"You had no right to come here. Every one who does so without my permission, must die."
"Then you expect us to surrender so you may kill us?"
"Yes."
"Then our Chief tells you that he has a right to[p. 51] come here, and that you have no right to prevent it, and that if you try to kill us we will have the Great Spirit visit you the same as he visited your warriors the other day," said Uraso.
The Chief was astounded at the audacity of the visitors. He could not understand the presumption of Uraso, and the defiant attitude of the little group behind him.
"Then I command the Korinos to destroy you!" he shouted.
Muro turned to the boys, and smiled as he said: "Do you know what he means? He calls them Korinos. On Wonder Island they are Krishnos. That seems pretty close to the same thing."
Uraso held up a hand, as he said: "I have a Korino here (pointing to John), and he will destroy your Korinos."
The witch doctors then ranged themselves in front of the Chief, and the latter said: "They will sacrifice your friend who came to us to-day."
To the astonishment of all, Tarra was led forward, and ordered to kneel down. Then a great burly man, clothed in the garb so common to the sorceress among savage tribes, followed him with a huge knotted club.