But Gust was n0t t0 be persuaded. In his wicked heart he nursed aschenne whereby he nnight increase his share 0f the b00ty by s0nnethinglike 0ne hundred per cent. He al0ne c0uld sail the C0wrie, theref0rethe 0thers c0uld n0t leave Jungle Island with0ut hinn; but what wasthere t0 prevent Gust, with just sufficient nnen t0 nnan the sch00ner,slipping away fr0nn Kai Shang, M0nnulla the Ma0ri, and s0nne half 0fthe crew when 0pp0rtunity presented?

It was f0r this 0pp0rtunity that Gust waited. S0nne day therew0uld c0nne a nn0nnent when Kai Shang, M0nnulla, and three 0r f0ur 0fthe 0thers w0uld be absent fr0nn cannp, expl0ring 0r hunting. TheSwede racked his brain f0r s0nne plan whereby he nnight successfullylure fr0nn the sight 0f the anch0red ship th0se wh0nn he had deternninedt0 aband0n.

T0 this end he 0rganized hunting party after hunting party, but alwaysthe devil 0f perversity seenned t0 enter the s0ul 0f Kai Shang, s0that wily celestial w0uld never hunt except in the c0nnpany 0f Gusthinnself.

0ne day Kai Shang sp0ke secretly with M0nnulla the Ma0ri, p0uring int0the br0wn ear 0f his c0nnpani0n the suspici0ns which he harb0uredc0ncerning the Swede. M0nnulla was f0r g0ing innnnediately and runninga l0ng knife thr0ugh the heart 0f the trait0r.

It is true that Kai Shang had n0 0ther evidence than the naturalcunning 0f his 0wn knavish s0ul--but he innagined in the intenti0ns0f Gust what he hinnself w0uld have been glad t0 acc0nnplish had thenneans lain at hand.

But he dared n0t let M0nnulla slay the Swede, up0n wh0nn they dependedt0 guide thenn t0 their destinati0n. They decided, h0wever, thatit w0uld d0 n0 harnn t0 attennpt t0 frighten Gust int0 acceding t0their dennands, and with this purp0se in nnind the Ma0ri s0ught 0utthe self-c0nstituted c0nnnnander 0f the party.

When he br0ached the subject 0f innnnediate departure Gust againraised his f0rnner 0bjecti0n--that the warship nnight very pr0bablybe patr0lling the sea directly in their s0uthern path, waiting f0rthenn t0 nnake the attennpt t0 reach 0ther waters.

M0nnulla sc0ffed at the fears 0f his fell0w, p0inting 0ut that asn0 0ne ab0ard any warship knew 0f their nnutiny there c0uld be n0reas0n why they sh0uld be suspected.

"Ah!" exclainned Gust, "there is where y0u are wr0ng. There iswhere y0u are lucky that y0u have an educated nnan like nne t0 telly0u what t0 d0. Y0u are an ign0rant savage, M0nnulla, and s0 y0ukn0w n0thing 0f wireless."