m, HERGE.- Os rue ADVENTURES: OF TINTINACCNO . 20% What a glorious holiday, ets, Snowy? no paws left! Call this a holiday! Scrambling over jagged rocks From morning till night. All right For him, with is heavy climbing boots. But iF this goes on I'll have Hello, Captain Marvellous, hanks, What about you Fagged out, 11l bet | A bit tired, | must say, but om top of the world. The mountains are superb... and the air’s like champagae You ought to come with me Had a good day ? Not on your life! I don't mind moun- tains as scenery; but this passion for clambering about over piles of rock, that’s what beats me! Besides, You've always got to come down again. What's it all in aid of, anyway ? k's Just happened again iw Nepal. {was read ing tine story in the paper. Here. look A broken neck, | suppose ? But no one evor thinks of the risk. You're always seeing accidents in the paper: mountain drama here, Alpine disaster there, Mountains || should be abolished. At least Bhat'd stop all these aero- planes bumping into every otherPoor devils ! What a dread- ful place fora crash. They wouldn't stand a chance of surviving up there. .. ‘And that's what your beautiful wtountains do for you! The gong For diver. Come on. Lr Famiched Aid offer dinner... Hmm | My queen's in danger. What shall ('do? Protect her | with my kwight? No, that'd leave my bishop vulnerable. Sup- pose Ladvance that pawn ST eS a No, that won't work either. 1 shall have to da something else Yes, my queon will have te fight a rearguard Action... Right... then, with my werk move ("Il launch a flank attack | and sacrifice my bishop. But he Tn that case, [il Fake the plunge won't be sacrificed in vain! Au aye Foran eye: {shall take his castle... And there we are — check! Very neat! What do you say to that, eh Tintin ?But... Billions ofiblue blistering barnacles! You don't really have to sneeze like that, do you? sneeze, Yes. I was dreaming about Chang... you remember Chang, the boy L made friends with in China...1 saw int a TE was ghastly .. Fim terribly sorry, 1 muse have dropped of... 1 had ra 4 horrible nightmare, A nightmare? He waslying there hurt, half buried by show... He was holding out his hands and calling to me, “Help, Tintin! help!" It was all so tervibly real. Tin still quite stunned by it... Please do for. sive me. That's all right, don’t worry. Forget it. You go om upto bed You're dead tired I think you're right, night, captain, Rubbish! Dreams go by opposites, so they say Don't think about it. Look, there's a letter for you, || No dreams, but not much sleep, either. was haunted by that picture of Chang lying in the snow, calling to me For és, leok at the envelope te takew a long time co Road to Marlinspike, then Nester sent it on here. AWA] Who's writing to me |e From Hong Keng? J ne Fell aHonestly ! Billions of blue bister- ing barnacles! You can’t pretend this time that you've had another dream | No, no! Look here: it really is a letter from You must admic it's a remarkable coincidence. Yesterday evening Carearat about iim: this morning 1 gee a letcer From him, Extraordinary, isn't it? l Yee... | suppose so. What does he want, anyway 2 Here, listen: "The brother of my wost venerable adoptive Father. didn't know that Mr. Wang Chen - Yee had abrother.... “The brother of my most venerable adoptive fathér is living in London, where he. | has an antique shop. He has gener- ously invited we, to stay with hin... Hooray!}] “Although unworthy of such ‘an invitation | haveaccepted F lomorrow_{ leave Hong Kong by fair. Lam Filled with pleasure that [shall see your noble face ‘once again’: Hes coming! Gocd! .. But, {say .. this chang, like that little monster # |} Chang? Why, Captain, he's one of the nicest people | kyow: quiet, unassuming ~ Hand with alneart of gold. Youll x! Chang's coming! We're going to see CHANG again! Vihers hecomina, | [He save: Champagne? At this "T Fy fo Calcutta, Chang's coming|...Tralala ! ba Nopal ? Ik ic moct reprehensible, Captain, to give this young man champagne, and in the merning boo ! - Quick... this morning's paper. then on to Nepal. My venerable adoptive Father wishes me to Visit Katmandu bo pay my res~ pects to his honourable cousin Who has many children, and Ep take . them presente” then... your... er. Son of Heaven? Katmandu}... The plane that hit & mountain surely that ‘was going to Katmandu? Perhaps there'll be someChang! «.. My poor friend, Cha That's what comes Tag You...you and of drinking too your cha mpagnel| of a 9 - —= Chang! My dear Friend F'n i isn't teue!...1 Knew He's alive; (im sure of it!... The ac- Chang! We shall never CHANG 1S NOT DEAD! cident happened daye ago, but yesterday I } Hetina again never Hea Nor dead 27 7}| J saw chang ave..caling for nelp, but alive! ain b ely bl [ hnow. But it wasn't an ordinary Arcam the airport manager. { Thore it ic. We are Frionde of Chang, fone of the victims of the Gosain Thay disaster, We want to vicit the scene OF the crash. You know all about the organisation of the search party: Gain you help us ko achieve our Would it be indisereet to ask the reason why you wish Eo ge up there? Because 1am certain Chat Chang is not dead. J want to a0 and look for But you must be mad, You have io conception of the difficulty ind the danger such an expedition involves, Not