Horton should be arriving any time.” After his encounter with the python, the Phantom was ready to leave.He stroked Hero’s neck as he mounted him. “Next time I’ll pay closer attention to you.”He helped Diana up into the saddle in front of him. “Hero was trying to tell us about the snake, but I walked right into the serpent’s little trap.”“Does that happen often?” she asked as they galloped away.“If it did, I wouldn’t be around to tell you about it. Life in the jungle, you know.”“Yeah, I know. I live in New York, remember?” Diana said. “It can be like a jungle, too. It’s not like it used to be. It’s quite dangerous now, you know. The Depression has made a lot of people quite desperate.”“I suppose,” the Phantom said vaguely.He remembered New York with Diana. Everything had been magical in their time together. It was almost as if they had been floating through life while it lasted, but it had ended too soon and abruptly. A lot had been left unsaid, and he had regretted it.When they arrived at Skull Cave and dismounted, the Phantom turned to Diana.
