoided the
blow. And then the battle began! Rod
was fine big man, accustomed to a
hard, open-air life, and although he
lacked his opponents pugilistic science
he was quite his equal in tcughness and
capacity to take punishment. Into it
the two leaped, and as they exchanged
blows the thuds of fists on muscle
sounded like the blows of maui. Then
came clinch, and they heaved across
the narrow bar, crashing into the frail
counter and breaking it down.
"Out of this, out of it! Go and fight
outside!" yelled the shanty-keeper, as
he endeavored to stop the struggle that
threatened to wreck his building.
But the fighters paid no heed as,
breaking from the clinch, they fell to
sparring for knock-ou hit.
Madison and stepped back into a
corner to be out of the way, while
Cooney's two companions found it con-
venient to take up position in the
doorway. I half expected that they
might attempt to help their mate by
some dirty trick, such as throwing a
bottle at Rod, but they made no such
effort, being, it seemed, quite confident
of Cooney'S ability to take care OF him.
self.
: That the ex-pugilist could do SO was
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Cold Hunters Fight for Survival in Desert Land of Australia

nizahle. and We identified him as
Cooney's second companion-the man
who had spied On us through the hole
in the canvas.
Rod then headed the canels for the
nearest shore of the lake, and, camp
ing beside a patch of scrub. we held
council.
'It's hard thing to do" Rod began,
but after all, Cooney Is a fellow-crea-
ture, and We can't leave him to perish
if he happens to be still alive. We must
search for him.
The upshot was that. after tying the
camels down, Rod and took two
gallon water bag and some food, and
started back on the dead mans tracks.
Singing the water bag and our pack
on a light stick which we carried be-
tween us, Rod and I strobe along at
good pace. The track was easy enough
to follow. and after a few miles We be-
gan to come upon items of the dead
mans clothing.
Later we came across a dry and
empty water bag, which had been the
first item the perishing man had thrown
away. Our late enemy had travelled a
long way in his hopeless search for
water. and it was we'll on toward night
before we reached the spot where he
and Cooney had parted.
Cooney was there. He lay on his back
dead. Some food and an empty water
bag lay on the ground beside him; our
rifle and revolver were some 10 feet
away. The rifle had been fired, and
it was evident from hole in his head
that the bullet had killed Cooney.
We could read the signs easily enough,
and we concluded that Cooney'S mate
had treacherously murdered him to OBJ
tain possession of their last pint of
water! Then, by an easily made error,
the murderer had turned the wrong way
and, instead of making back toward
water, had headed farther into the
desert to his own death.
It was late next day when we again
sighted our camp. Then, with our little
train once more complete, we started off
again to seek the lost gold mine.
In due time we came across the lonely
grave of which Rod had told us; then
quick march brought us to the hills
we had struggled so hard to reach. Our
first job, however, was to search, not
for gold, but for water This was by
no means easily found, and it was only
after three days of desperate toll that
we managed to locate a small supply
at the base of big granite rock a
couple OF miles away from our camp.
Then, with our main want supplied, we
began to dig for gold
We soon found plenty, and of such
wonderful richness that We thought we
had discovered another Coolgardie
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When the discovery Of gold at
Coolgardie set the world of adj
venturers af1ame, Jim Charnley,
then q boy of 10, went of
from his home in Ballarat,
Australia, to seek his fortune.
A veteran prospector, Rod Nc
Leod, befriended him and intro
duced him to a young English
gentleman, Horace Madison.
The three formed a partnership
to look for a lost mine, of which
Mcleod knew the secret.
Madison became involved in
a fight with a former prize
fighter named Cooney and was
badly beaten. Later, while dis
cusSing their secret expedition,
Mcleod and Madison were over
heard by one of Cooney's friends.
When they set off on their quest
they were surprised to come
across a fresh trail of mounted
men proceeding in the same
direction as themselves.-Jim
Charnley's story is related by his
brother in the first person.
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crouched low, we waited and listened.
After while the poor wretch who
noaned over near the camels struggled
unsteadily to his feet and staggered to-
ward us.
water, waterl" could hear him
whisper. But, as Rod had expected,
shot rang out from around the corner
of the cliff. and the luckless fellow
thudded to the ground again, where he
lay silent.
"Just as I thought" whispered Rod.
They're hiding there, and in the dark
they mistook their mate for one of u.s.
They mean to murder us all for the
water and the camels!"
The situation was dangerous, and
needed to be brought quickly to an end
We did not know just what firearms our
assailants possessed, but they certainly
had one of our rifles, while we had to
depend on the other and my handy pis-
tol. So far Rod had held off the at
tack with the rife, with which weapon
he was crack shot, while Madison
had peppered them with my revolver
Briefly, Rod told me that while lay
asleep he and Madison had kept
watch. in full expectation of trouble
The gang had come around the end of
the rock with quick rush, evidently
expecting to find us asleep and easy
victims Rod had fired the first shot,
bringing down the fellow who lay near
the camels. This had halted the other
two, and after emptying their guns to-
ward where we lay they hastily retreat
ed. Madison, it seemed, had received
a bullet through the arm, although he
said little about it.
On the coming of daylight we exam
1ned the dead man. He was the fell
low who was unknown to me.
After burying the body in a shallow
grave we pushed on.
Two days later we came once again
to the main floor Of the lake, where it
made twist in its 100-mile stretch.
Somewhere about noon we saw a mans
footprint, the clear impression of a
naked foot.
BLACK fellow" I hazarded.
Rod examined the print closely
where 1t had pressed into some firm
sand.
mo" he answered. white man.
And he is most likely all in"
SWINGING the camels around, we
started to follow the tracks, Rod
going on ahead at quick pace. About
mile farther on we found our man.
He lay face downward where he had
fallen in his last shutting step, and his
naked body was burnt by the sun.
Turning him over, we looked at his
face. 1t was distorted, but still recog-
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Gathering our remaining stuff to-
gether, we spliced the cut ropes and,
after filling up our water tanks, bade
the shanty keeper good-by and struck
out into the desert.
X X n X
ON the evening of the fourth day we
came on some barren ridges Of
ironstone and quartz.
Next day We left the shores of great
dry lake. One could trace the old shore
line and find tall cliffs scarped and wa
ter worn by the vanished waves.
On the top of one such cliff lay water
hole that was clearly marked on Rods
map, and as we pulled up to water our
camels we saw by recent horse tracks
that Cooney's gang had not long pre-
coded us.
This will enable them to carry on
for another couple of days." said Rod,
but it will go hard with them If the
next water hole happens to be dry"
Three nights later we camped at that
particular hole, and it was dry We
spent a good deal of time in digging it
deeper, but although the earth was
moist not trickle of water appeared.
'Good-by, Mr.. Cooneyl" muttered
Rod, as he Strengthened his tired back
and wiped the muddy sweat from his
face. From now on there is 35-mile
dry stage, with probably no water in the
rock hole at the end Of it,