Part 28 (1/2)
”And did you find any trace of dick and le took place,” answered, Aleck
”And Cujo reckons as how he can follow de trail if we don't wait too long to do it”
”Must go soon,” put in Cujo for hi storhed and shook his head ”You can go on, but you'll have to leave old”
”Oh, we can't think of leaving you behind!” cried Sam
”I'll tell you wot--Ise dun carry him, at least fe a spell,”
said Aleck, and so it was arranged
Under the new order of things Cujo insisted on ht strike the trail before carrying the Aleck out before the real tracking began
The African departed, to be gone the best Part of an hour When he carin of satisfaction on his hoot a chicken,” he announced, producing the fowl ”And here aood roots, too Now va dinner befo' we start out”
”Right yo' aan to start up a fire without delay, while Cujo cleaned the fowl and mashed up the roots, which, when baked on a hot stone, tasted very much like sweet potatoes Thehis full share in spite of his swollen ankle, which was now gradually resu its normal condition
Cujo had found the trail at a distance of an eighth of a mile above the wayside hostelry ”Him don't lead to de ribber dare,”
he said ”But I dun think so of him”
”And what do you think?” asked Too to de kolobo”
”And what is the kolobo?” asked Sam with interest
”De kolobo old place on ribber-place where de white soldiers shoot fro fort-house”
”A fort!” cried Too there?”
”No soldiers dare now--leave kolobo years ago Place ood place fo' robbers”
”I see Well, follow the trail as best you can--and we'll see ill see”
”And let us get along just as fast as we can,” added Sah a forest that in spots was so thick they could scarcely pass The jungle contained every kind of tropical growth, including ferns, which were beautiful beyond description, and tiny vines so wiry that they cut like a knife
”This is tough,” remarked Sam ”But I suppose it doesn't hold a candle to what is beyond”
”Werry bad further on,” answered Cujo ”See, here am de trail,”