A EECOED EUN 71 



in answer to the signals. Presently Brown's long, 

 shrill scream came echoing through the woods, and 

 a few moments afterward he and Frazer reached me. 

 They carried water and a flask of whiskey. I took 

 all of each that was good for me. 



Then I briefly and rather shamefacedly related 

 the day's chapter of incidents. 



"I'm sure glad nothing more serious happened," 

 remarked Frazer shortly, when I had finished. 

 "We thought perhaps you might have been hurt. 

 For Heaven's sake don't get ambitious again. We 

 can't afford to lose any cruisers at this stage of the 

 game." 



Another swallow of water and a last pull at the 

 flask and I made shift to climb the ridge, by easy 

 stages. We reached camp at ten o'clock. 



I fell asleep almost instantly, lay like a log till 

 morning and awoke able to do a light day's work. 

 But it was some time before I regained my normal 

 self-conceit, and still longer before the camp grew 

 tired of guying me on my "record run." 



