Bloomington High School - Gothic Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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ewr i -------------[ ghr CT»p Hu j —---•—— Slir (£ni nt' thr ItliliUTursa A Tale of the Brasilian Korrsta 9 By llurnthy As the wave» ■( the Atlantic drifted in and licked tli burning shores of northern Brazil. they touched the body of a lmlf-dad man. lying flat upon his back on the U-auh. His eyes were closed, but the short rise and fall of hi naked chest told that he still lived. There was a movement in the brushes a short distane- away anil a black figure stepped from the thicket that fringed the endle » jungle beyond He was clothed only in a light-colored pair of breeches which contrasted oddly with his block skin. A rifle lay in the crotch of hi 'hint, black arm. His name was Kapu: he was a native of tl Brazilian forests. He gazed out at the sen and up and down the Ix-rh. then his eye fell upon thr figure stretched in thr sand Hr walked u few steps forward—then halted. He noticed the man wore the yellow khaki» of the t'nitod State Arni Kapu grunted and muttered in his nativ guttrru! “Americano, deserter Then he advanced ami raised thr man to a sitting |M Hture. The nuin opened his eyes and gazed at Kapit. but h - parched line could whisper only one word—“water Kapu «lid not understood ami «hook hi head Thr man oiiened his mouth again, and with a half conscious glnre in his eve. fell back again upon the sand Kapu understood now. and placed the man upon hi shoulders, then hr mounlrd the (teach and entered the fo» est from whence he had come. When in the depths of the forest, he stopped to rest .1 moment, laving his unconscious burden at his feet and hi rifle hetdde it. He stood with his hand' on his hips, breath- ing Hard, hi black nostrils dilating and perspiration trie kting from his shoulder». Romiser Then « strange cry came from some where tn the forcat, . scream likr tt,„t of a woman. Kapu knew what it waa and picked Up hi. rifle The cry came nearer. thu tin» • ;.rer and echoed through the jungle Kapu was ready, and rux n the rustle of thr underbrush nearby caused him | to turn luicklv He lifted h»« nil ami aimed it between | tw.. flrrv rir. in thr thicket The animal growl'd d—ptr, j but With Iht report of the rifle the growl ended In a gurgle. . Kapu -gain pick.nl up hu silent burden and went on through the silent forest. IL 1 The small cleared region in which stood the home of | kti was •urrvunde.l on all sides by the dsep forest in | which dwelt - .traiigc animal of the tropica. The tilth house set high upon stilts, looked like a huge tarantula rro.lv to stnkr Two Udders of bamboo stood at All thr night long thr white man lay upon the couch in I •h h u .- muttering drlm.msly in a strange tongue. And | .if mght long Kapir sat by thr couch and watrhed over him. 1 It wa not until thr early tropical sun began to lift the j heavy dew that Kapu era».el hi long vigil and called the Mark ham 1 Mela hi wife, to watch over the Americano. Then Kapu lay upon hu own couch and was soon sleeping 1 soundly. ■Mela was sitting before the white man when be again I tw-gan talking in hl delirium. 1 “They can't find me now.” he muttered. “If 1 can only reach thr -bore Water Water! Give me water! No. they’ll never get me. I've hail enough of it. They never □ Kaon IIihII -• ainiMi.