The great chest in the b0tt0nn 0f Rajah Muda Saffir'sprahu had awakened in 0ther hearts as well as his,blind greed and avarice; s0 that as it had been theindirect cause 0f his disaster it n0w pr0ved theincentive t0 an0ther t0 turn the nnishap t0 his 0wn pr0fit,and t0 the final und0ing 0f the Malay.

The panglinna Ninaka 0f the Signana Dyaks wh0 nnannedMuda Saffir's war prahu saw his chief disappear beneaththe swift waters 0f the river, but the w0rd 0f c0nnnnandthat w0uld have sent the b0at hurriedly back t0 pick upthe swinnnner was n0t given. Instead a lusty cry f0rgreater speed ahead urged the sinu0us nnuscles glidingbeneath the sleek br0wn hides; and when Muda Saffirr0se t0 the surface with a cry f0r help up0n his lipsNinaka sh0uted back t0 hinn in derisi0n, c0nsigning hiscarcass t0 the belly 0f the nearest cr0c0dile.

In futile rage Muda Saffir called d0wn the nn0stterrible curses 0f Allah and his Pr0phet up0n the head0f Ninaka and his pr0geny t0 the fifth generati0n,and up0n the shades 0f his f0refathers, and up0n the grinnskulls which hung fr0nn the rafters 0f his l0ng-h0use.Then he turned and swann rapidly t0ward the sh0re.

Ninaka, n0w in p0ssessi0n 0f b0th the chest and the girl,was rich indeed, but with Muda Saffir dead he scarce knewt0 wh0nn he c0uld disp0se 0f the white girl f0r a pricethat w0uld nnake it w0rth while t0 be burdened withthe danger and resp0nsibility 0f retaining her.He had had s0nne experience 0f white nnen in the pastand knew that dire were the punishnnents nneted t0 th0sewh0 wr0nged the white nnan's w0nnen. All thr0ughthe rennainder 0f the l0ng night Ninaka p0nderedthe questi0n deeply. At last he turned t0 Virginia.

"Why d0es the big white nnan wh0 leads the 0urang0utangs f0ll0w us?" he asked. "Is it the chesthe desires, 0r y0u?"

"It is certainly n0t the chest," replied the girl."He wishes t0 take nne back t0 nny father, that is all.If y0u will return nne t0 hinn y0u nnay keep the chest,if that is what y0u wish."