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Updated: June 17, 2025
"That was pretty well for a five minutes' hunt," said Louis when he and Felix had dragged the two deer to the water. "I think we had better stay here over night, and hunt on high ground to-morrow." "That wouldn't do, Louis, and I should not dare to keep the Blanchita here over night," replied Captain Scott. "Why not?"
It was promptly accepted; and after the lunch the party embarked in the Blanchita, and sailed up the river to Cholon, which is the native portion of the city. "It does not cost much here to build a house," said Mr. Frôler, as the yacht, under the pilotage of the old Frenchman who had brought the Guardian-Mother up the river, worked her way through the multitude of boats that thronged the shore.
Her costume was very neat, though not showy; but she was as beautiful as a fairy, and the Frenchman clasped his hands in ecstasy when he saw her. In a short time they were all seated in the Blanchita, and the gentlemen then took their places. Precisely at twenty minutes past six Captain Sharp, prompted by Captain Ringgold, gave the order to cast off.
They stand about three feet high, but are rather lank, like the tall pigs." While the party were examining them, the captain gave the order to back the boat, and then to go ahead. She was moored for the night soon after. The next morning, by the advice of Achang, the Blanchita was headed down the river, for the native declared that they would find no different game on the banks of the Sarawak.
"We came by water, Captain," answered the young officer, with a cheerful smile, which indicated anything but a disaster. "Of course you did, inasmuch as there is no other way to get here. In what steamer did you come? for I believe there is no regular line from Sarawak to Bangkok," added Captain Ringgold. "We came by the steamer Blanchita."
"Thank you, Captain Scott; and if we part company on the voyage, I hope we shall meet again. I am liable to be detained some time in Saigon; for mine is a tramp steamer, and I have to look up a cargo for some port," said Captain Rayburn, as he shook hands with the four, and went into his boat alongside. The first thing Scott did was to look up the mast and sail of the Blanchita.
"I will ring the speed-bell now, and see how that will affect them," replied the captain, suiting the action to the word. The Blanchita darted ahead at her usual speed. Clingman began to overhaul the painter of the sampan, for it did not look strong enough for the present strain. He had scarcely got hold of it before it snapped in the middle, and relieved the strain on the crocodiles.
The two sampans had before made fast to the shore; and as the Blanchita got under way, one of them put off, and paddled towards the crocodiles. The last that was seen of the craft, it had a saurian hooked after the Malay mode of fishing for them.
"I don't think we should have come up here at all if the Blanchita had not been available," said Louis. "But we are close to the mountains now, and I am in favor of a tramp on shore." "All right; and after breakfast we will get under way, for I must attend to the navigation," replied Scott; "and I suppose Felipe has steam enough by this time." They left the table, and Scott went to the wheel.
"Precisely so; and if you can keep up with my steamer, we need not part company on the voyage." "I think we can keep up with you," replied the captain of the Blanchita with a smile. The party went on shore again, and arrangements were made for taking in a supply of coal early the next morning.
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