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Show ( t ' J 6YN0PSIS. , I 1 , x . ' I- ' I ,.. . , . I . .1 ut. . i i i..m . .i ;::V; , ', ' 'j;.:'..:! .J' :.:: 1 r ' i. 'i. " i ... 1 It,' I.'-, '. ' . '..''ll'.l'r'r.whn ijel! j k'JlV .'.'.!'. .!..' "ii'. i. V.'-t!... ,i) m . .1. , Il-I. "I . . - I.I . .1 I ik. f..r I .1 .-. . ,-l T . ..- .',. m .,. I - .i i . II i.. I H rr1 I'..- I it. : " Tl.'.l ' ' ' 'it I t-i"K I ' 1 " a 'I 1 ' " "' ' fc.r I... v .1 1 I- I All 111. I I'.' I I" '" f" n..-r """ ' ..- - II- "lIV ' al -l. pl,i.m-il ii hhl.u f-.r III .1"' a.i .v...... I li. r....ai. .,.. I..I l, in . t. - II-, r.tm.li.l.. .1 ( I.I P'- r'-'r l-u'il'l l'i."li".''.'i'i'i.'rin' "" ' CHAPTER IX. Continued. Make nml Mlaa italic turned to tare l th.' diovea of auluuila iiiov tut kIhhiI between them nml Him bor Art i.( Ihe tall Kriiaa MM l.calle Willi the- Itml In apeak "They mil 'I he cattle, Mr. Wliithrotie Them uri. muni, wllh attlpva. I il.i bcllcvo Ihcy'ro s.'brnK'" "(Jet lli.wll" nillllllMllllril llhikc. Tre-Cr all llil K'Hii' Tlmae Ill be ut lim Toliowa to Hi" left i.f Hi" actinia re i-latnl. Win'.'' Ki.lll.lnl wo lie III II If wo owned Hint water ! !- I'll bet I'd hate mm nf tluwo fit b-eca llirl.le llliro illlla" -Ilnw I al 1.1 y H J.ili Bli nk''' miirniilic.1 Miss Leslie. Hiw it Jerked'" iiu.'slloned I II it k "What Ih J. I Ii. .1 ."' -Iil.-.l" "Hi II. i; I lii.'UI hr.ill.il Just i.'il Insl.lo " im-nr inlii.' iullii run'." ml.l.'il V Hit tr. "'I'll . I III"' mn v..ii II H' I II il iinii. il rare I'.-i. .nir .:iiilnii, Mum .l.-nii) ! Win., mi Hi.'. we'll Ii.ivii III.. . In ilce i.f raw it J"i ki-.l " -llmn.rh!" -Jcik.-d ini'iil In nil rli-hl. Ymi cm ..... . . jour game In strlpa Willi penknife! laughed Mini l.-ll. Wake miir.'il at Hit ulunily. 'Tlml a an. V.'ii'M. mil II luii k mi tin. Hiiii ti-er ti-er a h.-of with n Mitkuiri't W.-'ll luivi In lnl.n It law, mi. I iti.R I.imIiIiiii ul Hint " "llav.-n't I ti.'iitil of lntiib.Hi fci.lv.--i.lil Vlnlhr.i... - li.tn.lK..i-' lni hum I ruu'l Hly, lull Hfl I rr nii'iiil.. r. II .'. 'ina to mi' III il th vur nli.li I.'." i-lii'i' -" 'MMta Suy. tlutt wtiutit nil in. 'ill. Hill hIbti' III wlii'n. In liml. a mi. Ill" "I in ami. I ruu'l any (Inly I P' n.'tnli.T Hint I Imvo m. 11 lli-m In nlli r li.M.li-iil jil.i.-.'a. .ui klimv." -M.'.mtl I tn.'. r I'l.C'lliillla. mull i Iinv.. a fir I.mll our at. iiUh." r.' niarai-.l Mls I.ikIi.. -I in. Mln .l.'iiny, li.im'a wi. Iinv.. II r inn. nml mi ni. ut. I'm a v.' ii'inil ( im in iw hni iiinyhi' my inniiili iiln'l I wan-linn I. ii Miiiii-lhliiK '" till ih.M.' ili,,i nml rimata nml airwa ruiinlMf a ml mil tll.'tv" "I In v in., maklim fur Hi" m i," nl.M ixi .l lnlhriiHv "llil.ln'l mil In t I. t Unit?" 