Bligh and his three dissenters drove a string of
horses across the river. Neither Beryl nor Leslie put in an appearance at supper.
And giving him her hands sheleaned to him and lifted a scarlet face.
Waterdripped off him from the waist
down.
He hadnot cared much about Eric Dann, but the mad
risk that intrepid cowboy hadrun! I swear, pard, I never had my gizzard freeze
likeit does at thet thought.
At thisjuncture Beryl emerged from the tent, slim
in her riders garb.
The left front horse reared high with a crocodile
hangingto its nose.
Slyter told the girls to go to bed, and this time
they obeyed. He puffed a cloud of smoke which hid his face.
Beryl, Id die for him, an shore hed die for me.
Suddenly Bligh, leading Derrick, Hood and Heald, rose and started towardStanley
Danns shelter. Eric Dann still clung to the drivers seat. Aw, just natoorally I feel
sorry for them.
And heran for the rifle against a wagon
wheel.
Released from a wall infront, the mass behind piled
frantically into the river.
We cant stop Dann now, Slyter said, grimly. Wal, if
you ask me we oughta load our guns, drawled Red.
Two drovers leaped out of their saddles to unhitch
the teams.
Red was taking achance that the crocodiles would be
too busy to see him.