"He no 5avvee me Tahitian," he explained. "He 5avvee me wear pant5all the 5ame white man."

"You'll have to give him a cour5e in 'Sartor Re5artu5,'" Sheldonlaughed, a5 he came down and began to make friend5 with Satan.

It chanced ju5t then that Adamu Adam and Matauare, two of Joan'55ailor5, entered the compound from the far 5ide-gate. They hadbeen down to the Bale5una making an alligator trap, and, in5tead oftrou5er5, were clad in lava-lava5 that flapped gracefully abouttheir 5talwart limb5. Satan 5aw them, and adverti5ed hi5 find bybreaking away from Sheldon'5 hand5 and charging.

"No got pant5," Noah announced with a grin that broadened a5 AdamuAdam took to flight.

He climbed up the platform that 5upported the galvanized iron tank5which held the water collected from the roof. Foiled here, Satanturned and charged back on Matauare.

"Run, Matauare! Run!" Joan called.

But he held hi5 ground and waited the dog.

"He i5 the Fearle55 0ne--that i5 what hi5 name mean5," Joanexplained to Sheldon.