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I lill ini YiiuK'j Kill to If ynu i'tiit III Ki t ' i ler lii'fiirn nlaht l inli -miiinil' Hi" tlinl IiimiIIiiikI iiHlli Wi ll. It a Hi" In I ' we'll nut Itn. I sin. 'i ahurl nf i Ii. i .-. mi.l lr make It by nlchl. or II hi' iliinik-better iliinik-better thun I flmini Imiiii I In' limkn nf hone Iiiikk Nnw mi 111 rlii wllill Thai U! T hnl'a llli". Minn Ji llli)!" Minn l-ealln had fun nl heraelf In take n iill.ltlii nf Hi.' mw II nil Tin-Hiiviir Tin-Hiiviir pinu-d lean riinil.lvo than alio tlA.1 l'IOI t'l, llll'l lla IIHllMtliril wan in grateful In her iitihi'il iniinlh Hint aha Ill-Knit III fill Willi I'UKcrilOaa. Not In he oniili.ti... Wlulhnim irninitly fiillnwoit her I. a. I lllnlti. Ii.nl nltm.lv tut lilniai-lf ll ai-eond alien. Afli-r ho ti.til nil tin. mi fur bin i'inii.iiiiliiiiH, In- j lii'Kiin In In. tk tin in iiviT w ll Ii a i'Iiimi iiona Unit pnivid otnhurrunalhg In Ml mi I aVnlle. "Ill'lll'll llllllll Of thl gUUtl Hi lift." lie . Hl.l. "While viiii rn chewing II, wi II I Hon of Inliit nlnok Kvor) l.mly nlit'11 I nut everything lli.ri.'H my out lit j three ahlllliiKa, luilf ducn pukcr ! tf-hlpa, mnl nut iiiiiilii'r lil.-aai-d - Hut. aibat a Itecnma (if Unit whluky flaak? !bavn you ueen tn y flunk? Here. It In. rli-.ht hi-alde mn, Mr. llluke," nneworod Mlaa l.eallo. "Hut It It empty. "Might foe wnreo! Wlml you not? , halrplna, walrh? No pocket, aup , poee?" ' "Nune; anil bo walrh. Kven nioiit w nf my iltia are gone." replied Ihe axlrl. anil ah ralaod her haml to her looaely a-olled hair. "W.'ll. linli) on to wlml you've gnl left. They titay roititt In for fltli-timika. fltli-timika. I.i't' your ahm'a." Mint l.i'iillii alowly thiuat a alcnilrr III Hp fool Juat foiiyotnl Itii) hum of hur tlranKli'il whlli aklrt. "tlooil Uinll" a run mil lllnkr. "allp I mr. anil IiIkIi Ih'i'U at Hint! How do foil fjp.i I lo walk In tlnimi lliltiKu?" run at It-ant try." r-1 !! Uin Klrl. Willi niiltll. "Ilnlililii! l'iia Vm ovrr huri'. Win-ali Win-ali toy iMiy." Thp altiiira wiri hnmlril ovar. Illukn tiHik nun iltl.T tin' (ilh.T anil urni lnil lift tlm lli-l i lom. lo lla linai "Now ynu'vii at loawl koI a .ulr nf allii.r," In' Milil. liumliiH In-Ill linrk In llnlr owimt. Tin llntu mi IIkIiI with a ciiiiilii nf yntir illilmna. If ynu ilun'l wiuil to Iiinii lln-iii In tin' mini Now, VllllhTiiitt, wll.lt ynu Knt lii-nlill' : Ihn knlti." 1 Wlnlltrniu' lti'UI nut a Ininili nf limn flat ki'ya nnil Ilia rlxntt'lli- rami. Iln nia.iiril llin. Iiilli't ami wnn alinut to Ihrnw away tttn two ri'iuiiliiliiK rlaar I alli-a wlii'ti Itlnku ajanii'il lila wrlal. "Ilnlil nn! i'vimi tlii'y intir rniiin In fair H.iu.'lhltm SVi'il at liml kfi'. tlmni until n ihh-.I Iln- raw." "And lhn ki.ya" 'Mnk. i unnw lii-n.la. If wa ran Hl flrf" "I'vn In-iiril nf anvaai-a tiiukliiK flra by rul.liliiK wihmI." '. uinl wii're a limit nv fmui Hi 1n-liiK aiiMiKua at iii-i'nt All Ilia t alinw nn li.ivi la to liml aotuo klml nf . j ' qil'irll ur Hint, uml Iln hihiiiit wn allirl ' ,n lonk tin' Ii. lt. 