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"S. V."

           

           Theylandedafewmomentsafterinthemiddleofafoamgreenwithhairweedandotheraquaticplants.Somekingfishers,givingasharpwhistle,andsomelittleherons,whiteassnow,immediatelyflewaway.Herculesfastenedtheboatfirmlytoamangrovestump,andallclimbedupthesteepbankoverhungbylargetrees.

           Therewasnopathinthisforest.However,fainttracesonthegroundindicatedthatthisplacehadbeenrecentlyvisitedbynativesoranimals.

           DickSand,withloadedgun,andHercules,withhishatchetinhishand,hadnotgonetenstepsbeforetheyfoundDingoagain.Thedog,nosetotheground,wasfollowingascent,barkingallthetime.Afirstinexplicablepresentimenthaddrawntheanimaltothispartoftheshore,asecondleditintothedepthsofthewood.Thatwasclearlyvisibletoall.

           "Attention!"saidDickSand."Mrs.Weldon,Mr.Benedict,Jack,donotleaveus!Attention,Hercules!"

           AtthismomentDingoraiseditshead,and,bylittlebounds,invitedthemtofollow.

           AmomentafterMrs.Weldonandhercompanionsrejoineditatthefootofanoldsycamore,lostinthethickestpartofthewood.

           Therewasadilapidatedhut,withdisjoinedboards,beforewhichDingowasbarkinglamentably.

           "Whocanbethere?"exclaimedDickSand.

           Heenteredthehut.

           Mrs.Weldonandtheothersfollowedhim.

           Thegroundwasscatteredwithbones,alreadybleachedunderthediscoloringactionoftheatmosphere.

           "Amandiedinthathut!"saidMrs.Weldon.

           "AndDingoknewthatman!"repliedDickSand.

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