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Alice began to feel badly, and spent a sleepless night, troubled with 

 a high fever and severe headache. It was clear and very hot. 



Friday, July 22, 1892. Just as soon as possible after daybreak, 

 I secured a doctor, who found Alice suffering from malaria, and pre- 

 scribed quinine. Cabell and I sjjent the morning in packing, and 

 at one o'clock left our hotel for the station. Our train left shortly 

 before two, and we reached Puerto Colombia in about an hour. 

 We noticed a great change in the country since we first went over 

 the road. Everything now was dry and dusty, where there were 

 pools and lakes before. We saw at one j^lace a lot of large plover, 

 and some stilts that waded about in water up to their bodies. The 

 ride down was extremely hot, and was very trying to Alice, who had 

 a slight chill when we reached the wharf. We had to wait over an 

 hour for the tug, which finally came and carried us out to the Der- 

 went. Captain Buckler gave us very good staterooms, and I got 

 the ship's doctor to prescribe for Alice as soon as possible. 



The steamer started about five, and in a few minutes I had to 

 give in to seasickness. Cabell, however, kept well. 



It was clear and hot. 



