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Athumping splash followed, then a vicious churning of the surface, yellowand
red mixing. The cowboys found two of Danns drovers musteringhorses for the day.
The cattle found little grass and took to browsing. Eric leaped to thedrivers
seat and held on. I think you will decide for this site instead of
theKimberleys. Sterl shot to kill a horse if he missed acrocodile.
Red says if
we follow this four-flusher Eric Dann much farther well belost.
In the middle
of that jungle Eric Dann made a startling proposal.
If she lived she would come
through this fire pure gold. Stanley and two drovers lifted the half-dead man,
and carriedhim ashore. The channel split wide barestretches of mud.
Larry, how
big do these Gulf crocodiles grow? They crossed in short order and, loading
heavily, turned back in haste,crossed again.
Eric and Larry and Slyterreturned
in defeat from their scouting.
Half a dozen drovers urged plunging horses to
the rescue.
Rollie, with a bag in front of himand a cracking stockwhip in hand,
kept abreast of the teams. According to you we crossed the Flindersweeks back!
I agreedto go with him, to save Uncle Erics life, to save Dad from ruin, ifnot
worse. Then a crashing augmented the trampling roar.
That mob will work out
ofthe bush by morning.
Say, all you women have softenin of the brain, he
drawled. These sneaky, furry bats give me the creeps. Beryl steppedto him and
leaned, as if compelled. Erics head had been dragged throughthe mud.
They all
watched Heald wade his sturdy horse into the river. That mob will work out
ofthe bush by morning.
Horses all right, he was saying to Dann as they
approached the fire.
Stanley and two drovers lifted the half-dead man, and
carriedhim ashore. That means salt water,crocodiles and cannibal abos!
Heescaped, but the horses had to be shot.
All the trekkers mutely interrogated
him; then the leader asked, Whatho, Friday? ThenSlyter roared unintelligibly,
and began to pump lead into the water. The cattle found little grass and took
to browsing. Sometimes three miles a daywere good going. Imsorry I made all
them hard cracks about this place.
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