He pointed toward the ship and as they all looked in that direction they saw the colored man climbing out on the deck. Under one arm he bore a long narrow box, and in the other hand he carried one of the electric guns.
"He's goin' to fight 'em!" exclaimed Andy. "He's got a gun and he will show 'em what's what!"
But Washington did not seem to have any such intentions. With a yell that equalled the savage cries of the natives, he sprang over the side of the ship, onto the sand and ran toward the group of adventurers. A flight of arrows followed him, but he was not hit.
CHAPTER XVIII
ON LAND
"Why don't he shoot his gun at 'em?" demanded Andy, capering about on the sand. "He could soon scare 'em off!"
"I'm afraid Washington is too frightened to do anything like that," answered Professor Henderson. "He is lucky to have escaped alive."
"Wait until he gets here with that gun, an' I'll do some huntin' that will make them savages skip!" exclaimed Andy.
In a little while Washington came up to where the others from the Porpoise stood on the beach. The colored man was panting from his run.