Part 34 (1/2)
”Yes He opened the door and motioned for theht He was badly beaten You will re behind that same house when Pedro and Senhor Knowlton saw hiain”
”Hm! Crazy and wild, but a white e to free the women?”
”Very siuards, opened the door, and came back to the creek with the wouards rinned the bushman ”They were not allowed to”
”I see Very simple, as you say About as si like that, Capitao What do you desire for breakfast--salt fish and coffee, or coffee and salt fish?”
”A little of everything, thanks Here comes some monkey ing two big red howlers
Others drifted in at intervals, and not one returned eame was plentiful, particularly at this early hour Soon the air was heavy with the odor of broiling rance of coffee afted to the nostrils of the recu fast
”Gee! I'm half drowned!” was his humorous complaint ”The sasp for air Must tickle your nose, too, eh, Rand, old top?”
Rand, faer In fact, he gave no sign of anything Stoically he sat, eyes front
”By thunder! the ot pride!” the lieutenant added, in a lower tone ”Alar-store Indian Darned if I' to respect hi monkey haunches One he offered to McKay, the other to Rand The latter's irab he seized the proffered h flesh the three lances Tucu laid a hand on his stoone hungry The others nodded Then they split the other haunch between the coffee to the captain, asked Tucu in what direction the Monitaya houses lay Without hesitation the Indian pointed off to the left The Brazilian glanced at the creek, estieneral direction and rate of flow, then returned to his fire
Offered coffee, Rand took it and sipped it with evident relish Likewise he accepted a cigarette, which he puffed like ato smoke--or one who has not save no indication of gratitude His attitude was as indifferent and matter-of-fact as if he were one of the Mayorunas When his s his bad foot
”Let's see that,” said Knowlton, dropping on one knee ”Looks pretty sore Yes, it's et it, anyway?”
No answer Knowlton probed his face keenly Rand straightened out his legs, wriggled his toes, and scowled
”Queer!””He looks as if he actually didn't kno he got that wound You'd think he'd remember that much, anyhow I sure am afraid his head is all scraer ain
”Now listen here, Rand I don't knoell you understandthe chance This foot has to be opened up and cleaned out
Otherwise you're going to have serious trouble with it I'et an anaesthetic--a swift punch under the ear Better sit still and make no fuss”
With which he went to work He did a thorough job, and there was no doubt that it hurt But Rand gave no trouble, nor even a sign of pain--except that he dug his fingers into the dirt
”Good boy!” the aeon approved, when he finished ”You're a Spartan--if you happen to reo, wash your face good and hard Get that tribe paint off
These Indians with us don't like it You're no Indian, anyhow; you're white, like us Savvy? White man Wash off paint!”
He rolled up his kit and returned to the canoe The Mayorunas,their own craft Rand sathiot up of his own accord, lian to scrub his face
When he desisted thestubbornly to his skin; but they were fainter than before The otherHe settled hian to doze