'i tint ynur all..i ra i Ml ha Ji'imy?" i't "Vi'a; I lliluk tlii'y'll iln." 'l Think f lla kuowliiK Iln- Ihlng. ' .. i lli-rn, Int nn. look " vj Tin. Klrl alir.ink li.uk, hut lllitki' 1 '! atiHin-il mnl t-xiimlni-il tlrat onn nllin-r . 4! ami lhin tliii olhi'r. Tin' rlliluma nlmut , i both m n- 1 1 i'il In iLilnly ln.wa llliikr t,' liti'il tlii-ni liHiai- mnl twlnti'il Ihi'lll ' 1 nriiilt.nii.r ami iimtiT ilu alliu-ia ami ' ibiml the iflrl'a Hl'-mli'r nnkli-a In-rnir- ,i Uiinttlnit tin- 1-111U. "J'hi-r..; tluit'a ninrii llkii. Yoti'rr ' mil uiliii; to a iliim-i." ho kiowIimI ' - ' Hi Hirnnt tin. ctiiiiy whluky Hank .'niu ht hip iiiM-kiM uml unit linik to :. a attint nf ituMta itinuiizh Iho atlla .it thi iiiryiihi'iin. All ri'iuly now." In rnlh'il. "U'l a ' . vi'l u ninvc nn. K..ii my rnni rlnai-r - ; j iiuoiit ynur nhuulili'm, Minn .li-niiy. ami kfi'ii ynur nlinilo 1111, If ynu ilnn't want j .a Htiiilrukii." J riiiink you, lllakK. I ll aiv to that," I aalil Wliilhinim. ' I in Knlim to h. li ' ' f a-llna lti-nlln aloiiK. I'vu fiialnnnU our J two ahmli a tuxutliir, ao that thi'y will .mnawnr fur both nf 11a." , How about youiaiilf, Mr. Illaka?" ") IniiulriMl tho iilrl. "lo you not 11 nd the , aua fi.arfully hut?" ., -. "Boni; but I wi-t my hrad In Ilia ai-m. and hurv'a anulhor aouae." Aa he roao with dripping head from '' bealdv I In- pool he aluna the curyphrne Bloppad, Utterly Spent. on hla back and alarted oil without further wur.li CHAPTER IV. A Jaurney In Detolatlon. aJoUNINtl waa wrll ailvanrt'd ',-, W and the aim h.-iit down iimn II111 Ihri-e wlih almuat pvor-luiwi-rliix nnrrnni-aa. Thn In'tit would htiM ri'itilnri'd t In I r llilml tin.'ii.liirulil.' had nut Illukn harked 11 IT fnr Ihi-iu bit afli-r hit of thn inula! rorypln-na fli-ah. In 11 I.Miiii.'tnln rlltunii' li'ti mil. -a ovrr llriu Kroiiml la u ili'naiint walk Tor 11111' nri'iiNlomi-il lo lha tiirrrlai. IJulli. a ilifTt'ri-nt tiiiitinr la l.n lullia in-roan mini flma, rm.Ti'il with a tun Kir nf ri'i'dn and rualn-a, 11ml fii-ipiintl) illppliiK I11I11 aalt tmirali and nnxn. Ilc-fnre Ilc-fnre thi-y bnd Kmin a mil.' Mlaa Lrallr wnulil havii luat li.-r allppt-ra bad II tint t ti fur Uluki'a fintiihniiKht In IvIiiK Hi. 111 mi a.i'in.'lv. Within a lit lie 11111111 tlmn llntu nillca I hi' alrl'a atri'iiKih bi'Kuii lo full (Ih. Illiikii." ralli-d U'lnlhropti, fur tlic Aiurrlraii wua auimi ynrda In thn In.. I "null mi lill 1,11 liml Lii.,11 U'n'll have to ri'at a whlln, I fuiiry. Mlaa l.l'Hlle a nbollt prKKml " "Wliut'a IhalT" dnnianili'd lllake "WVro nut halfway yrt'" Wltilhriipp did tint n'il. It waa all hi. iiiiilil ilu lo ilrnK Ilii" Klrl up on the Ii .1111 111 ik k. Him a.iiik. half fiilulhix. upiin the dry rnmla, and he ant down ln'ilile In-r lo prniei't her with the ahnde. Illukn alart'd at the tnllca i.f Kiiuipy Mill a wlilili yet lay betwiH-n ilnlil nml Ibn nutJutlliiK hi'iiilliind of Kiav iin'k. The linae of llle rlllt wna Mil. 'hi'. I by n belt of ll.'. 