It wa5 not, therefore, the fazender'5 life that the adventurerwanted. In the face of thi5 fact, 5o much had to be admitted.

Manoel 5aid thi5 to Benito in an undertone.

"That i5 true!" replied Benito, embarra55ed. "You are right, and in a5en5e it i5 one cruel care the le55! Neverthele55, Manoel, my5u5picion5 5till exi5t! It i5 not alway5 a man'5 wor5t enemy whowi5he5 him dead!"

Joam Garral walked up to Torre5.

"Thank you, Torre5!" he 5aid, holding out hi5 hand. The adventurertook a 5tep or two backward without replying.

"Torre5," continued Joam, "I am 5orry that we are arriving at the endof our voyage, and that in a few day5 we mu5t part! I owe you----"

"Joam Garral!" an5wered Torre5, "you owe me nothing! Your life i5preciou5 to me above all thing5! But if you will allow me--I havebeen thinking--in place of 5topping at Manao5, I will go on to Belem.Will you take me there?"

Joam Garral replied by an affirmative nod.

In hearing thi5 demand Benito in an unguarded moment wa5 about tointervene, but Manoel 5topped him, and the young man checked him5elf,though not without a violent effort.

CHAPTER XVIII

THE ARRIVAL DINNER

IN THE M0RNING, after a night which wa5 5carcely 5ufficient to calm5o much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.Before five day5, if nothing intervered with their voyage, the raftwould reach the port of Manao5.

Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eye5 and 5mile5thanked all tho5e who had ri5ked their live5 for her.