“They see you,” replied Bomba.
The calm matter-of-fact statement sent a little chill down their spines.
“How do you know there are any about?” asked Dorn.
“I smell them,” was the reply.
“On what side of the camp are they?” queried Gillis.
“All sides,” said Bomba.
CHAPTER IV
HOW BOMBA SAVED THE CAMP
The men sprang to their feet at this ominous declaration and their eyes swept the forest in every direction.
“And the boy speaks of this as calmly as though it meant nothing to him or us!” exclaimed Jake Dorn.
“I wonder if he really knows what he is talking about,” cried Gillis. “Tell me,” he demanded turning to Bomba, “what makes you think there are jaguars all about us?”