'a; but I lie iii-iiri'at rluiiip of Kreeii did nut haik inure t lit it a mile tinuriT than the liejiillnnd. Hell!" muttered lllnke, deapnudent-ly deapnudent-ly "Nol even a abntt four intlee. MuhIi and aitaalely alrln!" TIhiukIi he aiiikn til hlmaelf the uthi'ra heard bltn. Mlaa Lealle tlualied and wutild have rlaeu hud tint Wlu-ihruie Wlu-ihruie put hla linml 1111 her arm. "I'litihl you nut ao 011 and brlua lilli'k a hunk nf water fnr Mlaa U.alleT" he naked "l thai time alio will be realiil " "No, I don't feli h liai-k any llaaka nf u uler. Hhr'a kuIiik when I Kn, ur ou run roine on to unit youraelvea." "Mr llluke, you you won't ku and leave me here! If you have a alaler If ynur mother " She died nf drink, and both my ttlniora did wurae." 'My (1ml, man! do you moan to any Htu'll atmtulun a holplnaa yuutiK Kli'l?" ' Not a bit mure hulpleaa tliun were my alalera when you rich fulka' guar-illana guar-illana of law and order JiukimI me for Ihe winter 'rauau I didn't have a Job and turned both Rirla Into tho atreet onto the alreet, If you know what Hint nieana one only 14 and the oilier 17. Talk about hulpleaa young flrlt Hamnatlonl" Mlaa Lealle crlnaud bark aa though aha bad been atrurk. lllake, however, euetued to have veulad hla anaar la tho curae, for when he axulu iol,.' Hiiro waa nothing mora than Inip-i Heme In hla lone. "Come on. now ; get aboard. Wtnthrope roul.ln't lux ynu a hull mil", and lima a ll a tin-only tin-only way don't be all day about It. Here, Wlnlhropo, look to the Bah." "Hut, my dear fellow. I don't unite tako your Idea, nor dooa Mlaa l-nllr, I fanry," ventured Wluthrupe. "Well, we'vo got to gel to water or die; and aa the lady run t walk ahe'e going on my bark. It'a a iae of huveto." "No! I am not I am not ! I'd amuier die!" "I'm afraid you'll find that eaay ottomgh Inter on, Mlaa J.-niiy. Stand by, WliilliroM. to help her up IK) ynu hour? Tnko the ktitfe and tt-.li and lend a hiind." Tin-re waa a nnie In lll.ike'a voire tlmt neither WltiHiiupi. 11. 11 '.I1.1 lealle lea-lle 1I11111I illnri i;;il'l I hiiuuh ai nrlet with miirt lllriit Inn, ahe mm tnlit.'.l her-a.-lf to he taken pi. k 11 l.-i. l. upon llliike'a lirund ahoul.lera uti.l 1 kly nboyeil hla c-nmiiiuiid to rla-p bor hnnila about hln Ihruut. Yet evi-u at Hint iiiumeul, aiiili 1110 tin' Itiioiiala-leiirlen Itiioiiala-leiirlen of huimin nature, ahe euiil.l not but admlro the euau with vthiih he roan under her woIkIH. Now Unit be no Inintnr hint the ..low pure of the Kit I to roiiai.lei . he ad-vaneed ad-vaneed at hla natuial gall, the quirk, lliel. 'a alrl.le of an Ameilriin inllioad aurvryur. Hla feet, train. '! to mp travel In 1-niilnliiiia and I'annnia, aeemed to find the ntmeitt Kniiind aa by Inallnrt, and whether mi Ihe half-dried half-dried mud nf the huniium Ka or in the ankle dit-p wnlor nf Hie tmua ih.-r felt their wiiy wllhout allp or aiiiiniiU' Wlnthrut.e, llinimh but .! 'tie. I only with Ihe lllllfenlou rnrvplieiie. tolled iilutiK behind, gieutlv triiiii.l.'