HOME AGAIN. 



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me he made repeated attempts to win the regard of the young ones he was fort- 

 unate enough to capture, but was never able to awaken the first spark of affection 

 in them. 



Bob Marshall's experience with " Dick " was quite similar. Jack Harvey became 

 so disgusted with the spitfire that he gave up the task and left him to -himself. 

 Many a time Bob felt like doing the same, but some slight indication, as he thought, 

 of an appreciation of his efforts, induced him to persevere in his attempts to make 

 friends with 

 the little one. 



He spoke 

 to it in the 

 most sooth- 

 ing language, 

 proffered it 

 delicacies, 

 and spent 

 hours in try- 

 ing to win its 

 regard, but all 

 in vain ; and, 

 when Calcut- 

 ta was reach- 

 ed, he was 

 compelled to 

 admit to Jack 

 that the ani- 

 mal was just 

 as fierce and 

 wild as when 

 the net was 

 thrown over 

 its head in the 

 Gaboon coun- 

 try. 



"If there 



is any difference," added Bob, " I think he is worse, for he has grown rapidly and is a 

 good deal stronger. If he could get the chance I believe he would throttle us both," 



" There's no doubt of it ; I daren't trust myself to fool with him, for if he should 

 bite me I'm afraid I would knock his plagued head off before I could restrain 

 myself." 



" He is too valuable to take any such risks," said Bob, with a laugh, " for you 

 know gorillas come high." 



The greatest surprise and delight of all awaited the arrival of Bob and Jack at 



DICK. 



