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By A. W. N. Mackenzie
(Following "The Holy Trees of the Incas," the Africa for three trees remaining, but Peru becoming Africa for an hour.)
Story:
A party of diamond hunters, have found a large diamond and are trekking back to civilization with it. They find that they are pursued by natives, and therefore conceal the diamond. Their camp is surrounded, they are captured, with one exception, and are eaten.
The only survivor reaches civilization and reveals that the clue to where the diamond is hidden will be found in a cigarette tin by the campfire. Two Parties set out to find this, following the drops of blood along the trail of the survivor.
1. Two parties from opposite ends of Africa have two trails, two camp fires and two tins.
2. Trails of small pieces of red wool or red paper.
3. The messages in the tins are:
"Dig beneath the birch bark under the green greep tree.
"Dig beneath the birch bark under the blue blug tree."
4. Bury under a strip of birch bark under each of the two trees the following message: "Search for the Glory of Africa under the red rum tree.
5. Bury the diamond under the rum tree.
Properties:
The three trees.
Two deserted camp fires.
Two cigarette tins.
Wool or paper.
Four messages.
One large "diamond."
Winners:
First party finding "diamond" wins. (Useful as inter-Patrol competition.)
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