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He shoved the boat clear, sprang in and sat down near the middle, as he seized the broad thin paddle. Although considerably above the rapids, which had been the cause of all his difficulty, Ashman noticed that the current was not so swift as that encountered at many places leagues below; and, since the width was no greater, it followed that that portion of the Upper Xingu was of unusual depth.
Now as the one pursuit and end of my present existence is the discovery of raræ aves, I need not say I at once took up the clue herein afforded, and went in pursuit of Joseph Ashman. I found not only him but his institution, for Mr. Ashman does not work single-handed.
Went down to the high school yard tonite to hear the band play. they have got a new leader a Mister Ashman of Boston. he can play the cornet with 1 hand. i went down today to pay the gasman for the gaslite i broke. it cost 1 dollar and i have only got 87 cents for my cornet. sometimes i dont believe i shall ever get that cornet.
"Sounded like 'Sister's Teeth Are Plugged with Zinc," commented Whitney. "Or 'Lookin' Through the Knot Hole in Papa's Wooden Leg," said Whitehall. "Or 'He Won't Buy the Ashman a Manicure Set," added Stone. "No," reiterated Bill solemnly. "It was like I told yer; 'I Wonder Where You Are To-night, My Love, and it's a corker, too!
The missile of the gigantic savage had passed between Ashman and the Professor, missing both by a few inches. The young man, like a flash, brought his rifle to his shoulder and sighted at the savage who was still in plain sight, as if defying the whites to do their worst. But Ashman did not pull the trigger. Lowering his weapon, he said: "You have earned your life."
"We seed 'em motion dat way," and the native beckoned with his right arm, just as a person would do when signaling another to approach. "I can't understand it," replied Ashman, with a shake of his head. His doubts were confirmed, when he recalled that the professor and Jared Long had gone up the bank of the river with the purpose of learning the extent of the rapids.
She believed that if her friends or enemies, as they might be considered, did not discover them soon, they would conclude that they had voluntarily met death together, and would give up the hunt. Ashman was struck with the sagacity of the lady, and eagerly agreed to her suggestion. It would never do to leave the canoe as a tell-tale, and he gave it a shove which carried it far out on the lake.
He spoke to his companions and the three ceased paddling. Ashman had done so a moment before and was scanning the bank with a searching but vain scrutiny. "You must have been mistaken," he said in a low voice; "they could not have swam the river and they had no other way of crossing."
The boat was allowed to drift a half mile further, when, convinced they had gone far enough, they ran into land, disembarked and carried it in among the trees, where it was out of the sight of any one passing up or down the Xingu. Then they prepared to await the coming of Fred Ashman, doubtful, however, whether he ever would come.
He was a formidable antagonist, and as Ashman observed his movements and ugly appearance, he felt like pumping a half dozen bullets into his lank, muscular body. But he experienced the natural interest of a sportsman in an impending fight, and was curious to see how the huge native would acquit himself in the struggle at hand. He was not kept long in doubt.
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