CHAPTER XXXVIII. 



ALL through this characteristic 

 incident, not one of the sleepers 

 would have been awakened but for 

 Wart's excitement. 



It was now considerably past 

 midnight, and time for a change 

 of sentinels. Wart and Adz were 

 directed to crawl into one of the 

 wagons, while Pongo and Abdallah 

 were aroused to take their places. 

 Jack Harvey and Mr. Godkin gave 

 way to Bob and Dick, who had ex- 

 pressed the wish that they might 

 keep each other company. 



As the Texan was about to 

 creep into his quarters, he stopped 



