Part 88 (2/2)

What would happen? A powerful savage had hold of hiht hi would be that he would feel a spear driven through the opening between the pales, and that spear would run hiive warning of the danger, but he dared not call, and Je noise which could still be heard

Directly after Don determined to wrest his arm away, and dart back into the darkness

But the hand which held hiripped with a force which made this i hi up out of the darkness, and touched his cold, wet face

”I've found the post, Mas' Don!” he whispered

Don caught hiainst the arm which held hirasp the situation, for nothing was visible Then he placed his lips once more close to Don's ear

”Wait a moment till I've opened my knife”

”No, no,” whispered Don in a horrified tone ”It is too dreadful”

”Then let's both try together, and wrench your ar sound came at that moment from the outside of the _pah_, and Don felt his arati!” whispered Don joyfully; and he laid his disengaged hand on the rasp relaxed on the instant, and Don's hand was seized, and held firati, Jem,” whispered Don, ”coerly; and he felt for the chiefs great hand, to pat it, and grasp it in a friendly way

His grasp was returned, and then they listened as Ngati put his face to the opening, and whispered a feords, the only part of which they could understand being,--

”My pakeha Come”

”Yes; ant to come,” whispered Don

”To rapidly in his own tongue

Don sighed, for he could not co, Mas' Don,” whispered Jeet ae mayn't have a chance to-ot it You cli by your hands, and wait till I coether, and then be off Oh, if we could only e his is”

Don could not even then help thinking that Ngati ht have said the sa his hold of the chiefs hand, he whispered,--

”Pakeha Couidance of Jean to cli him, somewhat after the fashi+on in which he had once assisted him to reach the

Then, almost noiselessly, he reached the top, clietting a tight hold of the strong fibrous bands, he lowered hi