emies, or exact any reprisals for the past indignities
that some of them had suffered from the Kurabus.

A day's march brought them close to the main village, and scouts were
sent to the front to ascertain whether the warriors still remaining in
the village had gone forward. Before the scouts could return fully fifty
warriors emerged from the village, and were taking up the march to join
the allies.

The Professor instructed the warriors under his command to divide into
three parties, one to remain with him, and the others to go to the right
and to the left, so that the Kurabus would thus be entrapped.

The party marched forward unsuspectingly, directly toward the position
occupied by the Professor, and he instructed Oma to show himself and
inform them that they were surrounded and that resistance would be
useless.

Some, more venturesome than others, started to retreat, but the
unexpected appearance of the Professor's warriors drove them back, and
without firing a shot or loosing an arrow they submitted. When the
Professor appeared they were the more surprised. The whole were marched
back to the village, and, although the women tried to escape, all were
soon rounded up and brought back.

The captured Kurabus warriors were taken to the Brabos' village, and the
women informed that they would not be injured, as the white man did not
believe in making war.

The Professor at once sent a runner to Blakely and also to John. Two
days afterwards the runner appeared at the Cataract with the following
message from the Professor:

"We captured the Kurabus' village to-day, and all the warriors left
there, as they were about to leave to join the forces now before
Blakely. We have taken all of them to the Brabos' village, where they
will be held. Make the utmost speed with the weapons. In the meantime, I
have sent a force to the north to intercept any reinforcements that the
Tuolos may forward."

The message from Blakely was as follows: "We arrested the movement of
the allies yesterday, and asked why they were determined to attack us.
They refused to give an answer, and they are, probably, awaiting
reinforcements. My forces are between them and the Cataract, and they
will give their answer in two days."

All this news was imparted to the people, and the knowledge was received
with enthusiasm. It gave the warriors the first glimpse of the value of
cooperation, and the benefits of a directing hand in their affairs.

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