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           Theonagers,whohadtwoprettycolts,weremostoftenmountedbyGideonSpilettandHerbert,whohadbecomeanexcellentriderunderthereporter’sinstruction,andtheyalsoharnessedthemtothecarteitherforcarryingwoodandcoaltoGraniteHouse,ordifferentmineralproductionsrequiredbytheengineer.

           SeveralexpeditionsweremadeaboutthistimeintothedepthsoftheFarWestForests.Theexplorerscouldventuretherewithouthavinganythingtofearfromtheheat,forthesun’sraysscarcelypenetratedthroughthethickfoliagespreadingabovetheirheads.TheythusvisitedalltheleftbankoftheMercy,alongwhichrantheroadfromthecorraltothemouthofFallsRiver.

           Butintheseexcursionsthesettlerstookcaretobewellarmed,fortheymetwithsavagewildboars,withwhichtheyoftenhadatussle.Theyalso,duringthisseason,madefiercewaragainstthejaguars.GideonSpiletthadvowedaspecialhatredagainstthem,andhispupilHerbertsecondedhimwell.Armedastheywere,theynolongerfearedtomeetoneofthosebeasts.Herbert’scouragewassuperb,andthereporter’ssang-froidastonishing.Alreadytwentymagnificentskinsornamentedthedining-roomofGraniteHouse,andifthiscontinued,thejaguarracewouldsoonbeextinctintheisland,theobjectaimedatbythehunters.

           Theengineersometimestookpartintheexpeditionsmadetotheunknownpartsoftheisland,whichhesurveyedwithgreatattention.

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