Part 10 (1/2)

With that he gave Manaia one of six rifles in his boat and two score and ten cartridges, some tobacco, matches, and a pipe; then he pressed our hands and wished us God-speed, and we parted, he sailing towards the _tau When he caht his boat to the wind and oest in such a hurry? See, there in the canoe is the little bird we both sought, and there following comes her father But she is neither for me nor thee Is not her lover there, a fine h to e, and did not answer There ith Manka six men--all armed with rifles which loaded at the breech like that which he had given Manaia, and Manka was too great a man for even Tamavili to hurt But suddenly, as we in the canoe sailed in between the boat and the _taumualua_, the old chief found his voice, and called out to Manaia to lower his sail

”Give irl Seleo,” and as he spoke, the crew turned the _tau on each side

”Keep back!” cried Manaia fiercely, as he changed seats withpaddle, he took up the rifle and loaded it

”Beware, oldthat bites!”

But Taer to take heed, and shouted to his o on, and then Manaia took aim and fired, and two ainthat bit?”

There was great commotion in the _taumualua_ for a o on; he would have ordered so and try and shoot Manaia, but feared to hurt or perhaps kill me, and that would have meant war between Tufa and Mulifanua

”Alo, alo foe!”{} he cried, standing up on the steive thy head to the children of the village for a football ere the sun is in mid-heaven”

”Paddle, paddle hard!”

That was a foolish boast, for once more Manaia knelt and shot, and I turned my head and saw the blood spurt fro the paddlers and a loud cry of anger and sorrow burst fro sub-chief of Tufa named _Lau Aula_ (the Golden-haired) took co to the bow, he began firing at us with a short gun (revolver) and one of the bullets struck the girl Seleh the fleshy part Now this Lau Aula was a blood relative of Manaia, who called out to hian shooting at us with muskets loaded with round bullets, which were handed to him by some of his people

Then Manaia's face was evil to look at; his lips were drawn back, and his teeth showed like those of an angry dog, for the blood which flowed fro around his naked feet Yet once more he cried out to Lau Aula to beware ere it was too late; but the young chief called hi the boat to the wind

”This for thee, then,” cried Manaia, and once more he raised his rifle and fired, and Lan Anla spun round and fell over into the sea, for the bullet had struck hione

That was the last of the fight, for when Lau Aula fell, the rest of Tamavili's men thren their paddles and let us sail on without further pursuit

Then, whilst I steered, Manaia tied strips of tappa around Sele