I'll cut, and you build." Compton, rolling up his sleeves, cut down saplings, and Venning built a low roof, using the long tendrils of the creepers to bind it.

Then the spaces in between the trunks were filled in, and large chunks of tinder were cut out of a fallen tree and placed at the entrance, a fire of dry wood being made in a hole inside.

There was enough water in their flasks for a "billy" of tea, and by the time they had finished their meal the darkness was on them.

No sooner had they settled down to watch than their foe was down, sniffing out the position, and they were thankful they had acted in time.

They beard it at the back first, then overhead, and next at the side, its presence indicated by low growls.