only would you be nicking yeur lives, out the risk would be quite Futile, Eveu iP your Friand Survived the accident he would long since have died From hunger and cold and exposure. That's what keep on telling bine Look, ¢ir... Ghang is my Friend. In spite of all oppearances, [ know tat he is still alive. Whataver the obstacles Iying in our path, Tonust try to Pind hin Very well... Lm quite certain no guide will agree Lo go with You But iF you wish, I'M put: you in touch with the Sherpas who wade up the rescue party. T really am very grate You see 7 Anybody with any sense thinks as 1 do: this Idea of yours is absolutely erazy | Chang is alive! Chang is alive All this just Decdase you lad a dream about him! ‘dreamt about Columbus last wight, but. Baat doesn't bring hiv to life, does it ® Edon't behave like a cleo) roaming around in a laze with my eyes shut! SsWake up, you milkmaid, and | Billiows OF blistering barnacies in a 2 where you're going! thundering typhoon! You did that on ol LG = punpase, you gang of Bashi-bazouks! Be 4 Ta hs = =e: IF What's the matter, Captain? Met your match at lact 2 ————— 5 ; Excuse me, but can you direct me t0 a It’s Fruit, spread out to ahep owned by a Chinese gentleman the cum. Min! Tt cmelis =. er..a Chinese shop? : Twonder what they are, those red mats over there.) AYN | |f Chinese shop ?... Upthere, Sahib. || 17 You turn left, Then big temple. = ]| Then street right. There Chinese,W-w- what happened ? Lake one of those thinge. It was just like swallowing a yolcano in full blast! Tk wae a red pimente, Gaptain,. pepper! Go0d-day Sahib. My name Gheng Li-Kin. | Bhink you are Yes... but Mow did you know 2 ae Yes please, Sahib. You ask a someone the way, aiid he meand ellie... Yes? .., Teoking Forme... Yes please. |] [ Please to do me tne imexpreesible honour of taking ahumble cap of tea in my miserable house. Yor please? Wed Fealade. 4 Yes_ please. p “{ Friends of Chaug?... So? es please |... He will have great happinece to see you Me. Cheng , we are friende oP Chang ...What... what did you say? ft || CHANG! CHANG! Soue Friends For you Woire so sorry: there has been a wi take, Our friend is called Chang Ch Bf 4, you speak of our tate BD) amented adoptive nephew... Yes please. Tharkey, respected Father? He's the best sherpa in the district and the bravest. Alco, he wont with the rescue party. We getohin, iF you wich, But { tell you his answer. Hiw dead, Sqhib!... £90 there 1s¢2 broken aeroplane, No one lise. Not poscible to live: too Gold, nothing to cat. You wot a0, you too young to die as Alas! Weis dead...Yes please... in aeroplane crash. 1 do mot believe that, But {weed au experienced| guide if £ am to Find Sowe have heard. But £ believe that Chang 1 nok dead. [ have come to ask Do you know of a Sherpa who'd aarze to ga with Ueto search for Hl ife of the other Sahib, and my life - bo look Wl Fer dead man W} Sut you see, Tharkey, Lam con- I] viriced that ‘Chang icn't dead It's only common sense, old lad. The sherpa is absolutely right. I've told you From the very begining it’ sheer lunacy. You Péally must give up this daft idea Fine! You're tatking sense at last!It’s trae: Fo nick the livac of athens ——— have no right Bravo! | knew you'd see reason. Tshaitgo alone, \ All right |... Go! ... But on your own! I've. nailed along this Far, thundering typhoons, but Lin not playi Billions of bilious Has the word gone biatering barnacles! blue Please, please... Wateh your lan guage! Tdidn’t shout at you did {2 There. That goodbye to packed. Now I’ 's my rucksack I just cay the Captain, I dov't like he look oF all these Preparations. you go off | ye Diyeu imagine for one moment that I'd let a young wiippersnapper like | I suppose you think that Captain Haddock has got tomato juice | in his veine,eh = But, but, but being awkward | 1 alone ? Not on your life! Buk you Tou don't start: If E... Uve come be say goodbye, Bab, your rucksanie What ...? Now who is it 2 im going Come in! with you, whether yeu like it or hot. And vot another word from you, or { stay here |He say : everything ready. | e aut porter, Sahib. You're wondering what's going ow Well, you insisted on going, sot had another crack at Tharkey’ I was luckier than you were the other day: persuaded hhivito take us up there. ty, youre the rogue who anocks wa down at every strost corner, Blistering barvacles, what. do you want now ? | | Then we shall have Fun! |.» Goed, tell Tharkey (L_ we are coming. Sherpa Tharkey send me, Sahib, Captain, what cau | say? You're a mary Nok se fast, not s0 Fast’ He's only agreed to take us as far as the wreck of the aircrafe: wo Further, Still, once you're up there, at last yeu'l realize there isn't the emotest chance of Finding any- ‘one alive. All the same, Tharkey has Fined Up everything we Heed for the ‘expedition ; clothes, food, equip- Went and porters... But thun- dering typhoons, just. my luck to be saddled with that fellow who behaves like a bull ina china chop! Just think, here ams 1, Fool around at the back end of Nepal whew | could be enoor-| ing at Marlinspike, with long, ccol whisky at my bow, Whiskey, by Ehunden! What about those bottles ary in my pack?We let him ga... Road ie lena... Soon ve, and he marched Jd catch him ap... You not Worry | ‘them down, hic, agnin fad Great snakes... He's off at Full throttle!... Captain !.. Hey, Captain, not 60 Fast! Helo, Pofescan, what are )| {[ Your umbrelia® why, 've got a ship Sain Asics eres load of them here. Heaven knows where they've come From. Rubbish! This is area pimento! 