Part 53 (1/2)
”I a Jupiter!”
There was a flash of fire froun, and a bullet whirred through the air, cutting the professor's speech short, and causing him to duck down into the canoe
”Those fellows have located us,” said Frank, swiftly ”We et away immediately Remember, wait at the hut”
Socato's paddle dropped without a sound into the water, and the canoe slid away into the night
The professor and Barney lost no ti, and it ell they did so, for, a few seconds later, another shot ca the water just where the canoes had been
Frank trusted everything to Socato, even though he had never seen or heard of the Se about the voice of the Indian convinced the boy that he was honest, for all that his darkness was such that Frank could not see his face and did not kno he looked
The Indian sent the canoe through the water with a speed and silence that was a revelation to Frank Merriwell The paddle made no sound, and it seemed that the prow of the canoe scarcely raised a ripple, for all that they were gliding along so swiftly
”Where are you going?” whispered Frank, observing that they were leaving the camp-fire astern
”White boy trust Socato?”
”If I didn't, I shouldn't be here Of course, I do”
”Then keep cool Socato take him round to place where we can come up behind bad white ht of the camp-fire died out, and then, a few low across a strip of low land
”See it?” whispered the Indian, with caution
”Yes What party is camped there--friends of yours, Socato?”
”Not much!”
”Who, then?”
”That same fire”
”Same fire as which?”
”One bad white men build”
Frank was astonished
”Oh, say! how is that? We left that fire behind us, Socato”
”And we have coain”
This was true, but the darkness had been so intense that Frank did not see how their course was changing