blow, struck his adversary right between the eyes with all his
force and fell to the earth, crushed beneath the senseless body of
the chief. A dozen clubs flew high in air ready to descend on the
head of Jack, but they hesitated a moment, for the massive body of
the chief completely covered him. That moment saved his life. Ere
the savages could tear the chief's body away, seven of their number
fell prostrate beneath the clubs of the prisoners whom Peterkin and
I had set free, and two others fell under our own hand. We could
never have accomplished this had not our enemies been so engrossed
with the fight between Jack and their chief that they had failed to
observe us until we were upon them. They still out-numbered our
party by three, but we were flushed with victory while they were
taken by surprise and dispirited by the fall of their chief.
Moreover, they were awe-struck by the sweeping fury of Jack, who
seemed to have lost his senses altogether, and had no sooner shaken
himself free of the chief's body than he rushed into the midst of
them, and in three blows equalized our numbers. Peterkin and I
flew to the rescue, the savages followed us, and, in less than ten
minutes, the whole of our opponents were knocked down or made
prisoners, bound hand and foot, and extended side by side upon the
sea shore.



CHAPTER XX.



Intercourse with the savages - Cannibalism prevented - The slain
are buried and the survivors depart, leaving us again alone on our