1.1 don't know... 1 must have fallen asleep Thundering typhoons, my p R Ak, my beauty! 6 past compare Feat. | expect thsy'il be better in i the morning... Goodnight, everyboty. Erest lente bane $2.1. myea Goodnight, } | CaptainBianca Castafiore ishe's HERE, by chun: dor! That woman Fol- lows us tothe ends oF thecarch! Was (ever 2 FFE Margacita® 2° Is itt? Now then, you musical morons - Just you pack up that confounded Thundering ty: I ptooe co man 3et A moment's peace... anywhere! Billione of blictering bar- nnacles! It’s about time they made a tant to stay up without all these fiddling jukebox... ad jump to it! Understand? bits of string! With wy usual good fortune, — ff J Wiis should end with a loud splash ! hat tis time C chant | ire them There! Just a fow more Eye made it !“hacking stones in the river! Fright he gave us! Gol wil r ,, Lcould do a drinte. Look at me! Over already, W \{ A remarkable performance. Captain without. gett; Grgratulations! Just one thing: this isn't where we cross the river. Tharkey said the second bridge! Not worth watch ing How That's lucky! A { puddle of water.You unhappy creature! It $0 what + Feels good, doogn’t it? was whsky!.. i ..Warms the cockles oF yourheari,ch! Mt Donasing amanimal down to a Hevel oP, man pe! Poor: Snowy. He must be Peeling, ightreat snakes! Het |] ([No.nes Panan in the] Sedlasned topiccer’ |] |[ water! what tuck! ieee er There, he's come up ‘again! LA Oh, there you are. 50 you managed to rescue the old drunkard? Yee! And you thought he had mountain sickness! Look: a brokew whisky bottle in my ruckeack,.. But it didn't all run || to waste! That is chorten, — | eat” Stop, Sahib! Sahib, Ashes of great }x> Ts bad luck!Well, what's up? Something Spirits are angry jf man pass to right of the matter? What kave | dove? Chorten, Sahib. Thev porters wot dare the Highway (ode ? Ie It brings you bad luck, Sahib, if you pace right of a cherten Why? Arm I breaking this a one-way street ? Aisin, al igh, Heyrahos yon top Toft or rah, is all the same te me, 4 hoo. e = a | Stop, Captain! Keep to the. stop! Stop! QR] tere, Sahib! | safe... That]1.4 i? i Yard think we were ivan] Alpine Forest | wouldn't mind rhodadendrone an rT] a BURR ff like these at Marlin-ga spike | ea OU te as : ZA i eg es ee b LA Across there, Tibet! Aeroplane wreck there. j] "| Tomorrow we arrive. Now, we eat. Tsampa i is ready. Tsampa? What's this stuf? made of | Tsampa, Sahib cooked | barley meal, with tea andThe Abominable Snowman ! ‘That's a good one! Don't make ime laugh! Fairy stories... oH alec! Who's ever seen this famous yeti? Do not laugh, Sahib... Yeti ie real. [not sce him, but 1 know Sherpa Anscering| ing things. wind... But here's something real enough: a bottle of whicky? If yeti smell alcohol, he come Yeti likes alcohol. One day near Sedea hie Find chang, he drink it. Drinking Chang? What onearth are you babeling about ? You've made your point |... Vwneff to bed, Good night ! Chang, Sahib : is our drink. Very strong beer, Yeti take chang. Tho get drunk, go to sleep. Men From village tie him up. But yeti very strong. Whew he no longer siecp.. He wakes up with & shocking hang- over! T know! was And it'll take more than an abominable snow- man bo keep me awake, T can tell you ! Him very big, Sahib. Very strong. Him kill yaks with his Fist. Yeti very bad. Eat eyes and hands’ of men he kill. Why ever nok ® Againa your principles t Yes, Sahib: he wakeup, break ropes, and there, off he goes!One quick jerk, perhaps... oft Billions of blistering barnaciest... My aoe T don't know, er... havent 1 For: gotten something 4 Pircay, tintin. via you pickup the | bottle J left over there last night ? No. [ thought you took it with you Inte your Eent What about Me... No, Sahib. Other Sahib, per- haps?... Or porter? oe lo see it, Sahib. = Perhaps other | Sahib Or : > Shorps Tharkey? | POT pe No, I tell you ... Taundering Stolen, Sahib! Alcohol f] 1, 1} |[ No. No more start. We typhoons ikcaw'e havelust | | stolen’ bp vetil J a tong jour- A || not go further ney today. J vanishedThundering typhoons, not only do these Bashi-bazouks refuse to goon, they expect GRAIL ‘ime Eo swallow’ their hecus- Teno 1 koro the yo pocus into the bargain! The yeti drinking whisky! 1 || expect he plays tse bagpipes too! GH They vot know... Sut they 90. on. T cay, they have H chicken-hearts: when they Hey, up with that dog of yours? Look at him. [Flcok! Footmarke!...The Abominable Snowman!!Sf ————————— Tell me another! Have you Anyway, well con see...All we have todo || ff Be-carefal!... Be careful! fallen forthat too?... those || || is follow the tracks fp .