A DISCOVERY. 



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" It must be," said Mr. Godkin, " that, in spite of our watchfulness, a party o 

 natives have come down the river and landed here." 



"And, inasmuch as the raft is on this side," added Bob Marshall, "they must 

 also be here." 



BLACK AND WHITE ANTELOPES. 



"Undoubtedly." 



"And where are they now?" 



"That is what I should very much like to know; but it was easy for them to 

 steal up or down stream, through the tall grass, without any of us detecting them." 



Pongo and Diedrick had hastily examined the surroundings, but were unable to 

 identify anything that looked like the footprints of natives. They attributed tbeii 



