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e o o s ioi nsc sn i ie o We slope and wrmkled rock stood out with startling clarity. The hills seemed so near that one could have reached out and touched them. : That in itself was a bad sign, a sure portent of a storm. Professor Emngton frowned. "Are the storms very bad here?" asked Christine anxiously. "I hope we can get through. Christinge Jooked up. The ak.v. whichi had been a cloudless blue, had had a grey. shutter of steel drawn suddenly. over it. It had grown quite dark in a few minutes. The air seemed heavy ‘and. breathless. In the .uncanny stiliness insects made. loud whirring noises. Ahead of them,; the, Drakensberg mountains . lifted their tanhastlcally' shaped peaks against the skyline. The: hills were torturedâ€"into strange, shapes, In reality, they were a good thirty miles away. Ellington nodded. "I believe so. Norâ€" mally there‘g very little rain. When it does come, it comes in torrents, The rivers rise by feet every half hour, and the reads are often entirely washed away. and ~appeared like: theâ€" guardians â€"of some secret land.; Every detail of grassy "That‘s why I‘m anxious about getâ€" ting throughâ€"to a hostel," he added. "We‘ve come too far now to turn back, and the hostel‘s our only refuge in the_‘ mruntains * Christine glanced back. "Hadn‘t we better stop until . the others come up?" He nodded. f "Yes. We ~don‘t »wan‘t> any ot the party to get lost. It iwill be safer if (we stick together." ‘The road wound . away < from . them across a plain to the foothills On either side stretchedâ€" mealie fields, in which the plumed stalks waved like When the other two cars came up the professor waved on them. to stop. He got out and briefly explained the situation. «"We must all keep together in case one cf us gets bogged, as may very well happen in the event of the rain arrivâ€" ing before we get to the hostel. Forâ€" tunately we‘re well equipped with tools to deal with any emergency." He jerked a thumb at the implements with which the cars were loaded. These had been intended for e:ccavat.ion work on the site of the primitive men‘s comping ground that Rupert had disâ€" covered, but they might have to: be put to a more immediate use. ‘ ‘The cars started off once more. 'I‘he" professor had taken the lead because once more on the road to the mountain, hostel, there was no need for Rupert to guide them, there being only one rcad. As they progressed the country grew wilder and more rugged. ~It seemed difficult to believe that only a short time before they had set out from Durban, with its huge white hotels,} where bathers plunged in the surf or; lounged on the golden beaches under the South African summer sun. _ They might have been hundreds ol miles from civilization. Christine was remindeéed by the scenâ€" ery of some of the remoter parts of the Scottish Highlands which she had visited. They were travelling now in a sort of twilight, though the hour was not late. The sun failed to pierce through the Professor Ellington glanced anxiously "I‘m afraid we‘re going . to: have a Published by Special Arrangement Pembroke, Renfrew, Arnprior, Ottawa, Ontarioâ€" Montreal, Quebec, Trois Rivieres, Quebec THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1940 Tickets Good in Coaches Only. Children 5 years of age and under 12, when accompanied by guardian Bargain coach excursion tickets will be valid on Train 46, Thursday, y ewn transfer to North Bay C. P. Depot and take C. P. Train No. 8, leaving 12.55 a.m., Friday, June 14 Tickets are valid to return leaving destination point noet later than C. P. Train No. 7, frem Mentreal 8.15 pm. Sunday. June 16, to connect at North Bay with our Train No. 47, Monday, June 17, 1940. TOWARDS THE DRAGON BARGAIN COACH EXCURSION TICKETS WILL NOT BR HONORED ON TRAINS 49 and SOâ€" T. N. 0. and N. C. R. Regular Stations He ncdded. "Quite a few. One gets used to them. Of course I couldn‘t !f aAtandon the diggings so I had to camp out.in them. It was little uncomfortâ€" able. Once I was isolated for three days because the river had burst its **Pherv!‘?â€" Christine < fanned= hersel. "And. to think," she said, "that if it hadn‘t been for you I might have marâ€" ried that charming South: African, Mr. Forester,. and come to live among all these‘ creeping: and crawling things!" ~~â€"The smiled. .