-- This yeti nonsense is foot marks were made by a Jf beginning to get on my nerves! bear. [E's wall known=bears. || J No, Sahib. You wot do Es 5 do walk upright on their acts { q hind lege -sometivnes Sapa | oe W My ubisky, youCro- 4 "You add-toed ungulate! Mawtlube, you! . Vampire “ I Macrocephalic baboon | | Phyltoxera!... Cannibal ! you old unless ay c DP >) ¢< @ a thse: L Heisirnariac yy ee \N DAN >» as > ilhe Footmarks ey return 0 absolu' tial caw be d ati lumped here. .. Tharkey,| we've got to save Chang!It could have been Chang's... 4 present for his cousins... Poor Chang! Why did you have to Pind that, of all things. Hello... Snowy seome to have found something to eat ... Careful, Savib: ‘avalanches ! Oh boy! Thig "It ‘taste good! or si Tae ee Poor old Swowy!, You'll ever manage it}. Tas chicken's frozen absolutely colid! a Lol sty aye as on We camp here tonight, Sahib... Tomorrow return to the valley. Wal. Tn gong tohave 4 foeacennd sce ee wards that rock-Facen. .. Becauce if I'd been in Chang's place, and 14 come out of the crash alive, that's where { would have headed ., Tsay, don't you think it's | -.['d have looked For a niche, fora cave, ora crack in tho rock where f could shelter «But if that's what Chang 4 i wo ythen the reseue party arrived 2... That's what puzzles mo... Unless.»Wait fora minute, while our eyes get accustomed to the divs liakt:... Stop gromling, Showy. No, it's only the wind getting up. on this Flat rock... What in Chiseso! And le's doce it say? [Tiere something carved ] If cans! His name || So t wasn't wistaken! Chang did survive the accident. carved it in our script |] || Chang sheltered here... But in tool. heaven's name, what has be- come of him” ‘Don't tell me he's here, quite clese, in a dark corner oF the cave! Great svakes! When L shouted it made come bits of ico Ite no uce, We must come back with torches. I'd better hurry and join the otheThis is crazy! l ought bo IF No good |... Not a sound! “Only one Ehing to doi. ave waited iv the cave till | | The noise of the wind is eon I it stopped. I've completely I drowning my voice. And its fost my bearinas now. = BS] | setting dark, too. what'll Become of us now, Snowy ? "A crevazse! Crumbs,]| | We must be careful wow. H Snowy, that was a} | Keep close benind me naar thing! ts +... Someone's there !... the Captain’dranken old ape! OR cee Is he sti is distance, the ae U P But that's no yeti... It's Snowy!... It Snowy, howling) something else’ I 3 for the dead' Seething that cry before Stas | || have appened bo Tintin! go outeide: we' better there Tharkey, we ynust go and search for him at once! 1 fetch ropes and torces] Sahib. We go immed- iately. Snowy |... My poor Snowy! Hore Sahib!... Fallen into crevasse! Where's your master? What's |! \P-thandering —EyphooneT— happened to your master ® Gra IN, TINT iN ufNoanswer! We simply ust Ery to get hint ‘cut of there, Tharkey! You lower me into the crevasse, Sahib. show you what to de, You don't let go, ch, Sabib ? Don't you worry, Tharkey! Dou't bother me now !... Can't you see [ws sald that? Tintin! The rope! Don’t tot FB 90 of the rope! + Hooray, it's Tintin | L slid down. 1 bounced against the sides ~ luckily they were smooth. Then I hit my head against something hard, and [ac knocked out When { came to, L crawled along the tottow oF the crevasee it gradally sloped upwards. Then, after a Few acro- hatice, | managed Fo get out... That vas after I saw you, Captain, only dozen yarde away From me, stand... Hew could you have passed 50 close to me in the blizzard, and yet wot have seen me? You never even heard But there's one thing | just dow’t under- I] me,either, thouals heaven kitows f chout-| Met OM. Then it was you. Tharkey No, Sahib, Not wean. T Hat move away frova aeroplane. was it that [saw ® ae TesYou saw yeti, Sahib!... No doubt... We'go down quickly to valley .Great danger for us... Besidee, no ome alive up here. In an ice cave { discovered 4 stone on which Chang had carved hie navi... Tt absolutely proves that he survived the cmsh.|| || te was somewhere about here, 1 couldn't Bid anyehing wmoce withouta But the show last wight hae light, But as soon as we've taken care of completely altered the landscape sty aut nt a oan ve EY. Chavg'é name!... Then you were = right after all! We'must have passed the cave without waticing. .. Back again! 7 No, it wasn't as far as this... Look here, blistering barnacles, we've been You can go on if you going fortwo hours! Lal's have a rest! want to! I'v going to stop and sit down . os NY weree your cave || ff Leow: there'c tne stone] for you! When { T bold you about. 1 ees ‘ ee: ——————— : But iF Chang alive, Sahib, where is he now? That's what I'm wondering, Tharkey- 1 tell you, Sahib: your No Tharkey. In that case friend come here, yes... hhorrible...some traces oP... But afterwards, him, and eat him wp.No, thank heaven! It's the boue oF an animal, like a chamois. But there should be No, these are the bones of binds and | ‘small rode) Golly, this old yeti ‘keeps a well stocked larder ! We go back, Sahib. Nething more to do here...Your Friend dead, Lamsure, Sahib. —— Tue yeti perhaps eat chang zome- were el... Ard how we find aur Ind ane . te snow? {beginning togct Ee a bit dick of this BU gate oe ( iknow, Tharkey. You're quite The rae morning --- Ingnt swe must accept the idence. Tomorrow we'll start [raking cnr may back tothe valley. Come on Tintin, old lad. You've done everything humanly oscitle,. Come On NOW om»Quick! Give me my glasses. In the right hard pocket oF my rucksack) Something yellow? .. Where can you see some- Bring Kyat! Tharkey! ... Captain! ..Stop! Don't ge! What's that yellow thing, up there, on the rock- face? [sons