Juag

The canoe behaved much better under sail than I had hoped -- infinitely better than the battle-ship Sari had -- and we made good progress almost due west across the gulf, upon the opposite side of which I hoped to find the mouth of the river of which Juag had told me.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

The worst had happened; Juag and I seized paddles and kept the canoe with the wind; but that squall was the parting shot of the gale, which died out immediately after, leaving us free to make for the shore, which we lost no time in attempting.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Two heavy javelins, missing Dian and Juag by but a hair's breadth, had sunk deep into the bottom of the dugout in a straight line with the grain of the wood, and split her almost in two from stem to stern.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

But the way Juag had chosen was rough and round-about, so that we consumed one or two more marches in covering the distance than if we had followed the river.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

I couldn't lie hidden in the bottom of the boat, leaving Juag alone exposed to the deadly shafts, so I arose and, seizing another paddle, set to work to help him.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Our plight seemed hopeless to me, but I dared not let Dian and Juag guess how utterly dismayed I was; though, as I soon discovered, there was nothing to be gained by trying to keep the worst from Juag -- he knew it quite as well as I.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Gathering up three of the least damaged javelins that had fallen about us, we set out upon our journey, keeping well toward the south side of the island, which Juag said was less frequented by the Hoojans than the central portion where the river ran.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Hooja called to Juag to stop when he saw that our craft was moving.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Juag was still running in plain sight ahead of the bull.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Dian went aboard first and then Juag, as I wished to help Raja and

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912