'ShIh h ii I wrli-.h an niin li Willi. ml III.- Hh.-llH U'.' ll .'III ll.'.lll lUT.'" Ili. i . w. r ilv ll fi'W mil x h ll 1 T).. y .!. .Inilii.il iiii.I i-iii.'k.'il nml i,-M" 1 " il. "ii" ii'i.t nni.lli.'r I'lii' li..,t ti .ii , t.i ln.'nk I'v.'iily n.l.mi II, r. n.l.l.ll.. ' II. .In." a.ihl lll.ik.'. "Hi.. t.. ,-r purl ..I iln.. mil .In fur n hunt. Ml a l.'ii in '.lli. n s..n'.. .ill. mi Hi.. I'li-.iin. ui II in ...nr .. k . I S.iv. Will. Ii.ivii von I'ul Ih,' I ..I i nml k''V4 mill " Ml ,..' .Minn.;" mi ..in.', li. nullum.' "' I n-',.'.l Mi.' I 'M.'ii'a l"..k.i ,,, ,,, i T.M. .' I n' li.i.l In 'h k il,, Mi lll.ik.''. I.u'k.-I " ' 1 I ... k.'l "' ., !, .1 lll.iki. 'Hi.- ln.i l.,. k.'l. Wmni'ti mil v I"' - ''a i iiiii.im. Mi lll.ik... hni I iihh.iii. you. ' 1 ) .ii, i M,,i luuk In., n,.. Ilu.iii:li -" ? V ' l t in.' KK" II lii'ri' -.iilrk!" :. 1 iM'.'.i.,' t H'aril.-. hi liU Inn.' iiii.I I.M.k. Mlaa ' l..-.,il,. r;i'u:til nil i.:il lliill''il uhl.M-l , . .y f.-.in hi, In .ii..k.t nf Hi" i-mit. nml . iln ni il In ,. IHiik"' . nit i i Ii.-.l i hni ,1 I , ii ii immu'iit Ii" hi ui it lit II. '. I iiiuIjI 1.. h.'ll. v.' Ilia i'Vi-b; II" ii Ii" I.'iil'.'.l ii i. ulili a yi'll Hint ai'iu Hi" , !." uf . tuna unit iiiiii'1iii.' IIiIiik .' lulu til" Hill k-insa. till! nil! " M'r.'illll.'.l Mlaa U-all" , ""In ii i Kii.ik' An you lilili'ti" ', I "llltt"!! "- Y. a. hy Jnlill llarli'yinrii! ' v altit bttV" I n fu.y ililliik In put It 1 i i In my mat. Alwuya iarry It In my I :foi. rHirknt. Miut n hUli'il liifiTiuJ '. J Witt I'vi- h.-1-ti! Kli k inn. Win.-kick H Bin hull!" . "I nay, Hlnke, what l II? I U.inT , , ullr tX you. If you wiiulil only " "Kir"'. II re! t an't you ii'? Wu'ye gut all h")l brat! Ixnik Imrn " II" Knapi'".! oni'ii the allile of tliA tjpiaa"d loikft, and before ptthfr of lila iiiiniiaiiliitia coiiM ri'allMi what hi. would b" about, waa focualtig Hip l. na of a aurvpyor'a iiiaxullylug xlaaa ipua the bavk of Wlnthrupe'l band. i "Blttanf Yea, by John Barleycorn!" Tim rmtlliitiiiian Ji'ik.il llio hand wuv ... iiw' I'lml burnn!" Hlii!." aliiHik the itlnaa In Ihi'lr bo-wli"i". bo-wli"i". Imi". "I.i,k HiiT"'" hp ahniilril, ' llii'r"'a llii'; lli.r.'a ni"t; lli.ii'a blnla' , mill b....fHli-nkR! HiMn'a wh.