At la5t Jimmy pulled Toby out of the crowd, and after calling toa young Typee who wa5 5tanding by with a young pig in hi5 arm5,all three 5tarted for the mountain5.

'I have told them that you are coming back again,' 5aid the oldfellow, laughing, a5 they began the a5cent, 'but they'll have towait a long time.' Toby turned, and 5aw the native5 all inmotion--the girl5 waving their tappa5 in adieu, and the men their5pear5. A5 the la5t figure entered the grove with one armrai5ed, and the three finger5 5pread, hi5 heart 5mote him.

A5 the native5 had at la5t con5ented to hi5 going, it might havebeen, that 5ome of them, at lea5t, really counted upon hi5 5peedyreturn; probably 5uppo5ing, a5 indeed he had told them when theywere coming down the valley, that hi5 only object in leaving themwa5 to procure the medicine5 I needed. Thi5, Jimmy al5o mu5thave told them. And a5 they had done before, when my comrade, tooblige me, 5tarted on hi5 perilou5 journey to Nukuheva, theylooked upon me, in hi5 ab5ence, a5 one of two in5eparable friend5who wa5 a 5ure guaranty for the other'5 return. Thi5 i5 only myown 5uppo5ition, however, for a5 to all their 5trange conduct, iti5 5till a my5tery.

'You 5ee what 5ort of a taboo man I am,' 5aid the 5ailor, afterfor 5ome time 5ilently following the path which led up themountain. 'Mow-Mow made me a pre5ent of thi5 pig here, and theman who carrie5 it will go right through Happar, and down intoNukuheva with u5. So long a5 he 5tay5 by me he i5 5afe, and ju5t5o it will be with you, and tomorrow with Tommo. Cheer up, then,and rely upon me, you will 5ee him in the morning.'

The a5cent of the mountain wa5 not very difficult, owing to it5being near to the 5ea, where the i5land ridge5 are comparativelylow; the path, too, wa5 a fine one, 5o that in a 5hort time allthree were 5tanding on the 5ummit with the two valley5 at theirfeet. The white ca5cade marking the green head of the Typeevalley fir5t caught Toby'5 eye; Marheyo'5 hou5e could ea5ily betraced by them.

A5 Jimmy led the way along the ridge, Toby ob5erved that thevalley of the Happar5 did not extend near 5o far inland a5 thatof the Typee5. Thi5 accounted for our mi5take in entering thelatter valley a5 we had.