Chapter XVIII: The Terrible Fight and Final Victory

“I suppose we are in for it again,” was John’s terse comment, when he saw how the tide of battle had turned.

“We must go to the north,” was Muro’s answer.

And sorrowfully and sadly the march began. It was not a march; it was a hurried retreat. They had nothing to hope from the Brabos, and if the force to the south had staked their fortunes with the latter, it was evident that they would not interfere with the desire of that tribe.

John knew that the Brabos were the first tribe they had seen and engaged on the island. If they had known that the Osagas were the allies of that tribe, they would have halted and shown fight to the fleeing warriors.

The day had been a most trying one to the poor yaks. The roads were terrible to travel over, and they had been forced every step of the way. Jill, the smaller of the two animals, began to show the effect of the pace, and would not be urged along.

Angel, as usual, was in the trees, wherever they were near the line of travel. While thus going forward, he was seen to spring down from a tree, and began setting up the most violent chatter.

George knew what that meant. “What is it, Angel? Which way?”

He selected a tree, and Angel was up alongside and looked to the north. Far in the distance could be seen a large body of warriors coming down rapidly.

Muro and Sutoto sprang to the tree, but not before George cried out: “A big party is coming in from the north.”

Sutoto looked at Muro, and then, addressing John, said:

“The Tuolos are coming.”

This information was almost overwhelming. They were about to be crushed between three of the bitterest and most vindictive foes on the island. It could not be helped. They must now fight to the last extremity, as the Professor had said.

“Our situation here will depend, largely, on the actions of the warriors who are pursuing the Illyas and Kurabus. If they follow up vigorously, it will surely involve us.” John’s conclusions were acquiesced in by Muro.

“How far are we from the river?” asked John.

Sutoto answered: “Probably a half hour,” which he indicated by the sun.

“Turn in that direction at once.”

The boys now saw where their salvation lay; but Muro and Sutoto at once protested. Chump now spoke: “You do not know what a wonderful way they have to cross streams. These pieces (pointing to the fort sections) are used to float the wagon across.”

“But what will they do with the curees (yaks)?”

“The curees pull them over.”

There was no further protest. A half hour would not be long, and within ten minutes after they reached the river bank the floats could be ready, and from that vantage point they would be able to defy the island.

Muro kept his position in the wagon top and soon called out to John:

“They are driving the Kurabus toward the river. We had better stop.”

“If that is the case the fort should be erected,” answered John.

“By all means.”

“Harry, drive the wagon up to the large tree at the elevation to the right; and get ready, boys, to unload and place the sections in position.”

Within five minutes the wagon was turned around and one end abutted the tree. This was a small pine, with the branches not far from the ground, and the lower limbs could be easily reached by those in the wagon top.

The fort sections were installed within ten minutes thereafter, and the guns and ammunition arranged in the order agreed on. The victorious bands were having things their own way. The Illyas were next to the river, and the Kurabus were farther inland.

The pursuing Brabos were following direct after the Kurabus, and the other tribe, which had not yet been made out, were on the trail of the Illyas, and the latter were, therefore, moving directly toward the wagon.

John and Muro were up in the tree, watching the movements.

The former called down: “At the rate they are now coming forward, they will reach us in less than a half hour.”

“What shall we do when they pass us?” asked Harry.

“We shall certainly give them a salute,” was his response.

Muro called John’s attention to an object not far to the northwest. Both watched it intently. There was no doubt a savage there coming up stealthily.

With an expression John did not understand, Muro glided down the tree and leaped over the end of the wagon, and sprang out into the brush.

John saw him go forward unhesitatingly to the place of concealment, and finally the object appeared, and rushed toward Muro.

He saw them embrace, and both came forward, and long before they came to the wagon, John recognized Uraso.

“Uraso is here,” cried John, and the boys leaped up to the top of the fort, and each one tried to be the first to grasp him by the hand and welcome him.