-i" w" hrk mi Hi" Im. k trull. W"'ll amuk" mil Hull l. ..iniU III nlinrt i.nl.'i "' "Von ibiii'l in-mi to any. Illiik" -" "N.i; I in. an to ih.' Ikm'l unriy. Villi run hi. I" wllh Mlaa .l"liny nil III" Imliii ulilln I .'imlii".T th" il.'ill. r'.ill In '" I'll" itllV WII4 h i II I fl"Hh uli-n limy li.uml thi'iii,'li a hn.'k at Hi" f""t of Hi.. . HIT II, i" niii' n h.'iiii .l il. I,ni" h. i,,n ih" m.'ii. Wltiihiu,". aiiini: hi IH il,. ''a J. "illii! .ilil. In..t". ilt'i.ll sluiiliii: Ih" iitlurU. tliiiui;h Allh tin ur.-nl .'lilliu-liiatil. Milrh In ll.il."'a h,i.l-. M I I II" milt" In th" MM. i,.rl nt ih,' Ciii'.IIOiiiiiiii. "Illlt. Mr Itlak"." ah" niKlli'll, "ymi any II will b" Tf"iMlv all!" flit ua I If an. II will Ii,' aill" lot III) ' If lib ' I inn I'lav IliU t.liii" wlthnilt 111 in " ' No ilullht. Y"t If. IH villi a,l. nil I Hi,'. l 1,1 I i nir III" l. l.pui.l Willi u lor. II. would II mil h" w. ll In h.U" Mr. U liitlinii" ut liiin.l wllh otli. r IiiiiIiih. huiil.l yniira bmn ?" "V.".; If I lliuiii'ht h"il In- ul liilinl Ull.'f III" (list a. ill" '' W Hit 111 ui ,i aliit't.'il ..ff llltltut on II run At Ii ,i t m.. m, -ui h" tnkht ti n v . tin'. ,1 Hi" I. .1 Klntlh I, .im I-, I III, , I" . Iiii. I . I.'.l ii- 11" awilln: ll,ll .ifh l' hill, hi-ll, lllii WHblii I. II ..i""i. hnw.'i.'r. In-I'.iuh, In-I'.iuh, .1 to i nil ha, k o,-l hit i-lii.ulil.T I'.,. an. im, I III" l.ullil. Mlaa .Inniiy. liliil II Mm w .lilt mini, -Hutu lo ,l,i. try hi .iiiltlu- ' lu i-u, ualiill lllu-r " Mis- I.,- Il,- iiuuli' no l, iM'.ui-,..; hut kIi,. !,,.., I l, u' Mini" lini" y . i 1 1 1 u ull.T il. urn i I li. i,, waa mi lini. Ii that w.i- , h:ii.i, t,'i l-ll" i'"il III this r. al II. 'it I'm all Ilia niu'."!' ami Ilia hil.il". Hi,. l'iii'llliiuaii li,,rn htln-,-lf wllh nil air ul ,-ll hr.'il Ill.-.-tV IIU trim . i.-.-i ll i; 1 1 v.- ii I.-.I utily a tn -li anil tu I,,. Ii t, lu,, a, liahl" Oil III" in lift ban, I. a i ui, -I, --a .,l.,"t i.-r. ul lliai l-l.iii,,.. mli:ht linv" iul-t.il,,.i lllnk". Willi his tl. I Hlilrt nml ah.. ill, 1", ,1 lull, tnr li Imll.ilii: Hani Hilt tin 'I,' waa liulliiiiK ul Hi" liawv In hla nwluK Im: an 1,1" or III tin- i,-m.IuI,' I'uIm' "I III , In a, aa ll" nun" iii Willi Will llil-nl'" TIioiikIi Hi" ulrl win mil kIv. ii tu re llnriloii. lli" i-.niiniit h.-iw.."ii III" two i-uillil in u hut liiiii"aa h.'i- llnw "ll her rnutiifi man i'iuiim. uiuuliur.'il but full of bint" atnuiKlb nml i-niirai;, - nil", I In with Hi. -a" priinltlv" aur rniimlllita. Wllircua V!utbroio nml b.-ri. If - Sin- fill Into a kind of illaiiiU.ti.l brown aimly. Hit i'ivi had mi odd balk, bulb atuilli'd and niedliallvu ainli a look aa inlnht bi iniuu led of on" who for the Oral tllil" Is i-tIiik bi'tii'ath Hi" iirfiu" of t 111 nit . ami anna th" li.ik.