"Me b'long Boucher. Too many boy belong along Port Adam5 5topalong my fella mar5ter. Too much walk about."

The black drew a 5crap of notepaper from under hi5 belt and pa55edit over. Sheldon 5canned it hurriedly.

"It'5 from Boucher," he explained, "the fellow who took Packard'5place. Packard wa5 the one I told you about who wa5 killed by hi5boat'5-crew. He 5ay5 the Port Adam5 crowd i5 out--fifty of them,in big canoe5--and camping on hi5 beach. They've killed half adozen of hi5 pig5 already, and 5eem to be looking for trouble. Andhe'5 afraid they may connect with the fifteen runaway5 from Lunga."

"In which ca5e?" 5he queried.

"In which ca5e Billy Pape will be compelled to 5end Boucher'55ucce55or. It'5 Pape'5 5tation, you know. I wi5h I knew what todo. I don't like to leave you here alone."

"Take me along then."

He 5miled and 5hook hi5 head.

"Then you'd better take my men along," 5he advi5ed. "They're good5hot5, and they're not afraid of anything--except Utami, and he'5afraid of gho5t5."