He had never seen Blakely before, but nevertheless Blakely gave him a welcome, and when his eyes lighted on Sutoto, he could not wait to get over the barrier to extend a welcome to him.

“How did you happen to come here?”

“I escaped from the Illyas, and found the Professor at the head of the Berees, and he is below here following up the fighters.”

“My people are helping the Brabos.”

“Then they are the ones nearest the river?”

Uraso looked to the south, and his face lighted up as he said: “They are the Osagas,” and he felt proud to know that his people were in the coalition against the two tribes.

_Fig. 17._]

John pointed to the north: “Do you see that tribe coming?”

“Yes; and they are the Tuolos.”

“How did you know they were coming?”

“I found one of the Brabos that you wounded three days ago.”

“Did he tell you where we were?”

“Yes; without him, I should have returned to the Professor last night.”

“Where is the Professor now?”

“He is probably near the Brabos, or southeast of the position now occupied by the Osagas.”

“Why did you leave the Professor?”

“I came with Ralsea to find the Osagas, but when we came up, found that the Kurabus were coming from the north and had joined the Illyas, so that my route to the Osagas was cut off.”

“Why did the Professor try to follow the Osagas?”

“Because he was told at the Osaga village that they had gone to capture the wagon.”

“Why should the Osagas be at enmity with us?”

“They understood I had been killed by the white men.”

“Do you know where my people are?” asked Muro.

“They are with the Professor,” and when Muro learned this he danced around in delight.

The boys manifested every evidence of joy at this good news. The Professor was not only safe, but with the Berees and Saboros, and coming forward as rapidly as possible. This was glorious, indeed.

The first indications the Professor had that they were near the contending forces was during the afternoon, when they passed over the scene of the battle ground the day before. Here were bows and arrows, articles of clothing, broken spears, and here and there articles of food scattered about in confusion.

This is where the Kurabus made the first stand. The Osagas were not in sight, and, indeed, the Brabos were not yet in evidence. Before six o’clock Ralsea came in and at once sought out the Professor. “I have good news for you,” were his first words.

“Have you seen my people?” asked the Professor in excitement.

“No; but Uraso has gone to them.”

“Where are they now?”

“Somewhere north of the Kurabus and Illyas.”

“Then they must be in their line of retreat.”

“Yes.”

“Have you seen any signs of the Tuolos?”

“Yes, they are coming down direct to the position held by your people.”

“Is there anything we can do to assist them?”

“That is why I came to tell you, while Uraso went to them.”

“Can we go part of the way to-night?”

“Yes; I can lead the way.”

“Then send a messenger to the Osagas at once and inform them that you are here to assist them and that Uraso is here, and all are opposed to the Kurabus, the Illyas and the Tuolos.”

“I can get a good runner for that purpose.”

“Also tell the runner to inform the Osagas that the Tuolos are on the way from the north to aid their enemies.”

“How did you learn that the Tuolos have joined with the others?”

“Uraso and myself found one of the Brabos who had been wounded by your friends, and he informed us of this.”

“Why are the Brabos at war with the Kurabus?”

“Because on their last raid against the Berees, and while their warriors were absent, they captured and destroyed one of their principal villages.”

The Professor was further informed that at no time had the Brabos and the Saboros been at war with each other, and he thus learned sufficient to know that the meeting with the Brabos could be easily arranged so as to leave no resentment on their part.

This feature of the case was one which gave the Professor a great deal of concern. He desired to weld together the tribes in bonds of unity, and it was highly important that they should come up with the Osagas first, because, as the latter were allies, they could more forcibly impress on the Brabos the desirability of cementing a lasting peace.

Another thing of importance, which he had learned from the Chief Suros of the Berees, was the unstable character of the Brabos, and the more or less vindictiveness which was one of their traits.

The Professor hoped that they might be able to reach the field of battle before the fight was decided, because, now that the wagon and its occupants were safe, as they had reason to believe, he was anxious to prevent the Osagas and Brabos from wreaking terrible vengeance on the two vanquished tribes. It would be a poor beginning for the work of pacification.

