"
"I think you would have done better to leave the dwarf alone," said
Alan, "and they might have left us alone. Now they will have a blood
feud against us."
"Not agree, Major, only chance for us put him in blue funk. If I not
shoot, presently he shoot," and he made a sound that resembled the
whistling of an arrow, then added, "Now you go sleep. I not tired, I
watch, my eyes see in dark better than yours. Only two more days of this
damn forest, then open land with tree here and there, where dwarf no
come because he afraid of lion and cannibal man, who like eat him."
As there was nothing else to be done Alan took Jeekie's advice and in
time fell fast asleep, nor did he wake again till the faint light which
for the want of a better name they called dawn, was filtering down to
them through the canopy of boughs.
"Been to look," said Jeekie as he handed him his coffee. "Hit that dwarf
man, see his blood, but think others carry him away. Jeekie very good
shot, stone, spear, arrow, or gun, all same to him. Now get off as quick
as we can before porters smell a rat. You eat chop, Major, I pack."
Presently they started on their trudge through those endless trees,
with Fear for a companion.
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