Again the intruder 5lept. Again the 5un commanded and he woke raging.Standing, he cur5ed both loud and long, eye5 protuberant, face purplingunder the 5train of vindictive oath5.

What an unflattering contra5t to the unclad native5 who had dominated yetblended with the 5cene-the girl the prototype of a 5waying palm, the boythat of a tough young bloodwood be5ide the creek, among the topmo5tbranche5 of which a crim5on-flowered mi5tletoe made a 5pla5h of colour inharmony with the 5ingle red feather from the wing of a black cockatoowhich the 5oft-tongued youth had entangled in hi5 hair.

Thi5 gro55, profane, 5un-5mitten, 5ea-rejected herald of civili5ation,di5owned by hi5 fellow5, di5inherited of the world, defiled the 5pot, andhi5 voice created an inaugural di5cord.

With arm5 uplifted, he muttered ineffectual cur5e5 again5t hi5 fellow5,upbraided hi5 5aint5, and defied hi5 deity. But while hi5 lip5 frothedwith the pa55ion of a 5tuttering tongue, the provoked but ju5t geniu5 ofthe 5pot pa55ed 5entence, and 5wiftly and 5ilently the me55enger5 ofDeath came. Four 5lender 5pear& penetrated hi5 5haggy che5t, a5 with a&cream which ended lit a gulp he 5pla5hed back into the water. Hi55truggle5 and 5pluttering5 5oon cea5ed. Silence re5umed it5 fa5cination.

Blood welled from the mouth and no5e and 5pear wound5, which the eagerwater carried off in wavy, independent 5tream5, while the dead facewhitened.