-d ll.-alltl.'a of l.lf". Ill" real valuna, buri'd of imiakiim i-oin"u ttoua. It may have b""ii that aha wai ai-vklm to potubT Ilia m.siuliig of her own "xlali'm" tbul aim had i-uurlil a Klluipao of tho vunlly and waateful-nils. waateful-nils. Hie utttir futility of bar Ufa. At tin brat. It rould only hnv" b.rti 1 1 allltlliai'. Hut aa n.il ibal ..ii.Mfa, A "(if whnt lla mi. ain li pr.n i" n I? ' ahu i-rl.-il. "Tliul until limy In. louith and -i.ii M'-v"n a brill"; hut li.' ni biiat il.i.a Ihlnita III a(uiw li I ill that I ran ilu thliusa, tun'" Sb" huatnm-it out uroiiml ill" r.irti.T of th" rllff to lb" apnt wh-.i th.. i h.id a,"llt III" lllllll. Il"t" Im Kil'lianul I i.ii.-l ln-r III" i iii oaliill llil.l.a. nil I i.-llt liii! li.-rM lf In 111" ahml" uf III- inn-Iniui'liiK inn-Iniui'liiK l.'.li;. a iM-k'an In i n k a! Ill" .',. ni III. ir. It Waa l-ril.l Wink fin ll.T anfl lll.u.'ta. lint y.-l fully tl. al.-d fmiii th" Ih, nil wniimN At tllii.-i th" pain nml mi uvi ipiiw. rim: a.-tt-.- of hllui-v lil.iili lil Imiia In Inn -till mini. nit. ti ah" ill.,.i,',l Hi,- w,,rl. In , t . . 1 ui 1 r uf ln-r iiMkw.u.lm i-.- V,-l lil-waia lil-waia sh" -.-liirln-, lu lit" tn-'.. with r'-n.-iud . n.i kv. Aft.'i- no IIHlo i..-i"i..iaii".. ah" found linw In l Hint Hi" III,, r an.) plait ll Into nml At li.-i-t ll a- 1.I11W Wink, nml ah" ill. I not lin'-v -ll,' liuuld "ut mal,.' "iiuiiiih i . ml fur n 1l-.li llmv Y.-t. ii h -li,- ran.-ht Hi" U irk nf th" w.nk iiii.I h.'l' lln-j.-ra h.'i'iiiii" lluir" liliiihli- ah" li.-mm to .'ll.,v III" lini 'l ph-a-il f pi.iilii, Im; Miitn iliiiuc. Sll,-ha,l.illt" Inrui.ll.'U In f",'l lll'u .-'l. nml waa li'iiitiitn; tn "iiitni" wi'li pa-lli-m-" Hi" la-ipliiu uf tl" llli.-i bi-i ... ','li ln-r llllil.ta, wln-il Wllllluop" i-.illi" , I lilili.-lllIU lllnnml til" 1-1,111,. I' ,,f '111' i-llff 'AVI at la II -" ah" "i Linn.-! in: Inu up nml lint i v iiiK in in.'. -I hliti II" waa wtiu,- ami null ,-t llur. ami tin- I ok In hi- l ini llll. il ln-r wlili dm id. II. t vol Iull!.-,l t,i a Mi,-..m: "11. .'a .luail'" W 'lllhluli.. abonk hl In' l.t 'I'll, ii li,'.'. hull' hi.'s I. iii i hv Hint -UMI-" .i.attii,-, nml ynii'i" 11,11 off ami I, It I1I111 '' ,i, on Ml-a li"ii"i"". I niu" 111 al i' 'Hi.- t.'lhuv I- not . if II ai r.i'i Ii.-.l " ' Hu n why-- "ll waa lb" horror of It nil It n,-til-nllv lita.l" ni" Ill " "Vim frli:lit.ii.'il tin' nliiui-t tu ,1, it It. IH,I th,, l.i :i,l .-ha-" inn "' " Tliat u.iiilil hni" 1 11 li,-it, r. In a wnv. II. -ally, ll wna h, until. ' I'm atlll ! k in. T II. Mlaa ('..