‘"‘You‘ll have got used to. them.: But I‘m glad you chose othenwise, my dear." Once they saw a snake crawling across the road ahead of them. Ellingâ€" ton gave it a wide berth. "More dangerous than your grassâ€" hepper. He‘s a mamba, Some motorâ€" ists are foolish enough . to try to run over them and break their backs. But what generally happens is that the snake winds itself round an axle or gets into the car. Then some unfortunate attendant is bitten." closing of a gigantic eye. â€"~The insects in the grass chirped loudly but there was no other sound, nor was there any sign of habitation. .Once a grassnopper, a huge fellcw with body and long, springâ€" like legs, jumped into the car, into Christine‘s laps. She screamed and jerked away. The professor laughed. ._. The Rain Arrives . â€" “Qulte all right, my dear. . They‘re perfectly â€"harmleéss. But they certainly leaden shutter that had suddenly drawn itself across the sky like the He spoke unconcernedly. Florence wondered why explorers should be reâ€" garded as romantic figures, scientists the reverse. Rupert had gone through as many hardships as any explorer, but ne seemed to think nothing of it. In Rupert‘s car, Plorence shivered. "Rupert, did you have many of these storms while you were working up in the mountains?" Christine glanced up. "Here comes the rain!" The rain came abruptly, and from the first it was in solid.sheets. "Oh, can‘t it!" he retorted. ‘‘You aon‘t know your Africa, my child. It can go on like this for daysâ€"but I hCpe that on this cccasion it won‘tV‘ ‘ The road, which had seemed firm, wos rapidly being churned into wet, sliding red clay by the lash of the downpouring water. ‘The .dongas on either side of the road, ditches four feet deep, which had been boneâ€"dry, were ncw threatening to overflow. The car skidden on the iwet, loose sunface, and Frank had to exert al} his strength and his driver‘s skill to hold the machine straight on her course. ‘Then the lightning came. ‘~It tore across the sky in great jagged flashes, and Dorothy huddled close to Carter grunted. ‘"Thank goodness there are no ironâ€" stone koppies in this part of the counâ€" try. Up north, in the Transvaal, I‘m told that the only thing to do is to lie filat on the ground and hope hard until the storm goes over. Scores of people mostly natives are killed by lightning every year." § The car was now sliding and slitherâ€" ing on the muddy road. The wheels churned out deep tracks in the red clay. The dongas were overflowing, and water in great sheets splashed across the road as from a hose. Dorothy, in Frank‘s car, started out at the rain. "'“]'.'-‘ve never seen anything like it! At least it can‘t last long." ."The other two cars have stapped," she said. "Something‘s wrong." The professor‘s car had gone into a rut, and slewed sideways, hopelessly bogged. While the women sat huddled ‘"Nc use," said Ellington presently. He was plastered with mud. from head to foot, and even his. black moustache drooped "We‘ll have to abandon her temporarily. We simply must push on to â€"the «hostel.. It would be. decidely unpleasant to be stranded here overâ€" night." Dorothy peered through the rainâ€" swept â€"windshield. in the cars the men waded ankle deep in the mud and:strove to get the car on to dfirmer ground. Every time the engine was started the wheels thrashed helplessly,â€"failing to â€"get:a â€"grip. Frank, as the most. experienced driver, elected to take the lead. "I Must Go Toâ€"Night!" "Follow in my wheel.tracks as closely as you can," he advised Rupert. "Then there‘ll be less chance of you skidding." Rupert nodded. "Right." They left the bogged car and strugâ€" gled on. It was a very bedraggled party which, some hours later, staggered into the mountain hostel. The river iwhich normally could be forded had been a raging torrent, and the cars had got through with difficulty. Bad news awaited them. The man in charge of the hostel greeted Rupert with a worried look. He addressed a few hurried words to him, too low for the.rest of the party to catch, and Florence saw Rupert start "What is it?" she asked. _ "Nothing," said Rupert nonchalantly, "But you‘ll have to excuse me. I‘ve one or two things in connection with the excavation work to attend to before set out for the place. Of course ‘we can‘t possibly go. there toâ€"night. We‘ll be lucky if we can moke it toâ€"morrow." Christine and he climbed into Ruâ€" pert‘s car. stone?" "The rains have got at the