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They ranged up and down in a fruitless attempt to pick up the lost spoor, and came back to the two rocks. "Maybe she did not pass this way, sir." "A sign is a sign, and a spoor a spoor. She passed between these rocks this morning." "Then she must have come down the wall;" and Venning, stepping forward, placed his hand on the rock. He started back and stared up at the rock.
Compton produced a leather purse and extracted a slip of paper cut from an advertisement column, and passed it to his friend. "By Jove! eh, that's splendid!" spluttered Venning, in his excitement as he glanced at the paper. "Read it over." Venning read the notice
He's been there an hour without moving, and it's no good trying to stare him down." "What is it?" "Crocodile. Good night. Wish you joy;" and Venning crept under his waterproof sheet with a sigh of relief. Neither of the two boys smoked, taking the advice of Mr. Hume, who persuaded them that tobacco acted as a poison when used too early, and spoiled good hunting.
John Venning, brother to Walter Venning, who had opened the correspondence, but who had, like the benevolent lady with whom it was maintained, "passed over to the majority."
"And just think," said Venning, "that he has practically four hands, that he can spring like a lion, climb like a leopard, walk like a man, swing like a monkey, bite like a hyaena, and strike like a battering-ram. I guess I've had enough of gorillas." When Mr.
Venning had groped for a match and struck a light; but before he could see anything by its reflection, Mr. Hume blew it out, and placed his heavy hand on the boy's shoulders to steady him. "Worst thing you could do," he said. "It's so dark," muttered the boy. "Dark enough, but she's gone ahead safely enough."
Towards night, however, they descended from the upper road. "Thank goodness, they'll have to stop when it grows dark," sighed Venning. The little men gave a long rolling call by moving the hand before the mouth; then two of them slipped away, and presently an answering call came out of the wood.
"They are after us," and Venning jerked his head back, while still bending to his work. The hunter loosened the canvas awning, and stood up for a long look aft. Then he faced about, and threw a quick glance up-river. "Keep her straight for that wooded island," he said, pointing ahead towards the south bank; and Venning pulled the steering-line to place the Okapi on a new course. Mr.
Venning, with his head throbbing, crawled feebly to where the lantern was, lit it with trembling fingers, and, sitting up, threw the light on the two forms on the one face, beaded, working still with the fury of the fight; on the other, still, white, and blood- stained. The boy's hand shook more violently, and in his weakness he sobbed. "Put the lantern down," said Mr. Hume, fiercely.
One of the wonders of the world; and you've got the crow over Dick this time." Venning sighed. "It's rather awful," he muttered. "It's grand, lad, grand! See how the water juts out like a column of steam with the roar of a big gun, and how the light falls upon it in a thousand hues, as the fine spray falls." Venning's eyes opened wide as they looked up.
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