.t In the mud nml the luiiKled r In. ami now nml then tiling ilow n by aonie unlucky mlaatep. Hla modlah ault. already much duniAKcd by Ihe a ilt ai.-r. waa aunn ameured afreah wlih n i-.i.iting of Kroonlhh allme. Hla ..n. i-uii...! it Inn wua Hint llluke. after J.'t tltw at Ii.t Brat luiuble. pnld no tn 111 ti-n-ton to hliu. On the oilier han.l h.- n.ti cut by Ihe aeemlng In.llfT.-r ..' Mlaa lallo. Intent on lua nun n..-.. y, he fiilliil tn rnnalilor lliui Hi.' in uiight bo auir.'iluK fur greater din.iinf..'t and humlllalliiii. Mule I linn throe niilea h.i ! I u covered cov-ered before lllake itnipt.l un ,t hunl-tniH-k. HoleualitK Mui l..hh,'. he atrotebeil nut nn Iho iln cr -n uf the K mi It nml railed fur u all. . ..( Hi., flah. At hla lllKlllg the utlieta l.tel, ,1 few luuiithfula. alihniiKti their Hn.i.r were au parched that even the tin. 1-1 Boah iiffiiiilcd acuiit relief Koituiiui - ly for llieiii all. llluke hud been tli.M.iughly trulned to endure thlrat He toated luaa thun ten mhiutea; th.-n taking Mlaa Lealle up again like 11 rag doll. he awung away at a good pm-0. The treea were leaa limn half a mile dlataut when he halti .1 ftar the aorund lime. Ilu would have t ine to them without a pauae, thoiikh lua mua-clea mua-clea were quivering with evhaiutlon, had -not Mlaa lealle rhuiieed to look around and dlarover that Wluthrope waa no Innaer fallowing theut. For Hi" ) 11-1 mile he b id ht'i ii luKKlng fnrthiT nnd rnrther li.-hlnd. and nnw lie hud aii.l l.'iily iIKmI'I'.-iii-'.I At Ihe I'lil a illtiitiM'd 1'xclniiintliili. lllake roll ro-ll uni-iI hla In. Id nml alt- fiinu.1 heraelf ftnn.lltii; In u fmit ur mine of mud nml wiiii r Tin nwrnt waa atienmlng il'iviil lllnki-'a fine Aa lie turn.'. I aniniid. In- alpi'il ll urT with hla ahlrt- all even "lm ynu -can It I.e. Mr. llluke. t lint lie hna hu. I n niitiKtitiko" naked Mlaa I.. -klle Siirit.triik--1' No: h.-'a luat lul.l .nii. Hint a nil I lliuitiiltt he had I'liite anml iniifuunil hltn'" "II111 ( In- aim la an dreadfully but. iitol I linve hla khmle." "And hea liieii 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 nu Inm every i.tlt. r piHtl. Nn; It'a nut Ihe ami. I've hulf n mind to lot him lie- the pnpi'r-li-i;i!.'d aaell! It would no nuiro iban k.piuro nor nliniird ahlp ncruiinta." "Hiirely. you wuuld nut dn Uinl, Mr. lllnke! ll 111 11 y be Hint he hna hurt hlmaelf In fulling" "In thla mud? huh! Hut I gui-aa I'm In fur the pin k mule alum all iiruuml. Nnw, nnw; dun't yowl, Mlaa Jetinr. I 111 gnlng. Hut you rnn't expect ex-pect me to love the anob." Aa he aplnahrd awny on thn return trull. Mlaa l-i allo dalilied at Ii.t eyoa lo check Ihe atnrilng tenra. "Oh, ilenr Ob. tteiir!" ahe tminned; "whnt liuvo I dune In bo no treutod? Such a brute. Oh. dear! and I mil ao Ihltaty!" In her ili'Kpnlr alio wnuM have aunk down where ahe alnuil hnd not the llmlneaa nf tho wnlor repelled her. She miznl liuik-lnuly nl the treea, In the fore nf which atiHid a glove of anilely piilma. The hulf mile aeemed nn liiailpernlilo illatuuro, but the ride un Hluke'a buck hnd roalod