OF THE SPEAR 



merciful spear through the heart 

 drops the gallant beast dead. 



While Jack is loosing Lovelei's 

 girths, he feels a kindly pat on the 

 shoulder as Calvert says to him, 

 " Well done, old boy ; go in and try 

 your luck. It was a good run, wasn't 



it?" 



* # # * 



As they led their tired horses 

 slowly back towards the open a 

 native came hurriedly towards them 

 from some neighbouring huts. With 

 a scared face he told his story. 



In a few minutes they were stand- 

 ing beside the body as it lay upon 

 a common native charpoy. She 

 looked almost as if she were resting 

 after a bout of tennis. Her white 

 frock and gay silk blouse were fresh 

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