Three Vassar girls in South America : a holiday trip of three college girls through the southern continent, up the Amazon, down the Madeira, across the Andes, and up the Pacific coast to Panama . S following one uponanother, the same luxu-riance of tropical foliagein the landscape, and the broad yellow river tiowing on to thesea. They had noticed far down toward its mouth bits of pumice-stone floating upon its surface, and every day brought them nearerthe volcanoes which had sent them these hardened foam-flakes astheir greetings. Brother Dennis did not seek their society. He had succeeded inde
Three Vassar girls in South America : a holiday trip of three college girls through the southern continent, up the Amazon, down the Madeira, across the Andes, and up the Pacific coast to Panama . S following one uponanother, the same luxu-riance of tropical foliagein the landscape, and the broad yellow river tiowing on to thesea. They had noticed far down toward its mouth bits of pumice-stone floating upon its surface, and every day brought them nearerthe volcanoes which had sent them these hardened foam-flakes astheir greetings. Brother Dennis did not seek their society. He had succeeded indeceiving Dr. Stillman, but he wisely declined at this time to sub-mit his disguise to the scrutiny of a bevy of sharp-eyed girls. He. MAUD HAS A SLSPICION. 1^8 THREE VASSAR GIRLS L\ SOUTH AMERICA. left them at Manaos, determined to follow them later if a clue whichseemed to present itself should prove false. The Professor availed himself of steam transportation as far as itwas atibrded, but found himself stranded one tine morning in a littlevillage on the banks of the Madeira, whose principal interest consistedin its being a depot of the rubber trade. Now began the real difficul-ties of the trip. Two boats were hired, and the part\- now experi-enced the more arduous camp and canoe life. They carried provisionsfor two months, with tents, tools, medicines, and presents for theIndians whom the} might meet. The} mounted the river slowly,paddling against the current. The scenery was monotonous, andthey passed verv few settlements, even of Indians. Now and thenthe settlement of a Seringueiro, or the gipsy-like camp of a few Car-ipunas, who had come to the river in search of turtle-eggs, and evcrv-where else the loneliness
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