"I will send the men off immediately.

Maka wants to go now, and they can come back by the light of the young moon.
When they have loads to carry, they like to travel at night.

We shall have to get our own supper, and that will give Ralph something to do." The party of Africans had not gone half-way from the plateau to the beach before they were discovered by the boy on the outlook rock, and he came rushing down to report that the darkies were running away.

When he was told the business on which they had gone, he was very much disappointed that he was not allowed to go with them, and, considerably out of temper, retired to his post of observation, where, as it appeared, he was dividing his time between the discovery of distant specks on the horizon line of the ocean and imaginary jaguars and pumas on the foot-hills..