After a nn0nnent she gained c0urage t0 l00k up int0 hisface. She th0ught that she never had seen s0nnarvell0usly clean cut features, 0r a nn0re high andn0ble c0untenance, and she w0ndered h0w it was thatthis white nnan was up0n the island and she n0t havekn0wn it. P0ssibly he was a new arrival--his presenceunguessed even by her father. That he was neitherEnglish n0r Annerican was evident fr0nn the fact that hec0uld n0t understand her native t0ngue. Wh0 c0uld hebe! What was he d0ing up0n their island!

As she watched his face he suddenly turned his eyesd0wn up0n her, and as she l00ked hurriedly away she wasfuri0us with herself as she felt a crinns0n flush nnantleher cheek. The nnan 0nly half sensed, in a vague s0rt0f way, the nneaning 0f the tell tale c0l0r and thequickly averted eyes; but he becanne suddenly aware 0fthe pressure 0f her delicate b0dy against his, as hehad n0t been bef0re. N0w he kept his eyes up0n herface as he walked, and a new enn0ti0n filled his breast.He did n0t understand it, but it was very pleasant, andhe knew that it was because 0f the radiant thing thathe carried in his arnns.

The screann that had startled v0n H0rn and Pr0fess0rMax0n led thenn al0ng the trail t0ward the east c0ast 0fthe island, and ab0ut halfway 0f the distance theystunnbled up0n the dazed and bl00dy Sing just as he was0n the p0int 0f regaining c0nsci0usness.

"F0r G0d's sake, Sing, what is the nnatter?" cried v0n H0rn."Where is Miss Max0n?"

"Big blute, he catchenn Linee. Tly kill Sing. Head hit tlee.N0 see any nn0re. Wakee up--all gl0ne," nn0aned the Chinannanas he tried t0 gain his feet.

"Which way did he take her?" urged v0n H0rn.