WhenSterl paused to reload he peered through the
smoke.
But almost miraculously the mob weredriven into the
mud before they could attempt a rush back.
Dann wouldnot spare the time to track them.
Somewhere pretty close to these trees, on the side away from the open. Thats in our
favor,Benson, take Larry and Roland on guard. Her darkly dilatedeyes betrayed her
terror. Silently the five rose from behind the fringe of brush, to peer over
thetop.
Wal, if you ask me we oughta load our guns, drawled
Red.
The abo did not resemble Friday inany
particular.
We wanta be close behind thatstampede or the crocs
will get us! Pard,put yore hat on somethin an stick it up, all same old
times.
Upon their return to camp, Lesliewas waiting in
distress.
Farther upstream, muddy-backed crocodiles, as huge
as logs, piled intothe river.
I doubt if your parents shouldinfluence your
decision here.
Now the trekkers approached the end of the
downs.
Farther upstream, muddy-backed crocodiles, as huge
as logs, piled intothe river.
Beryls response was surprising and significant. But
many of the weak dropped by the wayside.
I figger thatkillin some of them would stop their
doggin us.
Jest a chance to know an fight for a
man!
The gray gloom made the campfire fade into a
ghostly flicker. But the crocodile came on, got over his depth, anddisappeared. It
could not have been a bullet, for no reportfollowed.
Yells of alarm from the drovers across the river
drew from Dann a boomingorder: Stay over there! WhenSterl paused to reload he peered
through the smoke.
But Fridaywhispered: More better black fella go
alonga bush corroboree.
The mob had moved upriver of its own
volition.
Benson and Bligh went slowly and hesitatingly under
the shelter.
Friday said to Sterl and Slyter, Tinkit more better
boss wait alongasun. Thecolor appeared to be a cast between brown and
red.
Slyter, your girl has indeed grown up on this trek,
went on Dann.
One of the drovers across the river hailed
Dann:They broke and ran.
She was beyond thinking of what her
actionsbetrayed.
Its turribleto worry over the other
people.
He puffed a cloud of smoke which hid his face.
Flies will come bye and bye,replied Slyter.
Released from a wall infront, the mass behind piled
frantically into the river. You never cantell about what a man will do. When the
cowboys arrived, the cattle had begun to lie down, too exhaustedeven to bawl.