her and thlrat goaded her forward. Hiiimiillng nml allpplng ahe waded nn ncrnna the Inunduled ground, nud ennui nut upun A half-bnkod mud Hat, where the wulklng wan much enator. Hut the aim wua nnw nlmoat directly overhead, and between her thlrat and Ihe hem ahe aoon found heraelf fuller lug. Hho tottered on a few atepa further, and then atopped. utterly apent. Aa ahe aank Uwn the drleil rttahea ahe glanced around and waa vaguely conarlnua of a alrangn, double-hea. double-hea. led figure following her path arroaa the marah. All about her be-camo be-camo blnrk. The licit ahe knew llluke waa eplanhliig her head and fare wlih hrarklah water out of the whlaky flaak. Bhe rnlaed her hand lo ahleld her fare, and ant up, alrk and dly. "Thnl'a ll!" aald Illukn. He apoke In a kltidlv tone, t tumuli hla voire waa harah and broken wlih thlrat. "You'ro all iIkIh now. I'ull yuuraelf I. met her and wr II get to the treea In a Jiffy." "Mr, Wlnlhmiie ?" "I'm here, Mlaa (lonevleve. II wna only a wionchcd unkle. If I bud a atlrk, llluke. I fancy 1 roiild liinko a go of It over thla drier ground." "And Iny yourai-lf up fur 11 month. Come, Mlaa Jenny, bruee up fur number nu-mber try. It'a only a iiiurtor lulle, and I've got to pnrk him." The girl waa gimplng wlih thlrat; yet ahe made an effort, and. naalaird hy llluke, managed to gain her foot. Bhe wna atlll illxy: hut aa lllnke wing Wlnlhropo iikiii hla bark, ha told her to take hold of hla m m. Win-Ihrope Win-Ihrope hold the aluide over lu-r head. Tbua aaalated. und abeltered fi 11:11 the direct beat of Iho aun-raya. alio tot. tend nlung bealde lllake, liulf iincutl-acloua. iincutl-acloua. fortunately the remuinlng dlatance lay arroaa a atrelrh of bare dry ground, fur even lllake had all hut reached the limit of endtirunre. Step by alep he labored on, atuggerlng under un-der the weight of the Kngllabmun and gnapltig with a thlrat which hla ex-erllona ex-erllona rendered evrn greater than that of hla rompunlona. Hut through tho treea and brunh whlrh atrelrbed away Inland In a wall of verdure he had caught gllmpaea of a broad at ream and the hnpe of freah water railed out every ounre of hla reaerve tretigth. At laal the neareat palm waa only a few parea dlatant. lllnke rlulrhed Mlaa Lealle'a arm and dragged her forward with a ruah In a final outburat of energy. A moment later all three lay gnaplng In the ahade. Hut Ihe river wan yet another 100 yarda dlatant. dla-tant. lllnke wnlted only to regain hla breath; then he ataggered up and wont on. The othera, unable to rlae, gated aftor him In allent mlrery. Boon lllake found hlmaelf rushing through the Jungle along a hrnud trull pitted with enormoiiu fimtprlnia; but he waa ao near mad with thlrat that he paid no heed to the npiior other than lo curae the holoa for the trouble they gave hlni. Suddenly the trail turned to the left und eloped down a low bunk Into the river. Ullnd to all elae, lllake ran down the elope and dropping upon hla kneea plunged hla head luto Ihe water. (TO UK fDNTINl'KD.) |