"They know we will have a chance to lug off a pile of money, an' to prevent us from wantin' too much, try to prove that we must stay out of sight so's they can get the cream of the bargain."
"Don't do anything foolish," Teddy replied earnestly. "Cummings would not have asked us to come with him unless there had been good reason for wanting assistance, and it is not possible he has made any mistake regarding the nature of the people."
Jake had nothing more to say; but it could readily be seen that he believed his own ideas on the subject were correct, and at this moment something occurred which demanded his entire attention.
Poyor had but just left the building, and a crowd was gathering in front of the door, causing Cummings to say with every sign of fear:
"We shall soon have a chance of learning what these people will do in event of finding a white man in the city, for it looks as if we were discovered."
CHAPTER XIV.
THE FESTIVAL.
It can well be imagined with what anxiety the party in the building looked through the narrow apertures at the crowd below.
Even Jake began to fancy he had made a mistake in regard to their peaceful dispositions, and Teddy noticed that he examined very carefully all the weapons.