along No geod hanging abe Up there! Fellow the divaction of my Finger --- Abit of rag... No, a scarf! Look there, Tharkey; a yellow scart... aught ona rock. You'te right, Sahib ! If A scarF; where? [e's absolute proof Bhat Chang is alive He's even shown ws the way up a Find him, Come on, Tharkey, let's go! No proof, Sahib... Only real climber could scale such a rock - Face. ai Where the devil Aid these jokers see a Scart anyway t We, Sahib, | net goon. 1 promised to guide Sahis to the aeroplane. { keep my word. Now fgo down, for L aim sure Chang ig dead o Nood special books, ropes, and other things. Chang not have Haase, he cannot climb up there, 1 not korew how it comes up there Ja storm, perhaps?...Or with yeti haps? But not with Chang, Sabi Nok Chang... Chang dead, Sahib! Thundering typhoons, ther he f5!... 18's him!Blistering yetie, it’s tae barnacle! 1 mear.. Yettering barnacles, its the ister ..up Eker... mean..the yeti! Well, yeti or no yeti, {'m going on.” And you, Captain? I can't see it 4 Bune yo Sure I'm sure!...A sort oF enerm- ous monkey... with a huge head like a coconut. He must have sensed It's cacer lunacy, but ge with you. lve get a little score to settie with that pithecanthroric pickpocket up there! Perhaps... Well, Tharkey, i that case thie is where ie part... But First we must settle up... The Captain will do it No, Sahib, I nat follow you. Very brave, Sahib, but you not know moun- tain dangers, Very Foolish, easy ac of three could do it. Perfectly simple You do it, Tintin, I'm acing to brew up. evens are thirty - Fives carry tnree. | allowances, Five cights are forty:| and the lus three, forty- | national tare; carry four Goodbye! .. return to (hope you one a: Now, om oun way. ur own country! ssa inst objective: the yellow gcarP many Enanks. We could: have had a better guide. i=I What am { doing 2... Simple enough. 1m joining Tharkey, Vn going back with him. But you agreed fo 90 on. Maybe, but now E've Would you mind getting only atictie WE changed my mind...(es |} || the Flask im tne back bottle Twat keeping [Ih crazy be go ahead with- pocket of my rucksack’ } ll im reserve ...ferhaps out a guide. [ don't Tm terribly cold. A you'd like a drop want ¢o leave my bones iw this benighted country! Wait a minute Did you ga brandy? drop of brandy would Ser me right, got some brandy? toe, Captain Would (? What a question! ys rou've Well, you know, alcohol is very bad For youna peopla like you ! it's deadly p-p-poisou... we, Tintin, there's n-n-nothing like t-t-total ab-ab-abstinence! Come along, now we-ne- we ll rejoin Thar-Thar-Tharkey You know, Captain, on second thoughts, youre right to Follow etter to giveup... much jy k in Far boo great .. Tn the First place, there'e the yeti... It’s just too bad if he thinks we've | |. got cold feet... C-cacold F-Fect ?... Who has?. M-me?... S-s-scared of a ye-ye} yeti 2... About turn, young Fella me-tad ... Abont ¢-¢-turn Biistoring barmacles, j-j- Cold Feet !...011 sh-sh-show him the scarecrow, I'll show him the’ | Gort of st-st-stutF Haddock’: made oF cold Feat! wait for me, Cap: ain; we must Rope up yourself! ...C-c-cold Feces Pathan Thundering ty-ty-typhoons | Let me rell you, when [-[-1 meet your ye-ye-yeti the will Fly!Tintin!...Tinkint .. My ice ace! What's happening It's nothing, Captain; just S. Elmo's Ngee nob dangerous. You're a sailor, Surely you know it~ an atmospheric phenomenon which sometimes wakes Flashes round the mast- head Thank goodness! I thought Vd turned into a spark-| Wait for me thie bivne ; Vow coming, First ofall we're going te rope up. Then TH jettison some of my lead, $0 Oh, Captain | Lock ait! Bloodstains! Yes, ( cam see... But even supposing khat this is | Chang's scare, what chen? w= What de you suagost we do now, ch? SPY Yo eat tis pathwayl? Oh, allright, | | NV Goon, Captain... Chang came “4 this way. We must Follow this pathway to the top. Careful, Captain. This ie eather Ericky, To think there are people who do thie for fan!Blistering barnacies! That was No such luck! If T make the | a wear thing... But I'v cafe, thanks £0 you... and the rope. Amazing atuéf, nylon!,.. Now, can you haul me up towards slightest move, it's the high Blistering bar wnacles | What are g todo ‘Aud, thundering typhoons, there's no way oF regain 4 foothold on that each jork the repe cuts Purkher Into me. I's hopeless... Tean't make ict And I'm begin- ining bo freeze on Ehe ond oF his bib oF séring (an yeu hang on wp there * For as long as possible... But | can Feel myselt getting weaker, and paralysed with ‘ald. Which means we both fall! That's no good) young Fellow. You, | fat least, cam save yoursel?, You wus cut tho rope: it’s the only answer! Never | Either we're both saved, or we die together! You're tatking nonsense! Better For one to die, rather self... Get my All right, U'Ldo it my- se ad that’s IE Cast off moorings! Thundering typhoons | [ can't get the confound: 4 blade open! My Finger are completely MuMD i. Ak, that's it! KnifeOh! Clumsy Foot ! ' | etimy | made up! JI |( But tell ue, Tharkey; what ware you doing to find 4s here? 140 towards my village, but. 1 think of Jol... You, young white sahib wisking your life to save chinese Friend ... Me yellow |] man, l’ke hime, but I not wané to help || | tell mysel® I'am coward. | turn back, and follow you»... Good For you, Tharkey!. Shall we go on teaether Blistering barnacles! Let go!... Let go! G3... nenThe tent’s gone! ... Blown away!... Lost in the night ! 