Part 22 (1/2)

Reluctantly Pedro went away Soon he was back with news of a suitable place He found all bending closer over Yuara, whose breathing had beco!” was the bushht But the others would not have it so

”How 'bout a shot o' booze to jolt his heart, Cap?” suggested Tiht

McKay nodded Knowlton quickly produced brandy and poured a stiff dose down Yuara's throat It took hold at once, and light caood chance yet,” McKay asserted ”Don't loosen that tourniquet

Let the arm mortify, if necessary, but hold that blood away from the heart at all costs I'll chop his arive in”

His hard-set face showed hethat camp be made at once He and Pedro strode away, and all three of the Indians followed

”Really think he'll pull through, Rod?” Knowlton asked, then ”If he does you're a miracle worker”

”It's an experi intentness ”Never saw this done, but it's worth a try--and I honestly believe it ork I saved an Indian over in Guiana once by cutting off his arm as soon as he was hit, but I want to keep this fellow's arm for him if possible Feed him some more salt”

Time passed unheeded Sounds of labor not far off told that ca built Presently the absent five returned, two of the Mayorunas carrying a crude but strong litter constructed froiant-fern leaves McKay rose stiffly on craht You can move him,” he consented

Carefully Yuara was lifted to the litter and transported to the new camp There the Americans found not only the open shed, or _tambo_, usually constructed by the Brazilians, but also a somewhat similar shelter erected by the Indians In the latter stood two stout crotched stakes, firmly braced--the handiwork of Pedro and Lourenco And to these, with tough bush rope, the Indians fastened the litter of Yuara, thus for a rude but effective hammock

While McKay and Knowlton continued their ministrations to the stricken man the rest of the ca beds for themselves fro the haht fell and the wounded ular activities of the early hours of darkness gone through--and Yuara lived on His deep breathing had becoht up in concentration on his battle with the death deth he was seized with violent nausea which convulsed him for a time But when the spasms passed he lay back more easily, and a faint smile flitted over his face as he looked at the white ht loosen that ligature now--just a few seconds Tighten it! All right” Alter watching the sickto eat and suess I won't The Indian will pull through now, I think”

When he had returned to the Indian hut with pipe aglow, Knowlton asked him, ”Now tell us how you doped out this cure”

”Cos Salt is a partial antidote to venoot it into him in three ways--by mouth absorption, by the stomach, and by the salt poultice, which drew out some of the poison fro his arature above the elbow stopped h so, though, was the deep breathing Remember I told you about the experiments that killedthe windpipe of a poisoneda pair of bellows, and starting artificial respiration After four hours of this the h he was a wreck for a year afterward

”I just put all these together, oing to sit up awhile longer and watch him, but the critical period is over You chaps can turn in”

But none turned in until ht, when no doubt remained that Lourenco's prophecy would coain Then, when the slashed arhly cleansed and bound, Lourenco spoke once es

”The medicine of the hite man and the air spirits have saved Yuara froht as a ht, and so has lived when he would have died To-morrow Yuara shall once more see his people, the first man of the Mayorunas to come back from the death of poison And he and his comrades shall tell of the white round”

”So shall it be,” Yuara himself faintly answered ”Yuara, son of Rana, second chief of the et”

”_Por Deus!_” exclaimed Lourenco ”Comrades, this man is no coood work to-day”

CHAPTER XV