But the rain it over and gone, and presently the sun shine out, so might be much worse, no cause at all complain." "I don't know," answered Alan, with a shiver.

"I believe that I am fever proof, but otherwise I should have caught it last night, and--just give me the quinine, I will take five grains for luck." "Yes, yes, for luck," answered Jeekie as he opened the medicine chest and found the quinine, at the same time glancing anxiously out of the corner of his eye at his master's face, for he knew that the spot where they had slept was deadly to white men at this season of the year.

"You not catch fever, Little Bonsa," here he dropped his voice and looked down at the box which had served Alan for a pillow, "see to that.

But quinine give you appetite for breakfast.

Very good chop this morning.
Which you like best?
Cold ven'son, or fish, or one of them ducks you shoot yesterday ?" "Oh! some of the cold meat, I think.