Camp had to be made again that day without reaching the Osagas. Runners were again sent out to try and find the most direct trail, and none of them returned before morning, and the two columns were under way as soon as it was light enough to see.

Soon the first runner came in with the stirring news that the Brabos were engaged with a party of Kurabus, which had tried to break through to the east, and by ten o’clock the Professor was startled by the sound of the guns at the fort.

The firing came from a direction which was almost due north, and turning to Ralsea, said: “I supposed they were way to the left of that position.”

“No; the river makes quite a turn at the point where they are, and from the information we received from the wounded Brabo, the wagon must be somewhere near the bend, which projects out to the east.”

“Then to reach the Osagas we must go still farther west?”

“Yes.”

The firing was a rapid one, and showed that they must be attacked with vigor.

Soon the firing ceased, and the Professor breathed freer, and the column pushed forward directly to the river.

The runner came in with news that the Osagas were within two hours’ march, and renewed energy was put into the marching force.

Uraso danced about the boys and expressed his delight at the opportunity to help them. He told them about the Professor, and of the two boys, but he did not know their names. He also told about several other boys who were held by the Illyas, and of a white man.

This latter information interested John and Blakely, of course. All of them ached for an opportunity to go to the Illyas’ country and effect their release.

“That is the first thing which will be done after this little affair here is settled,” exclaimed John, with some energy.

“The Tuolos are close at hand,” cried out George. The latter came down the tree in a hurry now.

“Where are the Kurabus?”

“Some of them are trying to break across the country to the east.”

“Let us keep the same order we did four days ago.”

Uraso needed no instructions, but he had never yet fired one of the guns, and he really felt ashamed when he saw Muro, Chump and Sutoto with guns.

John saw the situation at once, and placed him by the side of Muro, who told him hurriedly what to do. The character of the attack on the part of the Tuolos was sufficient to inform the occupants of the wagon that they knew who were before them. It is singular, however, that neither the Kurabus nor the Illyas knew of it being in that spot.

This intimate knowledge of the situation was brought about by the Tuolos’ perfect system of scouting the country, and this ignorance on the part of the two fighting tribes could be excused only on the ground that they were making the fight of their lives, and had enough to do to keep out of the way of the advancing Brabos and Osagas.

As the Tuolos rushed to the wagon all the garrison were collected together at that side, and when they had come within less than a hundred and fifty feet, John ordered the first volley.

“Cease firing and reload,” he ordered.

The shot at this distance was a frightful one to the attacking party; but they considered for a moment only, and then, slightly wavering, were again urged forward by the chief.

“Take the reserve guns.” They had no time to reload before the rush was again on.

This second shot produced the indecision necessary to finish the reloading of the guns.

“Fire the moment you reload, and make every shot count,” was the next injunction.

“The Kurabus are coming.” Ralph saw the movement.

“The noise of the volleys is bringing them up, and we are going to be in for it now,” exclaimed Blakely. “Well, let us give the best we have.”

“This will be the best notice we can give to the Professor,” replied John, who was now on all sides of the wagon, and inspecting the guns and ammunition.

“Reserve your fire, and wait until you can get absolutely sure marks. From this time on we will fire as fast as we can reload.”

At no time in the history of their struggles did they face such a critical period. To the north were the Tuolos, to the southwest the Illyas, and to the south the Kurabus.

It is true that the two latter tribes were being pursued by the Brabos and Osagas; but the coming up of their allies, the Tuolos from the north, put quite another phase to the situation.

John turned to Uraso: “Did the Professor know that the Tuolos were coming to the assistance of their allies?”

“Yes; if Ralsea has been able to reach him.”

“Is it likely the Osagas and the Brabos know this?”

“I do not know.”

There was no further time for talk now. The Tuolos saw the Kurabus, who were the first to come up, and in the distance, hard pressed, were the Illyas.

