The Omaha guide., 1939-07-22
VISITORS

Leo withdrew his hu ing spear
fsolu the Iasuar 4 p%roce1lre mich
required tremendous tug. las -
sure upon the explorers rms r
Inc scimilar-like point lad q. a
Tar into the spotted eass siae III
lad become frightened Ggaiast =
Done. laner's Gyelopean ao.t E
muscles balged Int stfs.ined a.
Meath his khaki shirt es ne IT, 4
powerfully with the iItclin SUI
lsnly the bloody point become
loose.
THAT'S that" said Leo, m,pinx
the steel blade With Il cloth.
"Gooa fellow. For an Instant, 4
thought nat your career had besa
terminated"
No, Reeards. I'm a lard man 10
kill Rat | do want To get anot r
cat before We 80 back 10 camp
Must you hunt these babies = a
a spcarlp asked REGARDS. After
all-Bolo and ! enjoy your COM
pany and"
Nonsense" interrupted Zaner.
you should fear for the jagnar'R
safety-not minel'
"lf you say So" REGARDS half
muttered. "But please tale IL easy.
In spite OF the fact that you a.e
ole OF the worlds strong men. YOU
can't be too careful when you play
with animals
AS REGARDS completed his admo-
! nffiHn fhIHn tHnq "a -HHHfpn Tf1Gfi1n Y
movement in the brush.
"Quiek!" yelled Leo. wild pigs
to your leftl They're going to
charged"
With his spear in his hand, Zaner
sprang agilely behind a thicker -
the six ~'taskersn sighted the TO
who had been by this time well
c%amouaaged by green on all sides.
The wild pigs hesitated but then
snorted furiously in unison as they
neared the native guide who had
not been 50 we'll protected by jun
gle growths. One animal. slightly
more p%ugnacious than his CON-
panions, swerved somewhat in hig
eonrsa and attacked Bolo's bare
legsl Immediately REGARDS stepped
! out from behind his leafy barricaee
and opened fire on the pig with his
thirty calibre rifle. The ''tusker"
was thrown over for a distance OF
several %feet--then he breathed his
last! The impact of REGARDS Lead
en- missile had shocked the pig
thoroughly In a vital spoti
AT once the remaining five pigs
massed for a general ASSAULT Leo
dropped his javelin. At the same
time he drew his forty-fye Colt
automatic pistol from its holster
and commenced firingl REGARDS,
In the meantime. killed two pigs In
gLeIr uachs but zaner mlssea -
nrst and vas compelled to face
Ia zee Infatuated beasts WITHIN
twenty feet of his personi
But Leo's aim became mors
steady He managed to kill IT, q
three angry pigs and then faced
the one animal which remainedf
Taking careful aim. Zaner presses
the trigger. But there was no lou<
report; the clip was empty! 1t ha<
not been filed to capacity preyiou&
TO the encounter! At that very SEQ
ODD the beast rushed al LeoN
Those sharp tusks grazed the exA
plorer's calves in that mad lu eel
Zancr grabbed his spear and g
ned the animal to the ground Is It
rushed wildly for him in its Sc d
attack! The beast was snol q
but REGARDS ended Its life with q
well-placed shot from his reeo YER.
Come on" urged ReeGfds.
Whether you like 1t or not, we're
gong back to camp. Bolo has .
heavy skinning job to do"
"You win," smiled Zaner. Boy
those 'tuskers' certainly are tough
The jungle moon seemed to reach
its greatest brillianee at l O'clock
In the morning. Leo turned rest
lessly In his sleep. Bolo and Rec
ards we're dreaming deeply in the
next compartment of the hut. sud-
denly, a 1.-THE. semf-clad browns
skinned man approached Zaner's
rudely made bed with caution. For
= full minute he gazed at Leo. But
Zaner awoke like a man who felt
that he was being watched and
knew that by instinct! The native
leaped out Of the hut as Leo
reached for his guni