The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-19
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:: :s. top Co. q; +! !. must come 70 dinner
Altar you've been my guest ~
sponded Marx. "Hone serves ox-
|eellent canned beans"
esThe pigl" added Lorine.
win the subject Of our recent
discussion b hack tonight7" asked
Mark, after q pause.
~Vanya?S The beoeheomber
ehIueeed. ~Who knows3 No ship
q, therefo1o no ueed Of her services.
But the Ellies 70 expected tomorrow.
and she'll surely psrfozm tomorrow
wen. that leavss NJ free for on,
venture Of tonight You haven't
met L" said Loring, "but J
rather hoped you had. 1t's . tom,
fool proposition, and ! thought pos
otbly the light Of day had revealed
IT, temSoolery b your eyes,"
wen 80. nsvsrtheless.s said
=! Keep ny hssyains,. responded
loriag. wen start about three.
thirty then. since it's dark ct six.
thirty. The village & only soma
I've miles inland, but It's ! Door
trail, and ! want to have DAYLIGHT
| at least going. Wen have to Get
rack Tie bet way ~ can."
The rematndef Of the mornins
and early afternoon passed quickly;
Mark found plenty Of entertain.
naent u wandering along the broad
sand beach, watching crabs ocuttls
into tidal pools, and beach birds
take wing with raucous cries ct his
! approach. At mid-afternoon ho WAS
ready.
~Got . CUNT. asked Lorins.
sUpstairs. Why?"
Fetch IT, said ths beaehcombsr.
Think wen need 1T"
mot tor animals" said IoriuR.
There are no dangerous animals.
but there are snakes. Il We eet Ii Z
Ian, don't dare pull It on the black
tel!ows, though. Just stand easy
and let NJ try % talk 10 out.
They started straight inland.
passing the deserted native huts
beyond Shenes plaza, and ontsrod Z
warm, sweetly- GLORIOUS jungle. Lor.
Ing walked n advance. Els bare feet
| padding silently - Q natives,
though. judging from his uncovered
voaces there Vas - ut no need for
'sSlow going ahead" hs called
hack. - ths {aintiy distineuished
trail turned up into the hills. And
% indeed Il vas; creeners had
etewn across the way. branches
had 70 b laboriously crawled under
ana pushed aside, and buxsing
hordes OF disturbed insects swarmed
around them. Loring produced .
heavy knife and hacked through
too creeperS and smaller branches.
YOU'D never believe the black
1elloMo from the Cove passed this
way three days ago. he said. sThey
pentsl"
The hours passed, and they a.
eended higher into the hills. Dusk
tel with that strange tropical ma.
denness. and instantly 8 silence
seemed 70 drop over the jungle.
|, ?ulse from here OF" whispered
4osane, . they crept slowly ahead.
a oul4 thEobbin4 sound that
marx had felt for some time sud.
deoly enlarged . consciousness.
Skin dJums,s said his eompan.
lon sensing his question.
Thy topped . hill: ahead throurh
the teng3o 6 vegstation, Marx ~.
eetved . 6iekerine freelowi "a
dEum-sound had incressed. ma
now mingled With its throbbins.
cane . mystical low chant Of ia.
man voices. 4 moment more ma
elack shapes appeared between "a
aro and the two of then. mov;nS
thythmicAlly IA somo sort Of dance'
:Closer5" asked Lorine 81 4 iov
sAs close % possiblejs
They crept On. Suddenly. unsw.
peeeeolys they were at the very edea
% . eleaIingj not twenty 1oot avSy
burned the 6re, and Marx eav On
sae TAR stde . rough semicircla 81
huts: They crouchod behind 4 thin
barrier Of underbrush and creopers.
ana ctared at tho bi1arro scens -.
1oto than.
Ito Dc Continued)
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