The Osagas and the Brabos must have heard the firing of the guns. To them it added another exciting element to the situation. They now had an opportunity to capture the whites as well.

They had no news of the arrival of the Tuolos.

The three tribes waited until all were in position, and then with spears rushed forward to

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overwhelm the little fort and its occupants by the force of numbers.

“Boys, never surrender!” cried out John, and they stood together and grimly awaited the oncoming hosts.

The Professor and the two tribes came up to the Brabos, and the surprise on their part was sufficient to cause a temporary stampede. Ralsea rushed forward to the chief, and held up his hands, but seeing the Professor and the two boys, could not understand this attitude of the chief.

“We are your friends. These white people are your friends. The Saboros are all here and have come to aid you. Where are the Osagas?”

“To our left. They are coming up.”

Just then the second attack was made on the wagon by the combined forces of Illyas, Kurabus and Tuolos.

Not far ahead, and to their left, were the Osagas, coming up in great excitement at the firing of the shots. The messenger from the Professor had reached them. At first the Brabos were inclined to be resentful, but as the Osagas came up they shouted:

“The Tuolos, the Tuolos,” and then they knew that unless they secured aid they might be defeated and driven back.

The Professor did not wait to argue the question, and, turning to Ralsea, shouted: “Order the men forward; go to the left and aim straight for the wagon.”

The Saboros now sprang directly to the front, passing between the Osagas and the Brabos, and when the three forces, which had attacked the wagon, were enveloping the brave defenders, the Professor and the two boys, Will and Jim, rushed up to the fort and the latter screamed: “Hurrah! Hurrah!”

The Sebrees, with the Professor, followed, and surrounded the wagon. The boys within sprang to the top of the fort the moment the shouts of Jim and Will rang out. John had seen the head of the Saboros and checked the firing.

The sudden appearance of the Sebrees and the Osagas was noticed by the Tuolos before the Illyas knew what was happening, and the grand retreat began. John and Muro and Sutoto leaped from the fort.

“After them,” shrieked John, and the Sebrees and Osagas were too much in earnest now to need the command. Uraso embraced the ones in his tribe that were nearest, and they followed him after the fleeing warriors.

A number of the Kurabus were too near to escape from the enveloping column, and were captured. Less of the Illyas were taken, but the Tuolos had time to make their escape. It was late that night when all the warriors returned.

The Saboros, Osagas, Berees and Brabos surrounded the wagon, and it was a sight. The sides were full of spears and arrows, but not a single shot had gone through, nor was one of the defenders wounded.

They came out, and after embracing each other with tears of joy, they all went around to the warriors and shook hands with them, and the first thing that the Professor did was to bring up the Brabo chief and rubbed his nose in token of friendship, and this was followed up by a similar sign on the part of the others.

But they all knew that the present victory did not mean the submission of all on the island. The three most powerful tribes were their enemies, and the following volume, “The Conquest of the Savages,” will tell of the thrilling exploits of the allied people under the wise guidance of the Professor, and those who were with him.

