H. A. Lamb

“ She was nearly as adept as they at running through the trees.
“Long time,” he said, “ship come along Santo. White man and white Mary go along hills altogether.”
“That must have been the Quiros party!” cried Stuart. ”

“ Stuart asked me.
“It looks to me,” I said slowly, “as if Mary’s guardians were the tribes of the interior, who may or may not be dwarfs. Now we’ll hear what Johnny Gorai has to say about it.”
The rifle was called into play, and our pilot made a full confession. It seemed that the girl had been seen occasionally by men of the coast tribes. The young bucks had hunted for her a bit at first, until two or three had been found with arrows sticking from their throats. After that Mary had been let alone. She was watched jealously by the “small fellow boys” who held her in high esteem. ”