The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages

and then move to the west and cross the large river which separated the Brabos from the Tuolos,

country is to be found directly west o

hat entire country,

, "and I never saw the sea again. When you related your story about seeing a certa

me up from

d the village on the eastern side, and I saw the sacrifice of the capt

stern side the country is high, b

e that they threw themselves on

the way down, from the place wherep. 87 I struck into t

stwardly, after crossing the river, and before night

l in advance of the column, and Muro was in charge

of the Tuolos. The village could be reached within two hours' march,

a great feast at the village, and it appears that they will make sacrifices to-night, or to-morrow,

forward with the utmost caution, although it was dark

t line of communication with John, through his runners. A festival was in progress, and the two v

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erwards learned, they began to think that fear prevented an attack on their

valley, on both sides of which were ridges running north and south. The moon came out before ten o'clock, and they remembered some

from their camp, and were about to descend the hi

dark object di

by the side of a projecting rock, it had the appearance of a

her cave, or the one John

lage. We are below the village. Do you t

re. Come on; we have plenty

9peared to be a cleavage which had been spread apart. They had no light of any kind, but the discovery was one which interested them, because

h, so we can get some

penetrated the interior. In their eagerness the match was muffled, and went out, b

e that?" asked

mean the

es

to move u

ught s

ther without we have some one wit

waited for John. When he came they

do to inv

in there, movi

the candles wi

; I can s

he news that he had

to make the examination to-night.p. 90 We must wait until Muro

ore them, but it was such a different thing, now that they were face to face with it. The end of the chamber, which the light penetrated, had four openings to the

fanciful and fantastical carving of

move; that is

match that moved?" asked John. "Imagination plays

showed how the beams, shining past the glistening

dent that some one had lately occupied it. Penetrating farther into the interior, they were surprised to see ar

he Tuolos. I have no doubt they are now at the village attendin

they were emerging three fantastically garbed natives met them. John ordered them to halt in the native tongue, and th

d Muro beyond expression, as the latter sai

been investigating the place they live,"

red rites of the Tuolos, and were called

o the camp,"

shnos returned from the village they found themselves in the immediate vicinity o

eir superstitious fears would have prevented them, but outside the cave they had no such feeling

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he cave, just before he advised the boys to go out. It was made of stone, and one of t

hould the natives have the

one Cross f

nomers and astrologers of the ancient Babylonians, fully four or five thousand years ago. The clay tablets and stone monuments of the Persians contained them; t

eoples in different parts of the earth,

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which says the 'four ends of the earth.' In Bible times the earth was known to be round, so that the expression used in the Bible about the

Ancient

ook an old form and

the lower stem longer than the other, and from thi

ntion of the warriors in the village, who ran to and

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ted the results at frequent intervals. Muro knew they would not desert the village, as the

dicine men as soon as

make war, and refu

no right to come a

people, and offer up som

our people

re defenseless, and had no weap

irit told us

believe you. The Great Spirit never t

does not know.

es he spe

sacred

es he t

onderfu

e of the won

ad it in the light. He makes a gre

d a great noise up there?" and

.

es

me when you said that he

stand it only

curiously. He finally saw the movement, and, quick as a flash, he reached down in his pocket, u

asked sternly, po

unce a malediction on John. He deftly drew the match along the rear side of the

one that they threw themsel

s you go to the Tuolos at once and tell them that the Great Spirit has told you to give up the captives, and to never again kill any o

the words they had heard had an ominous import, and they saw how feeble were the

and pointed with his finger to the savage village. "Go," he said,

n cowards? Did the Great Spirit tell you to fear th

believe us; the

. If you remain here you will not be safe,

village, and see that they are forced to meet their c

en. John and all of them knew it. They were hustled forward in the darkness, and as they ap

rishnos entered the village. They waited in silence for more than an hour, and then

ame up quietly in the rear, and, after conp. 97sulti

nd from which they were rescued. Calling John's attention to it, Ralph said:

his, as at the time the boys were rescued he was i

ay instructing the pickets who were around the village. He soon appeared, bringing with him two Tuolos whos

ohn aside

men. These belong to the other set, and ar

id you f

east of th

going to th

es

from the hill o

the hill, where they perform their rites, and it is a place I want to see. It is

ion, as hep. 98 asked: "How do you

it contains. They are having trouble in th

sent for the others, as they do not be

n the ones you

tood before him in defiant attitude, and some of

the village?" he aske

repeated, but they refused to answer. This was carrying out the very line of conduct which M

the same fear of these Krishnos as the

them means death. The only ones who are supreme are the chiefs,

out our command if we do

to kill them. They saw how the other Krishp. 99nos

er me, I will order them to b

one with pleasu

s immune from the threats of John, as they stood there and s

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