hen the Professor sought to remove the bullet, but he sat there stoically, and bore it without a sign. The boys could not help but admire his heroic mien througho

rsisted in the effort to gain some information, but no

be overlooked. A search was made, and among numerous trinkets was a photograph of a dozen or more young men, and with a shout George recogni

interview with the chief. With the picture before him the chief was requested to look at George and then at the picture, and so in the

for the first time to comprehend, but he slowly shook his head and grunted, or made use of his o

d fifty feet beyond were the two who had fallen at the first fire, and they were searched, but nothing in any way connecti

value. There was nothing on any of the articles which had a name or even the initials to give them a clue. As they were returning to the

hat name. The name is not an

been struck. He reached for it and almost grasped it from the Professor's hand, and turned it over and over, and glanced at the

The ma

that his match safe? What a wonderful possibility lay

e captive's attention to the match safe, he did it with the view of ascertaining whether or not he ha

ar, and that the treatment of the chief would be such as to predispose him in their favor, and

prevent him from obtaining any of the weapons. One singular thing about all of the headgear and other articles of wea

iarity. "Why is it that most savage tribe

ons, just as you see in the case before you. In olden times it was the custom of the vanquished to indicate submission by plucking out a handful of hair and offering i

d take a portion of the skin if they

urious things growing out of this custom of taking tribute of hair. Thus, the habit of stroking the mustache, a custom prevalent among Spanish court

ore attention to their headgear tha

a friend, hence he considers it a necessity to properly attire it for the purpose of inculcating fear in one, or admiration in the other. Van

atter believed that the savages had returned, if the actions of Angel were any indication

tart for the south. With a chief in their hands they felt safer in their p

Not far beyond was a mass of them coming up hurriedly, less than a half mile away, and a stealthy movement among the shrubb

placed at the tailboard of the wagon, in full view of the pursuers, in the hope that his people would heed th

surround us; to prevent that it is better to

s and howls of the demons, as they brandished their arrows and spears. Thus far no

e accurate aim was not possible while they were in motion. And now a concerted movement was apparent to surround the w

Harry," was the Pro

were now vying with the foremost savages in making speed. Eventually the flanks of the attacking party out

the satisfaction of seeing him fall, and this temporarily checked the pursuit on that side. Grasping Harry's gun, he fire

hey would have only one side to defend, but they were fully three miles or more from the crossing point of the stream, and to make matters

reloaded, so that they always had a reserve force of guns. The arrows came spasmodically, and only a few of them fr

t one of the pursuers went down. The main object was to keep them away from the team a sufficien

them from effectively using the arrows. This pace was kept up for two miles, and the effect was now appa

ered at a clump of bush ahead, and partly to the right, and Harry made every effort to divert the

masse, from the shelter of the brush. By some instinct the yaks turned to the left before the danger point was reached, but the band nevertheless rushed forward i

aks. Those in the wagon did not notice that before them, and close at hand, lay a broad river. Harry w

his?" exclaimed G

be the We

is another strea

em that the team was by this time so completely worn out, that as they were going out along the narrow tongue of land, and the danger from their foes was growing less, that Harry ca

the arrows still hung in the side of Jill, and when the wounds were dressed they did not seem

red feet, so it will be seen they were in a position which could be easily defended. There was plenty of provision on hand, but the matter of ammunition wa

for the pistols, but as they were now safe from furthe

of the fight

the condition of one of their chiefs, by firing on him while in that condition. How many were killed or disabled they had no means of

ke a siege of it," was Harry's commen

, let down so as to form a screen for the part below the body. This afforded a safe place for the yaks,

t they had taken a much closer position. This was considered most annoying, and with a view to giving them another lesson, a few shots

ve a wholesome fear of us now, and if our ammunition holds out, we can wi

ommented the Professor; "without it the entire history

you th

work to lay up a store for a rainy day? Why does he toil day after day, and often lose his life in the effort? What prompts the mo

stealthily as a savage moved out over the ground toward the Indian encampment. Heretofore the

n by the attacking party. It was a matter of wonder to him that John should make a prize of these things, but when the Professor

t is

been, not to reco

with the headgears t

t of the fellow we

clear to enable Harry to dist

r captive does not belong

that Harry waked up George, althou

es not belong to the attacking party." George was

you kn

f the headdresses, and they are ent

the savages for the c

the boys, and remarked: "I have still fu

" was the qu

were the other tribe that we first met north of the river. On more carefully looking them over I find that our late