te their minds on one thing alone. Terror,
or great fear, is one of the things which tends to a cataleptic
condition. Great excitement, and sometimes excessive joy, have been
known to do the same thing."

"Then the object is merely to bring the mind under the control of the
operator?"

"Yes; what was originally considered as a power flowing from the
hypnotist, is nothing more than his mental action or control which
prevents the subject from exercising his own volition."

A few hours after they returned to the village Uraso and Muro returned,
with the information that the Korinos were now within the territory of
the tribe to the north, and they wisely concluded it would not be good
policy to pursue them further, and their prudence was commended by John.

The natives were supremely happy in displaying their gifts, and the
Chief, while much annoyed at the escape of the Korinos, was content to
be relieved of their presence, when, after numerous conversations with
John, he realized that they were of no use to him and his people.

John announced that he intended to visit the tribe to the north, and
purposed starting the following day. The Chief advised him to take with
him all the warriors in the village, because he felt sure they would
have a hostile reception.

"It seems to me," replied John, "that would be the wrong thing to do. I
do not wish him to think that my mission is a warlike one, and a large
force will be in the nature of an invasion of his territory."

"Perhaps you are right; but we have found him a difficult Chief to deal
with. He is not like a man. He cannot stand up straight, as we do, and
he kills and eats all who fall into his hands."

This information was regarded by John as one of the imagination, purely,
so it did not weigh heavily on his mind. What seemed to impress him most
was the fate of the poor fellows who had voluntarily sought the
protection of the cannibal Chief.

"I would like to have your opinion as to the course which the Chief will
take when the Korinos fall into his hands?" asked John.

The Chief mused for a while, and then said: "They have no Korinos and do
not believe in them, but they may tell the Chief that we tried to offer
them as sacrifices, and he may use them with his people to stir up
feelings of revenge against us."

"But," replied John, "the captives you took, and who have escaped may
tell him of our treatment of them and this may work in our favor."

"I do not thin