diggings," he replied. ‘"The Basuto whom Mr. Featherstone left to guard the place has just come in. He‘s afraid the whole place will cave in. . The excavations must have loosened the goil." ~"What does that mean?" she deâ€" manded. "Won‘t they be able to clear it again?" He spcke jerkily. Florence wAas ‘SUusâ€" picious. She watched him go out of the room, and then took their host aside. "What did you tell Mr. Featherâ€" He shrugged. ‘"It‘s possible. But unless some sort of support is rigged up there now, without delay, there‘s a chance that the traces of the caveâ€" men will be simply washed away." Florence‘ fears were confirmed. Swiftly she told Professor [Zllington what she had learned. He frowned and tugged at his moustache. "What rotten luck!" he mourned. "Twc years‘ workâ€"and it may all go for nothing! Won‘t that fellow Jackâ€" son crcw! Of course we have the skull which Rupert brought with him, but 1'1';‘.{4‘3_115 me that there may be even more interesting relics hidden away in that cave." \ utw oc . > 2 ioi "That isn‘t all," said Florence quickâ€" ly. "I‘ve an idea that Rupert has made up his mind to go out there, toâ€"night, to see what can be QOne.” sa a aap 40 "Rupert is very cbstinate," she pointâ€" ed out. "Don‘t forget that he has been living for this moment, He‘ll do anyâ€" thing rather than see his work desâ€" troyed." "Then we must stop him! Come on!" They raced out of the house into the driving rain, and made for the rondavel which Rupert had made his headâ€" quarters when not at the diggings. ‘They were just in time. Rupert, in fisherman‘s long rubber boots, with a knapsock on his back and a stick in his hand, was making his way towards the path which led to the mountain that tcwered over the hostel. | "No you don‘t, young man!" The professor caught him by the arm. Behind his spectacles, there was a fanatical gleam in Rupert‘s eyes. Ellington stared. ‘"Impossible! It would be suicide to go up on the mounâ€" tain alone!" the professor grimly. "And then we‘li takk the thing over calmly and rationâ€" ally and plan what has to be doneâ€" Rupert follawed rather noremecippedhisarmmdsqm right." You cotildn‘t do dhything on your own. Don‘t worry, we‘ll save your ;ie;;x-m{ hour! I know what I‘m doing. I‘ve been out in these storms beforeâ€" "You‘ll come back to the house," "I‘m not going all our work at the Copyright * run through her. Back in the comfortable living â€"room of the hostel, befcore a roaring fire, they held a council of war, while a hot supâ€" per was being prepared {for them. "Now then!" said ERilington. As he often did, he had ceased to be the "Rupert kncows all about the digâ€" gings, and what chance of their holdâ€" ing: cut are," he continued. "Rupert, Will you please explain the position?" Rupert spoke with ats usual preâ€" profeassor,â€" and had reverted to his warâ€"time role of company commander. He glanced round the circle of intent "The position is this. The.rain. has got at the . foundations of the old camping grounds. There is a chance that the cave where I have been carryâ€" ing on my main work will collapse altogether. But I do not think that very "This torrential rain may flood the place out. If that happens, these relics will be washed away, and our chances of. finding. them again are e:oceedingly remote." "I see." .Pr,od‘essor Ellington brooded. "Then there is only one thing toâ€"do. We must wait until morning. If the storm hasn‘t abated then, I shall go with you to the cave and â€"â€"" "Unfortunately there is a worse danâ€" ger. There was a great deal of valuable stuff which T did not have time to reâ€" move. I left it covered up with sacking and put a native on guard. "Excuse me, sir.‘"‘ Frank Carter leaned forward. "Why wait until morning? I agree that it would be madness for one man to go up on the mountain toâ€" night. But if <‘two wentâ€"Rupert and myselfâ€"iwe might ibe able to do someâ€" thing before it‘s too late." ‘"‘Thank‘s Frank." Rupert‘s face fiushed with pleasure. "That‘s jolly sporting of you." ~_"Oho!" roared the professor. ~"And leave me out of it? Dash it, Carter, you came to South Africa to race, I come to see these relics: You can‘t leave me cut of .this!" The younger men glanced at each other. «"@uite so, sir," said Frank soothingly. "But Rupert and I could do all that‘s necessary. There‘s no need for you to go out in‘ the rain and â€"â€"â€"" The professor glowered. "I hope you