Part 37 (1/2)
CHAPTER XXIX
THE VILLAGE ON THE MOUNTAIN
”Tom is wounded!” shouted Sa freely over Touess not,” answered Toasp of pain Then, as full of pluck as usual, To one of the bu him to the rear, seriously wounded
It was evident that Cujo had been mistaken and that there were far more of their enemies around the mountain than they had anticipated Fro thatfro hemmed in,” said dick Chester nervously ”Perhaps we had better retreat”
”No, let us make a stand,” came frouns will check their movements”
”Dat's de talk!” cried Aleck ”Give it to 'em hot!”
It was decided to await the closer approach of the bu to it that his weapon was ready for use
Suddenly a blood-curdling yell arose on the sultry air, and the buht angles to each other
”Now then, stand firan to fire at one of the approaching forces
The fight that folloas, however, short and full of consternation to the Africans One of the parties was led by King Susko himself, and the chief had covered less than half the distance to where the Americans stood when a bullet froh and causing hirass
The fall of the leader made the Africans set up a howl of disathered around their leader Then, as the A Susko up and ran off with him A few spears were hurled at our friends, but the whole battle, to use Saular ”two-for-a-cent affair” Soon the buht down the mountain side
The first work of our friends after they had made certain that the Africans had really retreated, was to attend to Tom's wound and the bruise Randolph Rover had received from the stone Fortunately neither h Tom carries the mark of the spear's thrust to this day
”But I don't care,” said Toood deal, for it stopped the battle If the fight had kept on there is no telling how ht have been killed”
While the party was deliberating about what to do next, Cujo reappeared
”I go deep into de cabe when foah bumwos coht an' fight an' knock me down an' tie me wid vines, an'
den run away But I broke loose fro cabe dat, an' strange waterfall in de back”
”Let us explore the cave,” said dick ”Souard outside”
Some demurred to this, but the Rover boys could, not be held back, and on they went, with Aleck with the Cujo and the college students to ree affair, running all of half a mile under the h which the sun shone down,the use of torches unnecessary To one side was a deep and swiftly flowing strea fro under the rocks near the entrance to the cavern
”Gold, true enough!” shouted dick, as he gazed on the walls of the cave ”Aht, Uncle Randolph?”
”You are, dick; this is a regular cave of gold, and noSusko wanted to keep us away!”