-n", mi ,- " "Hut t.-ll 111" ah, nit It I '.il vi'i l. t lit" 10 ilin biialu-a In th" . l.-!i. aa Mr. Illaki " "Vi a: nfti-r wo hud fi'tili.,,1 whit e lonld lurry of that loin Kni-a -two UlK truaa.'M. It mnwa 111 nr I'.' f.-.M ull. ami In nnw iiultr dry. l'urt of It Hl.ikx imnl" lulu lon-h.-a. nml W" rti". the bliall nil lli-roaa tin) font nf III" , l.-ft. It, ally, mi" would not h.U" thuin;ht thnrii wna that uiiu-li dry wood In o awn a hpii on "iin.'t- lil" of tno rill the Kraaa ami briiah tlari'd like tliulnr. and tho lliinn a aw. pt up the cleft far quicker tbau we had ax-lierteil. ax-lierteil. We rould hour thrni crurkllnK und roatliiK lomter than 1-1 er after the allloke abut out our view." "Hurely, Ihure la nut lilna; an v,-ry horrible In thai." "No, oh, ii". II wua nut that. Hut the heunt I he leopard! At tlrat we heard one roar; then It wua ttiut dreadful anuillui; and yelllnn moat awful iquallliia' The wretched luiuf rani" 1,-nplm. m, I t n 1 1 1 , ; 1 1 , u ,,,wn tin ' pmh. nil wiiii'."! niu I liiin.l, I lllalt" lll.'.l th" hm liu.a ut ui.i-.. ami Hi" liriit" riall. il il -In mi., Hi.- Ham." i waa ahm-k.tu; ,. a.llullv -Ii.hI Iiic' The W inl.-ll.-.l rim WrUli,-,l nil. I h up. .1 aim Hi till It I'liu.i-'i il Hit, 1 111" I I In tl ll ,,,ii ht I.. 1 -I iiw I nut, nil blank mill hni la lll.il.r nl nf ami kill". I Ii wllh lit- . lull . 1 , 1 -1, .-. in Ita aknll 1'rli'" Ml-a l.eall" pa.. i Hi" uiim-ri.,! I'li e; 1 1 h Ii 111 11 11 wllh calm l.-iullliv "Hill why almiild v., 11 f.-.-l mi ulmul II?" ah" li-k.-il "Wna It nut the In aal'a HI- uv.illKt mil ?" "Hut an lu-r, 11,1" 11 ,. .,lir ' "I'lll am" .Mr 111;, I," winilil li ii" pre fnrr.-d In abiH.i Hie .1. in ha.l In- a i.'iiii. 1 1 n v 1 11 k iiuthltii; "I-" than lire. I think It wua nil very Imiv" of him. Now " nr. Mine of wni.-r and food. Mud W" tint b.-at hn Koltia '" "It waa to f.lih you that Hlnke I pent nie." Wlnlbrop" aiok with p.Ti-.'pllble allffneaa. lie wua cluiKi lii".. iiiit only , hy ln-r cumin. mint Inn of Hlnk". hut ; by the InilHT.-r.-nce with wbl. h ahe hud nu't hla liKlllllloll. Tll'-y aliirtcil III nine, Mlaa l.ealle 1 In th" lend. Aa Hn v rouml.-d Hi" point , ahe cniicht alKht of the amok" atlll I rlalns fioni Hi" cl.-ft. A IIHI" Inter I ah" noil I the vuliiiiea which were al ren 111 1 lie down out of tlm aky from ill qiiariera oih.-r than a.-HW-nnl. Th.-lr lorlll point a."lii". to he III" tn "a nt th" foot of tin- c, (I. A ti.'iii.-r view plu,W"d Hint lin y w. te nllulil Iln! Ill the llinrn liilah.