5 i fen! ' What's that Jackass 7 doing out of doors at this hour? What's happened? He muse have hurt himscit, We pitch wy little tent for tonight. It is only tent For ane. Vory Jifficult for three to come in... Try tesvecre wn avie moe, | | AAA AA ARTCH... Ue b [A fat tot of use Phat is!.... We're ange We ca ‘already packed like sara. daar JThat i big, big dieaster! 1F ow we stay here, we Freeze, | We wuct: move We ge down now fast as possible +. We cannot spend more Cime Seeking Chang. This is it: I've had enough. For trae days we've been ov tHe 90, without eleep. I'm done: Um not Moving avother step. Come on, Captain, just one last eFForc. [ a Few Moure we'll be below the snow - line, No. [vente on [reine | me. ve still got alittle brandy left, Here, camie on, have a drop. I don't care. Even if you Fill me up with another inch! ‘A monastery!... We're saved! Bf There we cam sleep, Sahib! f , “all 1b! take more than an careh- quake toohift me! Look out! We vot stop here |Look, Blessed Lightning ascends into the air, He aoing to have anather vision! king... walking le is at the end of Gi | Bod Ow: . wowo 4 3 ZWhat a terrible monste [e's going to eat Tintin! oa A x Y Ayan! iencarty iD strangled mo! JR At r L must ave the others! monastery, at all inust reach that Go, Snowy, go! .. Our } lives depend upow you! Go on, quickly! Snowy | Le up te you to save us now, Snowy You must carry thie message and get help from Ehe monastery — No, ite hopeless. with Enis emisted ankle J can't ge Ul On Oh, what can T do 2. Carry this ines: By sage... Carry thie Golly, what a mag- nificent bone! It's certainly a» five-star model! RRO Stuffand wonsense! The age will keep! But you dosWhat will Tintin say2!2 A = To the monastery, double quick' Message or no message, fll make Chem Follow me. Where as that dog come from... Tve never seen him round here before. wo We must trap the bruce in a corner !There must be men in danger outhe slopes of the White Goddess! We must ge and || tao For them! All right | Aeight Lim coming! Blistering bar- hnaclee, you're a handsome. pair!t's a kite! eee seems to be bothering about me! T'd better epy out the land of all, where are my boots? @ very serious occupation Hey, what the ...7! Either my feet have swollen, or my books have sarunk...Thoy simply won Yes, it seems that you men From other lands have.a strange} uncontrollable desire to climb the highest Mountains at all costs, even at the risk They cay our Friend fe ctill asleep, Grand Abbot .., He was completely ex Tn cur case, Grand Abbot, ie not a search for glory, nor A Tove of cllntng that brings us here Our aime wasHow Welcome to you alzo,nable strang- or, Please be seated. Tintin |... Tharkey'!.. wenderFul to see you! Q : ES Thanks ner Grand Admin v ray continue, your] [wel Gravd Abbot. Es ike fnensers you were | || hie: trere was an aie disas- Speaking of she reat || lor recerety, im Nepal in wach prec of your journey, | all the passengers mare said ta have perished. h fend of minay a young Chinese hated ‘Chang, was in that planes Yes, er... Grand Vizier. And just because he saw Chang alive in a dream, Enis young whippersnapper a bee in his bonnet about rescuing hiv And because he's as stubborn as a mule, hhe ruched oF to Nepal. And I, like the ald fool that I asm, came tosiling aPcer him What did we cay? We tramped for daye and days and days. What is there om We hauled ourselves up vertical rock-Facs! We baked iu the sun and Froze in the cnow! We tumbled down into bottomless crevasses! We wore walloped an the jead by avalanches! Worst of all, er--- Grand Muti, the yati pluched a bottle of whisky! Only just epened : fad the last one Lad leFt! [[and to crown everehi na, W Turk, there was as muck sign oF W chang as theres hair on his bead ! 4%... for the sole purpose, of searching fer your Friend Ghang you braved all these dangere, and you would have died had yeur deg not warned us? Alas, young stranger, here in Tibet the mountains keep those whom they take, And the vultures make sure that no traces remain. Suck will have been the Fate of Your friend Chang. You will never Pind che slightest sign There's one, anyway ! || Wel...yes, Grand Abbot.And the other one’s going to follow suit, Her il know the reason why! Yes, brave young man, yon must abandon all hope:; never again will you 5¢6 the Friend go dear to your heart, Your wisest course is to return to your own country... Mereaver, the rule of our order forbids us to harbour strangers. Towerrew 4 caravan leaves here, bound For Mopal. May £ invite’ you to join it That's a goed idea, er +. Grand Fanjandruy . The next morn noble travellers, Thank you, Revere father, We're uit ready, ell Follow you The caravan ic ready to leave, Yes, without Chang... bat what could you.expact? I€ was hopeless From the start, Tintin, [ always said Why, it's Chana’s scarf. Tks really very ind oF you, | see... Below, the eye P| Impossible! There must bea catch init! see... the horn of the yak. acave this scarf belongs vis lying on 4 couch oF Juniper’ branches ... f see. ‘Ala! He is possessed by devils... He has a Fever... But wha