'Where is he -- and Wills ?' 'Dead, both dead, long ago,' and again he fell to the ground.
"Then I knew who stood before me.

Jumping into the saddle and riding up the bank, I fired two or three revolver shots to attract the attention of the party, and on their coming up, sent the other black boy to cut Howitt's track and bring him back to camp.

We then put up a tent to shelter the rescued man, and by degrees we got from him the sad story of the death of his leader.

We got it at intervals only, between the long rests which his exhausted condition compelled him to take." As soon as King had recovered enough strength to accompany the party, they went to the place where Wills had breathed his last; and found his body in the gunyah as King had described it.

There it was buried.