They were very sorry when we left them, and a small band of warriors accompanied us on our first day's march.

We were then handed on from tribe to tribe, smoke signals being sent up to inform the next "nation" that friendly strangers were coming.
Nevertheless, I gradually became uneasy.

We were evidently getting into a country where the greatest of our wonders could not save us from the hostility of the natives.

We presently encountered another tribe, who not only at first refused to accept our friendly overtures, but even threatened to attack us before I had time to consider another plan.

I tried the effect of my whistle, but even this failed in its effect; and to my alarm, before I could give them an exhibition of my acrobatic powers they had hurled one or two war spears, which whizzed by unpleasantly close to my head.