e. I and my people will always do whatever you ask." Akpo kept his
promise. Other chiefs often argued with Mary and threatened to hurt her,
but Akpo and his people always helped her and did whatever she wanted them
to do.

Chief Edem now was kind to Akpo and his people. He built houses for them
and helped them get their gardens started again. He gave them some cattle,
too. After some time had gone by, Chief Edem came to Mary. He kneeled down
before her.

"Thank you, Ma, for being brave. Thank you for keeping after me until I let
those prisoners go. I am glad that people were not killed at the time of
Etim's death. Your ways are better than ours. We are tired of the old
ways."

Many other people came and told her how glad they were that the old ways
were changing. They said that they knew the old ways were bad. Mary had
had a very hard time in the jungles, but now things were going better. She
was busy all the time, teaching and preaching and nursing. She journeyed
through the jungle where the wild animals were, but she did not fear. She
was trusting God to take care of her as He had taken care of Daniel in the
lions' den. Always she told the people of the loving Saviour who had died
for their sins.

After a time Mary fell sick. She caught the jungle fever. She became very
weak.

"Mary," said Ovens, "you must take a vacation. You must get away from the
jungle for a while. You must go to England for a long rest. That way you
can get well and come back to work here at Okoyong."

"You are right," said Mary. "Much as I hate to leave my work here, I know I
must go. I will ask for a furlough at once."

For three years Mary had worked in Okoyong. But already there was a change
among the heathen people. The Gospel of Jesus has a wonderful power to
change hearts and lives. As soon as word came that another worker was
being sent to take her place, Mary got ready to leave for England.

At last the day came that Miss Dunlop, the new worker, arrived. Mary was
ready to leave. Her friends carried her trunk and suitcases down to the
Ekenge landing. A great crowd had come to the landing to tell her good-by
and wish her a safe journey. Mary was telling them to help Miss Dunlop and
to remain true to the Bible teaching. Suddenly a man was seen running
through the crowd. He ran up to Mary.

"Come, white Ma, a young man has been shot in the hand, and he wants your
medicine!"

"Don't go Ma," said Ma Eme, Mary's friend. "You a