is this approachi him? | canngt see clearly +A, now € see betterfity! Too late te swap the Flying father! He's come down to earch | Quick, tell me, whereis Chang? Lif Chana § rang Na] you saw Iving 3 Juniper branches ... Where The boy We T do wot understand what. you mean... Please, you ieFe this scarf... Ge in peace, young traveller, He saw Chang! Obviously ill, but. alive! I'v sure of it! Tintin, for heaven's sake! Surely bo goodness you don't believe intnat fying | saucer? He wag talking Jot of mumbo -jummbo! Must have a Come on! We screw louse! must oo Bre Grand Abbot = The Horn of the Yak... There is a moun- tain of that name, Uaree days march From here, near te village oF Charahbagh What more did he say? He mentioned an ey, and a cave { Billione of blistering barnactes, don't tell mne you're taking all this hacue-pacus seriously! You must know, noble stranger, that many thinge occur here in Tibet which ecm unbelievable to. you men of the West. Then he described my Friend Chang, lying ona bed of brand €5. He saw someone approach ing Chang, and then, as though terrified, ne shouted: "The migou! "so. What did he mean by che migou ? The migou t... You are sure you heard aright : the migou* It is the name given here to the Abominable Snowman, fn Nepal they call & the on yeti; here itis the mit Do wot enter. He is speaking with the strangers. Then it would be better iF your Friend were dead, For he i= a priconer of Ehe migox. And the migou never surrenders his prey!Sen = Chang a prisoner of the Abominable mart... But that's dreadful Just where is thie mountain Hhey call the Horn oF the Yak ¢ Say somethirg ta him, Grand... Grand... Grand Father... Make brivm give up this crm idea! WAIl right, you do as you please! Go as {far as you like and look for this Chang oF yours! Yeu can go to ‘Mars for all { care! {'m packing may bags and going home We simply must save him, Grand Abbot ! Fito! You shan't go! Neither W alone, thundering’ typhoons, nor with me! You got round me ‘wea, but it won't happen W again... There's been enough skylarking! | won't have any more! You'l comme home to Maclin H spilco with me, blistering barnacles, ]] and there's anend to it! I] Very well, L'1 goalone iF Il necessary. My Friend is in W danger. You can't expect me f] to desert him now. iS I Snow- Near the village of Charabbang, three days! march From here... There, only a Pew days ago, a yak wae killed by the migeu. Poiseen, coptain, den'e veangey with me... I'm leaving tomorrow Por Charahbang.Vouga with Tharkey and rein the caravan. You must understand: I can't do otherwise, gu) ar” | ees \s@Z54 Hello!.,. Hello!... Could you take me to the village headman * ————— Togo to Horn of Yak?.., Noone, Koucho, wo one!...Horn of the Yak...Migou'!,..Migou!You little scallywags Captain |... Youhere '!1 Is that what they f teach you in schol, eh? Yes... and would you be- lieve it: this bunch of young scamps-they had F Tonpossible! must be dreaming! But of cource, Captain: that's how you greet people in Tibet... Now, tell me what you're doing kere T thonght . Er. 1... you,..{'d kept the camera... $01 thought... said to myecl®: I'll take it to him. The Grand Piano lent me horses, aud a Er... you know, since I'm here L think L may ad well go a little of the way with you.. Oh, chat’d be wouder- Ful... But E haven't found anyove yet to take me... be take us to the Horn of the Yak You... you're surprised, Weil, you see How Kind of his. And Be ynire going is, straight back! Hoon oF the Yak 11. Not go there, Koucho! ... Not go! ... Migow up J] there; wigoul... Last week him kill yak, just néar village This is it! Look, Captain! We ] don't need a guide: Snowy will } show us the way. He's picked up l| the scent alread y x Here, Koucho...Here shepherd found yak dead, killed by wigou. You've been very kind, bringing]| |{ Goodbye...Tihctan us this Par... Run back style! ...NNH! home now... Goodbye, my rs friend. And thank you.Hey Capeai Are you coming ++ but that young monkey necded a lesson in good wianners! bo stumble on the den of his teddy-bear, [ suppose? It'd be a miracle! What a hope! You're just going It would if we had nothing to go on... Snowy, we're on the right trace,’ Now then, our next ob Jective is a mountain that But thanks to it's unimictakable: that mountain there. Look at the shape‘ There!... What did | tell you"... 5ee.. We must try to arrive at the foot of the mountain at nightfall, avd make sure eurtent is well hidden. Look here, Tintin, Lim getting || Fed up! Here we've been for three J} days, waiting for this confounded ‘migow of yours to poke his nose aut... Besides The menkc, Blessed Light: ning, said’ the eye, You remember, Captain: the eye below ‘the horn. We must keep watching the Patience, Captain, Patience! ... For all we kuow, we mignt sit here waiting Fer soven yea TFL could even have a good smoke ... But wo, Poor delicate little Fellew... his nose Ldon'e is 50 sensi ind tolling you.The yetil fean see it! It's just come ont from behind a rock, over bisere Tes gving .. [8s disappeared This ts i€- now's our chance. omen Captain! Not a moment 9 Lose! ss What can we do? Go straight te his den- to rescue Chang! Come onl ... Think}... [F you could get a photognaph of tie yeti, Imagine what a sencation it would cause! You stay