Part 34 (2/2)

”That's a bad enough title for anybody,” said Sam with a shudder

”I suppose his job is to poison their eneular battle”

”U Susko, and whip him Den Susko send Poison Eye to de Miet bad, an' men, women, an' children die off like um flies”

”That's cheerful information,” said Tom

”And why didn't they slay the poisoner?”

”Eberybody 'fraid to touch him--'fraid he be poisoned”

”I'd runI had a knife or a club,”

muttered Tom

”Or a pistol,” finished Sam ”Such rascals are not fit to live”

dick, as can readily be iry, and before the party started back for the lake, the youth was provided with sohtfully carried with him

It was learned that the two parties were enca his friends to, see them before the noon hour was passed

”I don't believe he will bring Josiah Crabtree,” said Toht”

Toht When Chester came over with his friends he said that the for left word that he was going around the lake to look for a certain species of flohich so far they had been unable to add to their specimens

”But he will have to come back,” said the Vale student ”He has no outfit hich to go it alone”

He was right Crabtree put in an appearance just before the sun set over the jungle to the ard He presented afallen into a muddy swamp on his face

”I--I met with an--an unfortunate accident,” he said to Chester ”I fell into the--aheed to--er--to extricate myself”

”Josiah Crabtree, you didn't expect to see me here, did you?” said dick sternly, as he stepped forward And then the others of his party also ca in the brush

The forhost

”Why--er--where did you coh where I came from, Josiah Crabtree,” cried dick wrathfully ”You dropped me into the hollow for dead, didn't you!”

”Why, I--er--that--is--” stao no further

”Don't waste words on hi he deserves”

”Thrashi+ng!” gasped Crabtree

”Yes, thrashi+ng,” replied dick ”If ere in America I would have you locked up But out here weto thrash you to the very best of ain I'll--I'll--”