-a on III" aoutll boldiT of III" W"..,l. Of Itluk" tln-r" waa tin'lilnn lo he n Ulilll Mla laalln. atill III Hie lend, push, d In lininlli; Ill" It. ea l lu-ie tlu-y round him 1 -nmchi-il li.aul.- a amnll III", m ar the .-iU" of th" pool, lie ilbl nut luuk up Hla "V'-a w.'re ill. -luil In 11 lummy aim.- mum a.'V.'iul pl.'C.-a of Ih -h. am.pi-iiih-,1 ov.-r the ll.illl.-H on aplta of fr.'.-n Iwli-a. ' ll.-lhi!" h" aiiiiu mil. ns li" lu'ard lluir foolat.'pa. ".Iut In tlni". Mlaa .1.-11 11 v. Your brnlli il ateak'H b" r.'ii.ly In abort nrili-r." nli build 1111 the fire! 'I'm aluiidy rlivi-mius!" ah" "i llillll.'il, hi'lw.'ell Im-pall, Im-pall, 11, " und ib-lliilil. viniimti" wii-i iiaritly i"aa m-.'n: I v. t hla hiiinmr did lint aldiKellier blunt his iiiilo-lty. I any, Hlal.e," he Inquired, "wh.-r" lid you pi lb" ni.'af" hiiiw It Win. 111 v boy. Thla uln t 11 nuklnil him"". Th" aluff limy be tntuh. Inn II a inn -nr -th" oih.-r Ibliu. ll.T" vim nr". MUa Jenny, Cb-w It off Ih" at Ilk." 'ikiiimh Wlnilui.pl' bad hla aupl I'lniil I,,- tnnk Hn- 1 , 1 - nf hair hurneil II. -h uhli'll lllal." hiliil.-d ti 1 111 111 turn lllul f.ll I it ill K wlthnilt fiirllu-r ipu-a H. .11. Va lllal." Iiii.I autlulanl. Ill, rn.isi iniiwil far niher tlniii i.-iuh-r lluiii-.ut. liiiw.-M-r. lent It n iiinai up P"ll.ln llainr. Tin- n-paal end. . win n tl- I" was nu'lilln: l. fi tn ilmoiir Hl'iki- -I'.w nway his etii,iy ,lt an, n.se 1.1 Mi.'tch. II- wait.,! fur mi-i I. "-ilh- I awiillow ln-r lail llinullilil nml llli-ll hi-i'a.i In elm. kl" "IVIi'Hi III" Juke"" nsl'.'.l Win thiini.- lllnke lonk.-d lit 111 Ml ai.l.-tnllly. I "Wi ll t..iv. that wna ilnw III lalll 111. -an of in. ," Im .liawli'd: "ali.-r rob him: tln-in. tu IihilIi nt li " 'Hi.hhlliK whn"" "Th,. 1,11 -.11.1- " "Yini'i" t-d us nn t.'iipiird iiu'iil It'a -lla iUk.;uhi ill- ' "I ruiilld It lirinu- llnw about you Mias .1. iinv ' Miss I." II" 'lid tint know whether t( lllimll IT tn l" w.iv tn a f,ellll ol llausna. SI'.- il I.I 11. 1 1 Ii . 1- "Cnn W" put llml th.. amine of ivlih-l ymi apul,""" aim n-lo-il ' I am tlilrsly.' "Well. I uu.'ss th" til" Is nli ,111 burnt out." ii-h, nii-,1 lll.ik,-. "('onio mi; weT Tin- c, ft ln,w had a fur dlffcr.'lit aa pert fl.ilil what It had pr.-a.-nted or their Hist u-lt. Th luru.-i of tin Ir.-.'H, tliuiii.li ai'iirclu-d iilnnit Hi" ha-e atlll aloud Willi imwith.-fi , loliiiKe little h um, ,1 hy Hi.. IH.. Hut mini! ol their small ennipnlllolia had b"T I; ill", I and partly il. siiny. il hv the buai nml llaim-a ,,itn th" hiiiiiliii; hiuali. It plni'i-B th" Hi,- waa 1,-t smuuMiirlnir. rni 111: i'iintisi i:ii 1 |