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eckedourraft;andsowekeptaclosewatchuponthesurfaceof
the water as we poled our crude craft toward the opposite shore.
Itwasbecauseourattentionwasthusfocusedthatwedidnotnotice
theapproachofseveralcanoesloadedwithwarriorscomingdown-
streamtowardusfromthefoothillsuntiloneofmymendiscovered
themandgavethealarmwhentheywereonlyamatterofacoupleof
hundred yards from us.
IhopedthattheywouldprovefriendlyasIhadnodesiretokillthem
forprimitivelyarmedastheyweretheywouldbehelplessinthefaceof
ourrifles;andsoIgavethesignofpeacehopingtoseeitacknowledged
in kind upon their part; but they made no response.
CloserandclosertheycameuntilIcouldseethemquiteplainly.They
wereheavy-builtstockywarriorswithbushybeardsarather
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uncommonsightinPellucidarwheremostofthepure-bloodwhitetribes
are beardless.
Whentheywereaboutahundredfeetfromustheircanoesallabreast
anumberofwarriorsroseinthebowofeachboatandopenedfireupon
us.
Isayopenedfire
fromforceofhabit.Asamatteroffactwhatthey
didwastoprojectdart-likemissilesatusfromheavysling-shots.Some
of my men went downand immediately I gave the order to fire.
Icouldseebytheirmannerhowastonishedthebeardedwarriorswere
atthesoundandeffectoftherifles;butIwillsayforthemthattheywere
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