on has restrained him."

I fully agreed with my brother, and we settled that we would not allow
him to associate with us more than we could help. At present common
humanity demanded that we should give him food, and such protection as
we might be able to afford against the savages. After eating and
drinking as much as he required, he got up and strolled away from the
camp towards the lake, the shore of which was at no great distance.

We now spoke more freely about him. Harry suggested that hunger and
privation had given him the expression we remarked in his features, and
that he might notwithstanding be a useful addition to our party, and
assist us, should we make our escape, in navigating our canoe down the
river.

"What's the matter with your friend?" I asked, turning to Caspar.

"He's in one of his sulks," was the answer; "he is often like that, and
I have been in fear of my life over and over again, but I have kept an
eye upon him, and generally managed to get hold of his long sheath
knife, and to hide it until he got better again. Lately he has become
worse, and I would have left him had I been able to do so. My idea is,
that he'll do some harm to himself, or he will try to kill some one
else, and if he had a gun I should not think any one of us was safe
sitting down here."

"Should there be a chance of his injuring himself, it is our duty to try
and prevent him," observed Harry, "we must deprive him of his weapon,
and watch him narrowly. Perhaps after he has been well-fed for a few
days he may recover his temper. I think it would be as well now to go
and watch him, and see that he doesn't throw himself into the lake."

I agreed with Harry, and both getting up accompanied by Caspar, we
walked on in the direction Jansen had taken.

The moon which had just risen, afforded us light sufficient to make our
way through the forest, which was here not so thick as in most places.
We had gone some little way, when we reached an open spot or glade close
to the lake.

"Stop here," said Caspar, "I think I see him coming along, it is as well
he should not discover us."

We concealed ourselves behind some bushes. We could hear approaching
footsteps, and thought that Jansen, having gone on some way, had turned
back and intended to rejoin us at the camp. Just then I saw that the
figure of the person approaching was not that of Herman Jansen, but of
Captain Roderick. I concluded that he had followed us intendin