are not trying to insinâ€" uate," he rumbled, "thatâ€"I am too old to go out. in the :rain.. Hang it, man, do you realize Bhe felt a little thrill of happiness Florence! You‘re a darâ€" that I am shortly to be Report for May for the District Children‘sAid ‘The {ollowing is the report for May by Mr. A. G. Carson, Iccal superinâ€" tendent of the District of Cochrane Children‘s Aid Society: â€" Ayplications for children for AUCptOR es Office interviews Interviews out of â€"offite :.......... Complaints received ............. Investigations made ... Children involved .................. Mail regeived sls 0. A Mail sENt OUt . . Children in Shelter ........... . Children toarding out ...... Wards visited ...........:. ie Court attendance ........... i Juvenile cases . Children on probation to court Wards returned to Shelter ...... Wards placed in foster homes . Adoptions completed ....................... Official warnings given ... Mileage travelled Meetings addressed . Children placed in foster homes (NnOt WaArdS) ces Children admitted to Shelter (NROt Children given assistance in their OWn HOMS ........... ces n Investigations for: other societies . Cases under the Unmarried Parents ACt l0 married! Bah, I‘m as fit as either of you. No, the three of us jwill go. But we‘ll have a good tuckâ€"in first, We‘ll prco‘zably need it." prco‘zably need it." Presently they sat down to a feast of venson, paw paw and coffeeâ€"the men‘s laced: with brandy. . ' Each of the women sat and watched her man. Outside, the rain lashed down monâ€" otonously, and the jagged flashes of lightning revealed the tcwering mass of the mountain, black and seéeing anâ€" grily to brood. One thought was uppermost in each woman‘s mind, Would her man come back safely? Finally the men dressed themselves in appropriate clothes, long rubber boots such as Rupert had been wearing, a turned dewn hat, and a mackintosh. Each carried a stout stick and a ‘knapâ€" sack in which were provisions and some brandy. There was no real rockâ€"climbâ€" ing to be done, fortunately but. the path, especially in the storm, was windâ€" ing and treacherous, easily lost in the darkness.. Once off: the path â€"and a man might wander for hours, in danâ€" ger of falling down a crevasse and inâ€" juring ‘himself seriously, or worse. _ (To be Continued) 16 Alex Allen was elected to the presiâ€" dency of the Lions Club on Thursday night at the Empire Hotel., Other new. officers for the coming year include: Bill Wren, first viceâ€"president; Charles Yates, . second. viceâ€"president; Gil Chenier, third viceâ€"president;. John Holtz, treasurer Cieorge Francis Tion tamer; â€" Joseph ; McGraw, tail twister. Director for one year is Dr. Graham Lane and directors for two years are Wendell Brewer and Alex Rose. Elect Alex Allen To Lead Lions During Next Year Governor William Thompson, of North Bay, was present:at the meetâ€" ing. Introduced . by Gil Chenier,. he talked on Lionism and the progress of service .club work in the north. Two new ;clubs. were established in the disâ€" trict during the. past year, he said, and in the 3,800 districts this stood tenth in efficiency rating. Missesâ€"Joy Fitzagerald:and Elsie Mcâ€" Fadden entertained with two dances. ¢ Deputy District Governor . William Wylie of Schumacher, ofiered a toast to the charter members of the Timmings club. Of theâ€" twentyâ€"nine â€" original memkers. of the Timmins Lions Club, seventeen remain, it was pointed out. In‘ view of the fact that the Porcupine is a mining camp with a shifting: popu« lation seventeen was seen as ‘aA large numiber of original members. _ "Chip‘"‘ Ball replied to the toast to the ‘charter: members. ‘ District Governor William Thompson, North Bay, Present at Meeting. Miss Margaret Easton‘s TEE DANCING DEBS In a Delightful Prognme ol Popular and Classical Dances In the Masonic Hall, Timmins â€"ON THURSDAY and FRIDAY JUNE 13th and 14th ADMISSTONâ€"50c SATURDAY AFTERNOON MATINEE FOR CHILDREN _ ADMISSION 10¢ Sixth Annual Recital â€" ) us ul ." # * +s tfi i 0 S t"*"_>f£ a ts «ut â€" Other guests were Michael Wernick, North Bay, Lions Club and Don James, of : Timmins. Fotoâ€"Nite at the Palace Theatre this week will offer $125 to the person whose is chosen at the â€" Thursday evening â€"performance. :‘ District Governor Thompson was pre« sented . with â€"an electric clock by Dr. M J. 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