“I’m afraid of it. We’ve walked a long distance now.”
Jack paused, his eyebrows pulling together in a worried frown.
“Are we lost?” War asked, nervously wiping perspiration from his forehead.
Jack grinned reassuringly. “Not lost,” he corrected. “I don’t like that word.”
“Temporarily off course?”
“That’s better, War. Now let’s sit down a minute and think this thing through. There must be an easy way out of this fruit garden, and we’ll find it.”
Chapter 10
A BANANA PLANTATION
Jack and War were more annoyed at themselves than alarmed by their situation.
Common sense told them that although the plantation was an extensive one, they eventually would reach a loading shed where directions could be obtained. The worst they would suffer would be inconvenience and delay.
However, they realized that by this time their friends would have missed them. Their failure to be on hand would prevent the others from returning to the hotel for lunch.