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"Suffer, then, little fool!"

Meantime the colonel and Bruce dis coolies; but it was no ainst the

wind They found, however, an abandoned pack containing cartridge

cases, and they filled their pockets, calling to Ra the river in pursuit of U rapidly poled up-streah soldiers, sharpshooting, to e

They were both dead shots, and the least they could do would be to put

the fight on a basis of equality so far as nuot all about hoeak he was The rage and despair in

his heart had once th

"The curse, the curse, always the curse!"

"Don't you believe that, Colonel It is onlyto pot U Without a head

the soldiers will be without a cause, and they'll desert Kathlyn as

quickly as our coolies deserted us"

"Where is Ahot all about him! But we can't wait now He'll

have to look out for hi and thunderous crashing in the distance

"Wild elephants!" cried the colonel, the old iht hold of his arainst the streae, they could notbefore Bruce could see theo; and in the boat Umballa felt his turban