Sterl could not withdraw his gaze from Beryls face.
Slyter yelled, Make all the commotion possible. Heah we airlost in this
Gawd-forsaken land. They gotacross at last and climbed the bank to deposit the packs
and find a placeto land the wagon.
Would you mind shettin up, onless you want me to go
out an communewith the kangaroos?
Would you mind shettin up, onless you want me to go
out an communewith the kangaroos? Andthe day came when Sterl, gazing backward, could
no longer see theshadowy, purple ranges. According to you we crossed the
Flindersweeks back! Two drovers leaped out of their saddles to unhitch the teams. No
bluefoothills, however, loomed above the wandering black line of scrub. Upon his
return he announced: For some reason orother they dislike this place. They came at
length into a stranger, blacker, wilder country.
Of all present, Sterl thought, hisfriend Red seemed
the most staggered by Beryls revelation.
Stanley Dannsent the cowboys Larry and Rollie back
for them.
Leslie waited for Sterl, who watched the trio ahead
for a momentbefore he started. Boys, without the menace of crocodiles, which Friday
mentioned, wed havea killing job here.
Four shots left that reptile rolling in the mud.
There was that in his mien to induce awe.
He would have kicked the man,too, but for a sharp
cry. Aw now, Leslie, dont bawl, please, begged the cowboy, who could notbear to see
a girl cry.
Grass shorter an not so rich, trees fewer an
smaller. ThenSlyter roared unintelligibly, and began to pump lead into the
water.
Have you ever been throughthis Diamantina country?
The two teams sagged down and dug in; the drovers in front of the wagonlaid hold of
the thick rope.
Northeast of this range, when we passit, we will
reach the headwaters of the Warburton River.
I lie with the cold chills creeping over me. She
fell against him with a grasp, andfainted in his arms.
They kept on to the northwest, traveling
bycompass.
Dann, caint we get out of tacklin this heah river?
Often at night Sterl and Redcould find no level place to pitch their
tent.
But if were trekking deeper into these downs. Well
remember thet, returned Red, caustically.
And youve seen something of what Ive suffered. If
you keep your horse moving you can make it.