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Kazounde

           Hehadlookedforthemincrossingthevariousquartersofthetown,eveninthedepthsofthe"tembes"thatlinedthestreets,onthis"tchitoka"nowalmostdeserted.

           Mrs.Weldonwasnotthere.

           "Havetheynotbroughtherhere?"heaskedhimself."Butwherecouldshebe?No;Herculescannotbemistaken.Then,again,hemusthavelearnedthesecretdesignsofNegoroandHarris;yetthey,tooIdonotseethem."

           DickSandfeltthemostpainfulanxiety.HecouldunderstandthatMrs.Weldon,retainedaprisoner,wouldbeconcealedfromhim.ButHarrisandNegoro,particularlythelatter,shouldhastentoseehim,nowintheirpower,ifonlytoenjoytheirtriumphtoinsulthim,torturehim,perhapsavengethemselves.Fromthefactthattheywerenotthere,mustheconcludethattheyhadtakenanotherdirection,andthatMrs.WeldonwastobeconductedtosomeotherpointofCentralAfrica?ShouldthepresenceoftheAmericanandthePortuguesebethesignalforhispunishment,DickSandimpatientlydesiredit.HarrisandNegoroatKazounde,wasforhimthecertaintythatMrs.Weldonandherchildwerealsothere.

           DickSandthentoldhimselfthat,sincethenightwhenDingohadbroughthimHercules’snote,thedoghadnotbeenseen.Theyoungmanhadpreparedanansweratgreatrisks.InithetoldHerculestothinkonlyofMrs.Weldon,nottolosesightofher,andtokeepherinformedaswellaspossibleofwhathappened;buthehadnotbeenabletosendittoitsdestination.

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