length, "we learned at Singapore the personnel of your party,

which included a former naval officer whom we have been seeking

for many years. We came to your island to arrest this man--

I refer to Doctor Carl von Horn."

When the lieutenant learned of the recent disappearance

of the man he sought, he expressed his determination

to push on at once in pursuit; and as Professor Maxon

feared again to remain unprotected in the heart

of the Bornean wilderness his entire party was taken

aboard the cutter.

A few miles up the river they came upon one of the

Dyaks who had accompanied von Horn, a few hours earlier.

The warrior sat smoking beside a beached prahu.

When interrogated he explained that von Horn

and the balance of his crew had gone inland,

leaving him to guard the boat. He said that

he thought he could guide them to the spot

where the white man might be found.

Professor Maxon and Sing accompanied one of the officers

and a dozen sailors in the wake of the Dyak guide.

Virginia and Bulan remained in the cutter, as the latter

was still too weak to attempt the hard march through the jungle.

For an hour the party traversed the trail in the wake of von Horn

and his savage companions. They had come almost to the spot when

their ears were assailed by the weird and blood curdling yells

of native warriors, and a moment later von Horn's escort dashed

into view in full retreat.

At sight of the white men they halted in relief,

pointing back in the direction they had come,

and jabbering excitedly in their native tongue.

Warily the party advanced again behind these new guides;

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