accorded a happy welcome. Her father, the Chief,
Beralsea, and her mother, Minda, were there, but Sutoto was absent.

"And where is the bridegroom?" asked the Professor.

"He is in the yard somewhere. I will call him." And she tripped out the
steps, merry as a lark.

Sutoto came in, and the boys simply shouted at his appearance. He was
covered with dirt and grease, and made no great effort to conceal the
fact.

"And what have you been up to?" asked George.

"Come out and I will show you."

In the little "garage," if it might be so termed, was an auto, one which
Sutoto had purchased and brought back with him on his wedding trip. "I
was going to send for you," he said, addressing Harry, "because I have
been having trouble with the carbureter."

CHAPTER XVI

THE SAVAGES AT UNITY

The boys were simply wild with delight, and George commenced to laugh
immoderately, after viewing the brightly-polished machine.

"What is the matter? Anything wrong? Is it upside down?" asked Sutoto.

"No; I was just thinking how funny it seems that one of the wild savages
of the island should be the first to import an automobile."

Sutoto didn't in the least mind this allusion to his former condition,
but the boys were the only ones who dared to jest with him in this
manner. He joined in the laugh, but quickly replied:

"But I am not the only one favored in this way."

"Why not?"

"I know some other people who are indulging in pleasure cars also."

"Who is that?"

"Well, Blakely has one, a fine little car he calls a 'runabout.'"

"He never said anything about it. Then he brought one over for John, and
another for the Professor, but you must keep quiet; they are not to know
anything about it."

"Then there are two more machines down there that have queer names on
them, because the fellows themselves are peculiar, and are awfully
civilized," said Sutoto, with a faint attempt at a smile.

Harry laid down the wrench and turned to Sutoto. "What are the names?"
he asked, for the first time interested.

"On one it says 'Mayfield,' and 'Crandall' on the other." And Sutoto
said this without cracking a smile, or indicating that he really knew
who the names applied to.

Probably, no one on the island, at least among the natives, really knew
the boys by any other designation than George and Harry. The surnames
were of no use. Sutoto was simply "Sutoto," and no more, and so with
Uraso and Muro.

The Professor and the old