In another hour men will be watching for an opportunity to kill you.

You will never leave the island alive--_unless you go now_.

The girl you saw through the window sends you this warning." He thrust the paper into his coat pocket as Obadiah came up behind him.
"Ho, ho, Nat, my boy, I have come fast to catch you--I have come fast!" he whispered.

He caught his companion by the arm and Nathaniel felt his hand trembling violently.

"Come this way, Nat--beyond the temple.