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Show - 6- a mission of peace." The bushes at the edge of the beach moved slightly just where the thick forest started. Roa sprang like a beast of prey running full soeed toward the spot. His body leapt through the air on top of the intruder. They grappled, rolling over and over in the dense fern bush. Roa was about to strike violent blows unon the intruder when he cried out. "No, my brother. It is I, Ruruku." Roa, stunned at finding out that he was grappling with his younger brother, released his hold. Ruruku was on his feet immediately and was disappearing into the forest. "Wait, my brother. Let us talk," Foa cried after him to no avail. "It was my own brother spying on us," he said breathlessly to Henry, who was approaching the scene of the struggle. "He may cause us trouble." "How do you mean?" "My brother means well, but he does not see things through the same eyes as we do. My father is Turi, the great chief of our tribe. If Ruruku tells of our meetings, my father may be very angry." |