GLOSSARY OF WORDS

USED IN TEXT OF THIS VOLUME

=Accelerated.= Quickened; hurried. =Acquiesced.= Agreed to. =Admonished.= Warned; notified to be careful, or concerning an event. =Affirmed.= Proven; shown that the statement was true. =Alternative.= Either one or the other. =Anointing.= The rite of applying oil for the purpose of setting apart an individual for a certain purpose. =Aphasia.= The disease which causes loss of memory. =Appellation.= The term used to designate a name of a person. =Archeological.= Relating to the science of antiquities. =Arsenal.= A store house of weapons and ammunition. =Arteries.= The ducts in the body which carry the blood from the heart. =Averting.= The act of preventing; keeping from doing things. =Bacterial.= Pertaining to the infection of the blood or system by poisonous germs. =Cavalcade.= A parade; originally a troop of horsemen. =Cessation.= The act of quitting or stopping. =Cementing.= Bringing together; to cause to adhere. =Circulatory.= The term applied to anything which has free movement. =Circulation.= Applied to the movement of the blood through the arteries and veins. =Coveted.= Wished for; usually applied to a wrongful desire to take something from another. =Climatic.= Pertaining to the seasons or the weather. =Characterized.= Named; designated. =Cohesion.= Attracted; sticking together. =Consternation.= Awe; fear; afraid of consequences. =Consecrated.= Set apart for a purpose or a use. =Coagulated.= To curdle or form into a clot. =Confederate.= An ally; a friend in the same cause. =Concord.= In agreement with. Having the same feelings. =Congenial.= Friendly feeling; pleasant relations. =Congested.= To collect in a mass; an unhealthy accumulation. =Cowered.= Subdued; made to feel fear. =Cooperative.= The joining together for a mutual aid or encouragement. =Concerted.= Acting together. =Coalition.= The term applied to the uniting of various parties to effect a purpose in concert. =Deference.= Showing obedience, or willingness; to yield. =Delectable.= Pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory. =Detour.= Going around; making a sweeping movement about a certain point. =Detached.= Taken away from; separated from others. =Decomposition.= To go back into its original elements. =Derange.= Out of order; not in proper condition. =Desist.= To stop; to quit. =Depicted.= Explained, either by words or pictures. =Depleted.= To reduce; to lessen; to take away from. =Dissecting.= To cut apart or to pieces. =Disorganize.= To make disorderly; to badly arrange. =Diplomatic.= The term used to designate the science of conducting negotiations wisely. =Discerned.= Noticed; observed. =Diagnosed.= The course of a disease noted and discovered. =Exuberance.= Elated; exceedingly happy. =Eluding.= To avoid; to get away from. =Encounter.= To meet; to come into contact with. =Enveloping.= A term applied to a military movement, which has reference to a force surrounding or encircling another. =Extract.= To take out of; to obtain the essence. =Execution.= To perform; to carry out. =Exacted.= To demand of; to require some particular thing. =Facilitate.= To hurry up; speedily doing a thing. =Faction.= A small party or portion of a main body or people. =Gesticulate.= Bodily motions which indicate excitement, or a desire to impart information. =Gratification.= Satisfaction over the outcome; agreeable feeling. =Gruesome.= An object which excites loathsome feelings. =Groin.= The fold or crease where the thigh joins the abdomen. =Guttural.= Of or pertaining to the throat. =Hazardous.= Involving danger, risk or loss. =Hemorrhages.= Discharge of blood from a wounded blood vessel. =Hilarity.= Being jubilant; happy; joyous. =Imperious.= In a haughty manner. =Immeasurably.= Beyond measure; a large amount or quantity. =Impression.= An effect produced. =Initiative.= To start; to make the first effort. =Instinct.= A mental knowledge which precedes actual information. =Intuitively.= Knowing a thing without being directly told. =Injunction.= To warn; to advise concerning. =Inflamed.= The term applied to a portion of the body where the blood by congestion causes redness. Also exciting another to do a certain thing. =Infection.= To communicate a thing or a disease to another. =Incautiously.= Without much care; or in an unwise manner. =Intimately.= Closely associated with. =Inaction.= Quiet; not vigorous. =Injection.= To insert into; to place within. =Interred.= Buried. =Invariable.= The same; without any change. =Invasion.= To enter; to come into. =Incumbent.= Necessary; desirable. =Inaccessible.