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"Probably Tennessee or northern Alabaetation? No conifers here, but rowths Fertile isn't the narow themselves! I don't think we'll do better than this, Beta Shall we land and see?"

A quarter-hour later the Pauillac had safely deposited thee of the river canyon Stern, in his eagerness, was all for cave-hunting that very evening, but the girl restrained him

"Not so impatient, dear!" she cautioned "'Too fast arrives as tardy as too slow!' To- hed, with a kiss "All right, have your way--Mrs Stern!"

She laughed, too, at this, the first time she had heard her new naht again

Morning found theether they traversed the tropic-see woods, aflame with brilliant flowers, dank with ferns and laced with twining lianas

In the treetops--strange trees, fruit laden--parrakeets and flashing green and crimson birds of paradise disturbed the little monkey-folk that chattered at the intruders Once a coral-red snake whipped away, hissing, but not quick enough to dodge a ball froular head with apprehension Well he knew that veno The one and only chance of successfully transplanting the Folk ers row acclimated to the upper air After that--but the vastness of the future deterred even speculation Perils were inevitable The reater the victory

"On to the cliffs!" said he, clasping the girl's hand in his own and e of the canyon

"Magnificent!" cried Beatrice as they ca of the rock wall "With these fruitful woods behind, that river in front, and these natural fortifications for our ho except caves," Stern answered "Let's call this New Hope River, eh? And the cliffs?"

"Settlement Cliffs!" she exclaimed

"Done! Well, now let's see"

For the better part of the ht, they esti down in rough terraces to the rocky debris through and beyond which foa about two hundred yards in width