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Of a sudden he realized an over-powering thirst Till now he had not felt it He arose, drank deeply fro cooler andis to help her," he said "No use in losingout unprepared to find the boy If H'yemba has stolen him it's certain the boy is hidden beyondrabbit-warren of caves below there in the cliff

"I feel positive no bodily harm will be done the child H'yemba will hold him for power over me He will try to exact terms--even to leadership in the colony, even to possession of Beatrice And the penalty of refusal may be the boy's death--"

He shuddered profoundly, and with both wasted hands covered his face For a ht to possess him

He felt a wild desire to shout iainst the cave-door of H'yeain For in Stern's nature lay nothing of hysteria Reason and calment dominated And before he acted he always reckoned every pro and con

"It ht he "A little time will decide all that For now Beatrice deirl oncethe bronze la her symptoms, pulse and respiration

"What to do?" he asked himself "What means to tale?"

He arose and rus Above all, he must break the fever He therefore prepared and adirl with all the available bedding, and determined, if possible, to make her sweat This done, he found no further means at hand and now turned his attention once ed and, having given her a stiff drink of brandy, poured between resisting teeth which he had to separate with his knife-blade, he presently perceived soh he questioned the old woet no coherent information

Only the nas of terror rewarded him He kneever, with positive certainty that the s of his son

"And that," said he, "ht of hiht, one bullet--and the score is paid!"

He arose and, againsure his autoht Whatever he was now to do must be done quickly