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hurried flight, as they thought, toward the beach they 
had left, but which fortunately took them to that on 
which the boat was. 
‘‘We now^ fired several volley’s without any answer, save 
a dismal howl, and returned on board to get more ammu- 
nition and prepare for a night’s search. We thought 
they might have retreated to the branches of some tree 
along the edge of the other beach, and that if we Avalked 
up it several miles, firing volleys and shouting, they 
might hear us and come out. We feared to penetrate 
the jungle at night: it would have been madness. 
“Another half-hour passed and found us again on 
shore. We were seven able-bodied men, all armed to 
the teeth, and confident of being able to face even a 
tiger; we entered the narrow path and crossed the jungle 
to the opposite beach. We found their tracks and fol- 
lowed them up the beach for an hour or more, keeping as 
near the water as possible, so as to have a broad, open 
space between us and any animal that might spring upon 
us. from the jungle, and firing volleys and shouting every 
ten minutes. 
“At the end of this hour’s walk we suddenly lost the 
tracks, and, going back to regain them, found that they 
led into the jungle. The pale moon came out about this 
time and showed us a third track, smaller and rounder 
than the others, — the track of some animal, an animal 
that had claws. A thrill of horror passed through our 
hearts as we bent over this last track; it followed the others 
into the jungle^ and the pale moon strove in vain to light 
us farther; ive stopped and trembled. 
“About this time one of the men remarked that he 