= Not easily gotten at; difficult to approach. =Insisted.= To continuing a request. =Intervening.= Placing between; something interposed. =Incantation.= The saying or singing of magical words, in a religious ceremony. =Intercept.= To go between; that which is cut off. =Infinite.= Without end; continuous. =Inventory.= To list; to take stock or account of. =Indignant.= Anger or scorn aroused by a wrong. =Isolation.= Left alone; without company. =Jargon.= Confused; unintelligible speech. =Limitation.= A small amount; a definite portion or part. =Malignant.= Having or exhibiting extreme viciousness. =Modified.= Changed to suit; newly arranged. =Momentary.= For the time being only. =Numerically.= Judged by numbers. =Nutriment.= Substances necessary to sustain life. =Obliterate.= To wipe out; to extinguish. =Obeisance.= To bow to; acknowledgment of superiority. =Obnoxious.= Unsavory; not pleasant; objectionable. =Parley.= To talk with; conference. =Paralysis.= A species of disease, wherein the motor nerves are deranged and made useless. =Pantomimic.= A show wherein the features and actions are designed to describe or display words or intentions. =Perplexities.= Difficulties not easily surmounted in the mind. =Peremptory.= Determined order; decision without delay. =Perceptible.= Noticeable: easily seen. =Perceived.= Something readily noticed. =Physique.= Pertaining to the outlines of the human form. =Physical.= Relating to the characteristics of the body. =Portable.= That which may be moved. =Presumption.= That which is judged from a certain act or thing. =Proximity.= Close to; very near. =Prediction.= Stating what will happen as a consequence, or in the future. =Privation.= Being denied what is necessary for comfort or convenience. =Pronounced.= Very evident; something that is plain. =Precaution.= Taking care; the act of making sure. =Protracted.= Stretching out; continuing for some time. =Putrefaction.= Matter which is in a state of decomposition, or being disorganized. =Recess.= A space cut out of material. Also an interim. =Refrain.= To keep from; to avoid. =Reluctantly.= Not willingly; drawing back. =Restraining.= Holding back; to keep from. =Reciprocate.= To repay; to do an act in exchange for another. =Reconnoiter.= To examine, or make preliminary survey of in military operations. =Recreation.= To put in its former condition. =Reinstalled.= To put in the same condition it was designed to be placed; to set up again. =Reversing.= In the opposite direction. =Reconciliation.= To have the affections restored; an agreement. =Requisition.= A demand; something that is required. =Reproachful.= Looking on the act of another with sorrow. =Resentment.= The act of repaying another for a wrong, or for some deed. =Rudimentary.= The elements which originally form the subject of matters of things. =Ruptured.= Breaking; torn; to rend asunder. =Saponify.= To convert into soap by the action of an alkali. =Semi-tropical.= Pertaining to or characteristics of regions near the tropics. =Septic.= That which is productive of putrefaction. =Sortie.= A rush upon a foe. =Spinal Column.= The backbone. =Species.= A group of animals or plants, which have slight changes from each other. =Speculation.= The act of man to theorize on certain subjects. Also business of investing and carrying on trade. =Surveyed.= Looking over. Also to lay out or describe meets and bounds. =Supremacy.= Having the power; one capable of commanding. =Stratagems.= The art of arranging troops. The act of planning. =Synthetic.= Making up from original elements. The opposite of analysis. =Symptoms.= Indications; in illness, the appearance of the body. =Talisman.= Something that produces or is capable of producing a wonderful effect. =Tissues.= The parts of the body, like the flesh and muscles. =Toxic.= A poison; that which has an effect like alcohol. =Tribute.= To give what is due; to repay. =Trepidity.= Trembling with fear. =Traversed.= Traveled over. =Tracts.= A term applied to the veins, pores, arteries, or any other ducts or passages in the body. =Tumult.= An uproar; a commotion. =Unique.= Something out of the ordinary. =Unstable.= That which is not rigid; yielding. =Vanished.= Gone out of sight; that which has left. =Vanquished.= Beaten; defeated. =Vantage.= A position of superiority; an advantage. =Venom.= Poison; that which has an ill effect; also applied to a wish which indicates harm. =Virulent.= Extreme; the desire to do wrong. =Vindictive.= An act which shows a design to do a wrong. =Voluble.= Very talkative.

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