at had caused Anne's punishment and made her a runaway.
But he had promised his sister that he would not betray her, and now
that Anne had reached Brewster in safety he resolved to keep silent.
"But Amanda shall tell Mrs. Stoddard; indeed she shall," the boy said to
himself.

The Indians soon rose from the porch steps to depart, and as Anne said
good-bye to them she felt that she was parting from friends, and tried
to tell them so.

"And you are going home to Province Town, and will tell Aunt Martha that
I am safe," she said to Amos. "You were real good to come after me,
Amos, and you tell Amanda not to be sorry she slapped me; that it's all
right."

Amos wriggled about uneasily at Anne's message. He was almost resolved
not to go home at all.

"I reckon I'll stay with the Mashpees a while," he answered. "There's an
Indian boy who talks English and he's told me lots of things: how to set
traps for foxes and woodchucks, and how to make fish-spears, and he can
stay under water longer than I can. He's fine. You ought to hear him
tell stories. Last night he told me of a tribe of Indians who sent six
of their bravest warriors out to sea in a canoe, without food or
paddles, so as to prove to other tribes that their braves could not be
harmed anywhere. And they were carried by the winds and waves to a
wonderful island where there were friendly Indians; and they hunted wild
deer, and made bows and arrows, and paddles, and caught wild birds, and
when another summer came back they came to Cape Cod with many canoes,
and skins, and much deer-meat, so that their tribe made them all great
chiefs. And this boy who told me is one of the descendants of the very
bravest chief, and he wants me to stay and be his brother," and Amos
looked as if he would like nothing better than to be adopted into the
Mashpee tribe.

"What's the Indian boy's name?" questioned Anne.

"I don't think much of his name," said Amos, a little regretfully; "it's
'Shining Fish.'"

"But you won't stay with the Indians, Amos, will you?" pleaded Anne.

"I s'pose I'll have to go home," agreed Amos. "I wonder what Jimmie
Starkweather will say when I tell him about living with Indians," and
Amos looked more cheerful at the thought of Jimmie's surprise and envy
when he should describe his adventures. "Nothing ever happens to
Jimmie," he added, in a satisfied tone.

After Amos and the Indians had started on their way back to the Indian
village Rose and Anne follo