e group and beckoned the Chief to follow.

He hesitated but a moment, and then gave the necessary command. Coming
through the forest beyond were John and the "Boys." When they were still
too far for hailing distance George raised his hat and waved it.

When John and his party were still a hundred yards away, they stopped at
the unusual sight. Meanwhile George and the Chief moved on. Harry could
not restrain himself, and broke from the party, in his mad rush to
welcome George.

"Bow, Harry; bow; he is a dandy Chief."

Harry obediently made a gracious bow, and the Chief acknowledged the
salute.

All that Harry could say, was: "Oh, George!"

John and the company came up, and George rushed to John, as he said: "I
have had the nicest time in the world, but I am afraid the Chief does
not know whether you are friends or enemies."

John turned to the men, and quietly said: "This man is a friend, and we
must treat him as a Chief. All give him a respectful greeting." The
Chief stood still, as all the warriors ranged themselves in front and
all bowed low, to the obvious relief of the savage.

Then John brought Uraso and Muro forward, and by well timed gestures
indicated to the Chief that they were also Chiefs, and he instantly
showed that he recognized the pantomimic language, and deferentially
bowed, as he had seen George do.

Uraso stepped forward and went up to the burly form, and pressed his
nose against his nose. Then, he spoke a few words. The Chief looked at
him for a moment, and then answered. Muro was not slow to follow the
example, and he also addressed the Chief.

When Uraso turned and took John's hand and in a dialect, which both
seemed to understand, he told about John and the boys, the Chief turned
to his men and said a dozen words, which were instantly recognized by
Uraso and Muro. They smiled.

"What did he say?" asked George.

"He told them to go to the village and prepare food."

All but a half dozen of the immediate followers of the Chief turned and
darted back to the village.

"Do you know the Chief's language?" asked Harry, as Uraso gave way to
Muro.

"We can understand each other pretty well. There are many words which
are the same, but he uses some which are new to me."

"Do you suppose they are the same people as are on our island?"

"I do not know that. We have heard that all the people in the different
islands came from the same place, but where we do not know."

Then the boys crowd