"Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you," Walter called to him encouragingly.
CHAPTER XXXII.
HELP.
"Say what you want and be quick about it," said Charley sharply, as the convict halted close to the hut.
"Me and my mates want to know if you are ready to call this thing quits," the man growled. "We agree to leave you the island all to yourselves right off if you won't fire on us while we are leaving."
Charley turned to the others for counsel.
"There's something in the wind," he declared in a low tone. "This proposal coming so soon after that signal means something. Maybe the Indians are coming."
"We can't bank on that, it's hardly time for them yet," observed the captain. "Better agree to their offer, lads. I guess they are just tired of the game."
"We can't well stop them if they have taken a notion to leave," said Walter. "I agree with the captain. Let them go."