Part 77 (2/2)

”I don't know, Jeotten the people at the village”

”So had I Pain always , 'speshly toothache

Why, that's the right way,” he cried, as they turned the corner of a steep bluff

”Yes, and in a quarter of an hour we can be there; that is, if you can walk fast?”

”I can walk fast, ot h over the bells board shi+p--three bells, and four bells, and the rest of it; but out here there don't seem to be no time at all

Wonder how near those fellows are as we see I alad I arn't broke”

In about the ti to the ravine, where the cave pierced the mountain side A few , and directly after, to Don's great delight, they ca to look for you two,” he said ”You had better not go far froe, and are talking about war”

Don interrupted him, and told him what they had seen

”So soon!” he said hurriedly

”Is it bad news, then?” asked Don, anxiously

”Bad, my lads! Bad as it can be”

”Then that was a war-party ?”

”Yes; come on”

He then put his hands to his e yell, whose effect was instantaneous It was answered in all directions, and followed by a shrieking and wailing chorus fro out of their huts, laden with household treasures, and hurrying up one particular path at the back of the village, one which neither Don nor Jem had intruded upon, from the belief that it led to soion

A fewon the black sand, sleeping, or eating and drinking in the most careless, indolent way

Now all were in a state of the wildest excite here and there, ared theures, suddenly come to life Their faces and nearly naked bodies weremarks; but their skins shone and the ether under the orders of Toht that if the party they had seen were coht be desperate after all

In less time than it takes to tell,their return, Tomati led the way up the path, after the women and children, to where, to Don's astonish blockaded enclosure, or _pah_, ether at the tops, after they had been driven into the ground

There was but one entrance to the enclosure, which was on the suly steep sides, save where the path zigzagged to the top; and here every one was soon busy trying to strengthen the place, the spears of the ainst the stockade

”May as well help,” said Jeht, but I don'tthem to take care of themselves”

They set to and aided in every way they could, Ngati s away to return with two spears, which he handed to the two young ry stamp, and was about to refuse to take the weapon, when there was a yell of excite in, and as he ca from a wound in the shoulder, and that he had lost his spear

As if nerved by this sight, Don and Jem seized the spears offered for their defence

”Yes, Mas' Don,” said Jeht; seeun!”