. St. Nicholas [serial] . I must leave you here, said the half-breed, whenwe reached the next cross-road, but you cannotmiss your way now: you will reach Cabellas allright if you just keep straight south. Dont turn upon him thatwe could notshoot for fearof killing thedog, too. Theant-bear retreated as fast ashe could, till he got out ofthe ravine, when he facedabout with uplifted paws,and with such a fierce growl,that Rough drew back inaffright. In the next moment the hormigucro hadvanished in the thicket, though Tommy ran up anddown, trying to discover his whereabouts. Hecould hardly see ten
. St. Nicholas [serial] . I must leave you here, said the half-breed, whenwe reached the next cross-road, but you cannotmiss your way now: you will reach Cabellas allright if you just keep straight south. Dont turn upon him thatwe could notshoot for fearof killing thedog, too. Theant-bear retreated as fast ashe could, till he got out ofthe ravine, when he facedabout with uplifted paws,and with such a fierce growl,that Rough drew back inaffright. In the next moment the hormigucro hadvanished in the thicket, though Tommy ran up anddown, trying to discover his whereabouts. Hecould hardly see ten paces ahead into the jungle. THE ANT-BEAR FACED ABOUT WITH UPLIFTEtPAWS. ADVENTURES IN THE AMERICAN TROPICS. 463. A NOVEL WAV TO CLIMB A TREE. [.SEE NEXT PAGE.] Come on, come on, Daddy Simon urged you see those clouds? I am afraid we shallget wet before night. It was hardly three oclock, but the sky hadturned strangely dark, and now and then a flashof lightning darted across the murky air. Wepressed forward in silent haste, till Tommyclutched my arm and looked intently in thedirection of the cspinal. I thought I hearda bell down there, said he. Yes, there itgoes again ! Listen ! What can that be ? We all heard it plainly this time : a singularbell-like sound, coming clear and ringing fromthe heart of the wilderness. Yes, we are in for it now, said DaddySimon. There will be a storm or a heavyrain. That s the campanero, the bell-bird;when he tolls his campana [bell] you may lookout for trouble. It is a sure sign. Three or four wood-bats passed over ourheads with a whistling screech, also a capri-mulga or goat-sucker—a kind of bird that is nrarely seen before sundown; and when we ap-proached
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