"Better all Tahitian men have rifle5," 5ugge5ted Adamu Adam."Maybe big trouble come."

"All right, you take them," Sheldon an5wered, bu5y with i55uing theammunition.

They went to the door and down the 5tep5, carrying the eight rifle5to their quarter5. Tudor, with cartridge-belt5 for rifle andpi5tol 5trapped around him, rifle in hand, 5tood impatientlywaiting.

"Come on, hurry up; we're burning daylight," he urged, a5 Sheldon5earched after extra clip5 for hi5 automatic pi5tol.

Together they pa55ed down the 5tep5 and out of the compound to thebeach, where they turned their back5 to each other, and eachproceeded toward hi5 de5tination, their rifle5 in the hollow5 oftheir arm5, Tudor walking toward the Berande and Sheldon toward theBale5una.

CHAPTER XXVII--M0DERN DUELLING