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"I'll go first, for reasons that will become apparent later," he explained. "Hold on to the log; it doesn't seem firmly fixed." The tree was small and when Lisle shook it the butt moved against the face of the rock, which was separated by a broad gap from the top of the fallen mass. Batley was heavy, but he ascended cautiously, while Lisle leaned upon the log to steady it.
"There's a thing Batley put me on to there'll be developments in a month or two; it's going to a big premium. Let you have a hundred shares at par. Rather in a hole, temporarily." Lisle had no intention of buying the stock, but he asked a few questions. It appeared that it had been issued by a new company formed to grow coffee and rubber in the tropics.
He got the first shot off before he was quite ready the light pull was new to him and somebody called that he had touched the left top corner. The next shot was down at the bottom, and the four following marks were scattered about the card. When he got up, Batley looked reassured and proceeded to make a neat pattern around the center of another card.
It was galling to discover that while he had regarded himself as a man of the world he had been systematically victimized by the men who had encouraged him in the delusion. He felt very sore as he remembered how much he owed Batley, but this troubled him less than the downright abhorrence of Gladwyne which had suddenly possessed him.
"This is what comes of civilization and soft living." "You brought us across; we owe you a good deal for it," declared Lisle. Batley smiled at him as they set off again. "In this case, I won't be an exacting creditor. In fact, it's rather curious how we've hit it off, considering that you wouldn't hear of a compromise and our interests are opposed."
There are things I won't stand!" "Then we'll try to avoid them. All I require is that you still give the lad the entry of this house and don't interfere with me. You see I'm reasonable." As Gladwyne had interfered, to acquiesce was to own defeat, which was galling, and while he hesitated Batley watched him with an air of indulgent amusement.
"No," answered Lisle, in a reassuring manner. "Still, some of these ridges are bad to climb and quite a lot of things may happen to delay him." He called to a packer and gave him definite orders to take the party down-river and wait at a spot agreed upon; and a few minutes later he and Nasmyth left the camp. Shortly afterward Batley came in. "Where are the others?" he asked.
They told him and he looked thoughtful. "So Lisle started at once! Which way did he and Nasmyth go?" "Up the ridge behind us, but they turned down-stream when they reached the top," Carew replied. Batley scented a mystery. "Well," he said, "I think I'll go after them; I might be useful.
Gladwyne looked uneasy. The choice all his instinct prompted him to make was not open to him, except at a cost which he was hardly prepared to face. He was known as a bold rider, he had the steady nerves that usually result from a life spent in the open air, but, as Batley recognized, he lacked stamina. "You are going wide of the mark," he answered.
"Lisle's responsible for the safety of all of us," the lad broke out, "and you haven't shown much regard for it in making your loads as light as you could!" Millicent raised her hand. "We'll talk about something else for a few minutes and then break up. It's an early start to-morrow." They dispersed shortly afterward, but Batley sought Lisle before retiring to rest.
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