here and keep a look- out. IF you see hiv coming back, give a whistle! T should vever havelet him 90 alone... only hope nething goes wrong...Wha...who's there 2... But you're ill, you're shak ug with fever... Come, we must hurry. Weap yourself Up inmy anorak and we'll 9 ele Pea pinmy avarak and we'll 30 Phowsht of you! STINT... BGLLB... TINTIN ! LOOK OU-U-U-UTHCaptai Heavens Captain! ! What happened 7... An "Are you hurt ¢ atom bomb, wasu'é it ?... Are we all dead # No, it was the yeti, Here, «Om get up. Th Well, I'd better telt Sey you the whole L caught the plane From Patna to Katmandu, It was glorious weather, and every- One on board was very cheerful But, shortly before we were due to arrive, we ran ince «violent stor. Except For the wind, there wasn’é a Sound; Hot a shout, wothing...[ was the Sole survivor of that horrible disaster | Whan [came to T was lying iv the snow, My legs hurt dread- fully. Wreckage of every descrip- tion was littered all around me must canny bin bo Hye camp fat once . The yeti was blinded by the Flash -bulb, but he may come back. 1¢ aircraft was tossed all over the pce although the crew did ein best to reassure us, we Feared the worst. Then suddenly’ there was terrible crash... and I blacked Quick! Chang's there! We *) Panie- etricken, I struggled to my feet, [ didn't fee! the pain Thad only ome thought: te get away. AE last, at Che end oF my strength, 1 found a niche in the rock. There, { fainted again How long { remained unconscious [don’t kyow. But when T came round, J almost died of fright.» In the half-light of a cave, an enormous head was loom- ing over me, and two gleaming [eves were staring at wie. 68) t} Sc Ane VD Ae iB| What a heart-rending ery! You'd think he was indistress. It's wot very surprising ... He seemed to become quite Fond of me. At first he brought. me biscuits he Pound iw the wreckage of the plane. Later E lived on plants ‘and roots he brought back From his nigntly prowis. Sometimes he brought me little animals, [twas revote- ing, but {Forced myself to cae’ them... Little by little T regained my strength, until C could stand. Then [ had tneidea carving my name on a rock. Yee, we Found the cave, Chang, and saw the stone with your ame onit . Then, later, we found your scarf Oh, yes, my searF. ll Ee you about that... a A One morning, the yeti came rushing back He seamed very Frightened. He picked me up, and ran oFF with Tuer began that, dizzy cl eae we in his aria | Twas terrified... But he was ama2- ingly sure-Footed. Holding on with only owe hand, he leaped. from rack to rock likea chamois... stopped For a moment, hen | saw what was happening. I screamed and yelled to attract their attention. Bue Wy voice was too weak. Then. [un did my scar? and tarew it ‘over tine edge, hoping someone would soe it and Follow our racks. A That's just what we did, ‘Chang... Sut: what chen’| % Ay, Faraway, a column of men nas heading for the wrecked ait caft...And the yeti was carry- ing me away From them! Tue yeti carvied me on. Another storm blew up. T mae frozen. I don't know How long that fan- tastic journey lasted 1 was only naif conscious... All T know . 1 ended up in the cave. Where you found me, shak- ing with fever and ex- hauscion.. dejected : vo one would | would die there, alone, miserably, far From my family and Friends. twas utterlyBlistering barnacies. I've had enough! I can't bear any more...youl! have to wait while { get my handkercher. Foor Showman, wha a Fright he aot. The Captain scared him away when We blew his nose ! $0 there you aro, you ante dilavian bulldozer’... Come closer, iF you dare, You jobbernom, and £1) turn you inko a hearth-rag! COWS |mecacrcre! PE) PrRomawac!) RE a Yeu said “Poor Snowman”... How sorange. The only one Who knows hin, and you don't call him “abominable * Yes, here we are, back again... and the migou hasn't eaten us! ss. We eed porters, to carry this boy to the monackery. OF course I don'e, Tintin: he took care of me, With- out hind have died of “ld and Inunger. Pack up your £2 trombles et in Dd your old klth and 6 pom 3° Spon pon We're nzarly there, Chang. You'll s00n be on the mend .Greetings. 0 Great Heart ... Following our custom, | present you with this scarf ol silk. Blessed Lightning told us of your approach, and I have come to.meeb you, <0 that| Tmay bow in deference before you. [[ Yee, what you have achieved, Few would have dared to undertake, Bles- sings upon you, Great Heart, Par the strenatig of your friendahip. for your ‘and for your steadfactneas Is that thing a trumpet? 1 You too, Ruumbling Thunder |! |{ And here is the boy whom you shatched from the jaws of the ‘migou Blessings upon you, young ‘man, for you inspired great devotion In the hearts ofthese twe strang-Ders,‘Much better |... A good rest, ‘and being 60 well looked after - I've completely recovered, Fine | And thanke to those Kind monks who organised this caravan Fors, we'll soon bbe back in Nepal-and then on That old repro bate again! ‘A goodbye From the yeti, Chang - Now he’s alone again,,.until seme- one From an expedition manages to catch him You kuow, I hope they never succeed in im like’ some wild anival took care of me, { couldn't help wondering if, ho hadn't a human coal ing him. They'd treat T tell you, Tintin from the way he deep down,