20 HUNTING IN THE JUNGLE. 



lection of former snccessful trips ; for slave-traders con- 

 fess that if one vessel out of four escapes they are amply 

 repaid. 



" And now, all arrangements being complete, the ' Aven- 

 tureiro,' with England's flag at the peak, bore away to the 

 westward, while the ' Pantaloon ' once more turned toward 

 her cruising ground." 



With tales like this my friend the Captain beguiled the 

 voyage, so that I was almost sorry late one bright after- 

 noon to see the low line of the African shore, and later 

 to cast anchor in the harbor of Sierra Leone. 



