ON THE CREST OF THK HILL. 



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Pongo was glad to hear this, for nothing displeased him more than to remain 

 inactive, even during the sultry hours of midday. He nodded his head to signify 

 he was waiting his employer's pleasure. 



Wishing his young friends success in their enterprise, the director bade them 

 good-by, and the next minute the boys were left alone on the crest of the elevation. 



/T; 



v 



THE KOODOO. 



* I think," said Bob, "that it is best to move a little farther back, so as to run 

 no risk of being seen by Jack's game." 



The suggestion was followed. The youths slipped from the saddles, after 

 moving their ponies so far down the slope behind them that they were out of sight 

 of everything on the plain to the north. Then they seated themselves in the short 



