[GORUBA AT BAY] (see p. [268]) . . . Frontispiece

DRAWINGS BY H. EVISON

[AT GRIPS WITH THE NEGRO]

[JOHN ADDRESSES THE SENTRY]

[THE PRISONER]

[IN THE PYTHON'S TOILS]

[COLLAPSE]

[AT THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF]

[FACING THE FOE]

[JOHN TO THE RESCUE]