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with Colonel Bell at Police Headquarters in St. Johns. The 
matter was taken up very vigorously and a detailed description 
of the lost man was telephoned to every plantation on the 
island, while Corporal James gathered a search party at Fal- 
mouth. I knew that Wehman was well able to take care of him- 
self, but could not understand why he failed to notify us of his 
whereabouts by telephone. The only explanation seemed to be 
that he had met with an accident in some loneiy spot in the 
jungle where it would be difficult to find him. 
About nine o’clock that morning, however, I received a tele- 
phone call from our good friend the Rev. Hal Shepherd, who 
said that he had seen Wehman, who was on his way to the dock- 
yard. Before long the prodigal returned and was a sight to 
behold. He had been soaked through and through, his helmet 
was drooping over his ears in a most dejected manner, he was 
spattered with mud, and his clothes were in tatters. A hot 
breakfast had been kept for him, he secured a good wash-down 
and change of clothes, and was soon in bed for the rest which he 
badly needed. His story was as follows: 
After starting on his walk, it occurred to him to go to the top 
of Sugar-Loaf Mountain, one of the highest and roughest peaks ~ 
in Antigua. He reached the summit about noon and decided to 
lie down for a rest, when he promptly went to sleep and slept 
until the afternoon was rather well advanced. After taking 
some photographs, he started back, only to find that his field- 
glasses were missing. He then tried to retrace his steps to find 
the glasses. This took considerable time and he failed in his 
search. Evening was then coming on and he did not dare to 
try to make his way through the jungle and steep descent in 
the darkness. There was no house of any kind in the vicinity, 
and he decided that the best thing was to pass the night in the 
lee of some rocks on the mountain-side. As luck would have it, 
he had chosen for his picnic the night of the worst storm in 
months, was thoroughly drenched, and had a wild time of it in 
general. When dawn came he had been without food for nearly 
twenty-four hours. Coming down to the valley, he discovered 
a cow and succeeded in playing the Romulus and Remus act. 
Thus refreshed, and with the further sustenance secured from a 
couple of mangos, he came home to find himself the best adver- — 
