"Ah! my boy," shouted Jeekie in derision, "how you like bullet in tummy?
You not know Paradox guaranteed flat trajectory 250 yard.

You remember that next time, sonny." Then off they went again up a long rise.
"River other side of that rise," said Jeekie.

"Think those tree-monkeys no follow us there." But the "monkeys" appeared to be angry and determined.

They would not come any more within the range of the Paradox, but they still marched on either side of the two fugitives, knowing well that at last their strength must fail and they would be able to creep up and murder them.
So the chase went on till Alan began to wonder whether it would not be better to face the end at once.
"No, no, if say die, can't change mind to-morrow morning," gasped Jeekie in a hoarse voice.

"Here top rise, much nearer than I thought.