“If that is the case, then the Osagas have joined the Brabos.”
“No doubt, then, the force we saw to the west of us yesterday was the Osagas.”
“Where are they now?” asked Stut.
“To the northwest, and we are following them.”
This news that Osaga was safe produced a marked impression on the Saboros, because through family ties the heads of the two tribes were united, and these two peoples were always most friendly with each other.
“Did you know that Osaga was captured by the Illyas?” asked the Professor.
“No!” exclaimed Stut in astonishment.
He immediately imparted this news to his warriors, and the effect was such as to indicate that they held a most bitter resentment toward that tribe.
In the absence of Muro, Stut was the chief of the tribe, and this was gratifying news to the Professor. They must proceed to the north with their combined forces, and by uniting with the Brabos and Osagas, crush two of the most villainous people.
One of the chief men under Stut immediately came forward, and said: “We would not have gone to the assistance of the Osagas in their fight against the white men, but we learned that the Tuolos and the Kurabus had also made a treaty, and intended to destroy them, as well as the Brabos, so that we wanted to get the white men first.”