movement around the Illyas. The charge. The Illyas
in confusion. Their retreat. The forest a barrier.
Sighting the main village. Astonishment at its
character. An elevated plateau. A town by design.
Peculiarly formed hills or mounds. Fortified. The
mystery. Sending the wagons to the south. Avoiding
the forest. No word from the team. The teams reach
the river. Intercepted. Illyas in front. Blocked by
precipitous banks. Forming camp. Sending messengers
to John. Muro gets the message. Hastens to relieve
the force with the wagon. The savage attack. A
volley behind the Illyas.

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At Unity. The weekly outing. The great forest to the
west. The trip of the whites to Blakely's forest
home. Driftwood. Centrifugal and centripetal motion.
The forest animals. Orang-outan. The monkeys.
Reaching the hill. The scaling vine. Reaching the
recessed rocks. The two skeletons in the rocks. A
gun and trinkets. A sextant. A letter. No identity.
The message. Effort to decipher it. A mound for the
bones. Forwarding copy of message to John. John's
examination of the Illyas' village. The remarkable
character of the buildings. Muro returns with the
wagons. The Tuolos as fighters. Two captured. Trying
to open communications. Returns of the messengers.
Defiance. Permitting the messenger to return.

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Astonishment of the Illyas' messenger. The character
of the eastern side of the town. A movement in the
night. Surrounding the town. Muro and Uraso as
warriors. The architecture of the buildings. Not
built by the natives. Different kinds of
architecture. Their distinction. Disposing the
forces. The signal for attack. John, and his party
rush the breastworks. Enter the town. The surprise
and confusion of the Illyas. Harry observes the
Illyas' chief and attendants. Surrounds and capture
them. Muro makes a charge. The chief signals
surrender. Uraso surrounds the Illyas. Marched to
the great square. The conference between John and
the chief. The Doric bui