Unaco

At the sound of the name Unaco cast a sharp glance at Bevan.

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The consequence was that although they were wide awake and on the _qui vive_, their unpractised senses failed to detect the very slight sounds that Unaco made while gliding slowly -- inch by inch, and with many an anxious pause -- into the very midst of his foes.

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Next instant Unaco leaped to his feet and, with a terrific yell of defiance, bounded into the bushes.

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"Unaco will him take care," briefly replied the chief (meaning himself), while with a wave of his hand he turned away, and went to Tolly, whom he ordered to mount the pony, which he styled the "littil horse."

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At this point in the story Unaco rose abruptly, and said to Bevan --

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At the edge of a small plain, or bit of prairie land, that shone like a jewel in a setting of bush-clad hills, dwelt the tribe of natives who owned Unaco as their chief.

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"What says Mahoghany Drake on the subject!" asked Unaco.

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"Innocent!" repeated Unaco, vehemently, as he turned and pointed to the botanist.

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On passing round the jutting rock, where Unaco had been checked in his advance, the party at once beheld the cause of anxiety.

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"You knows him _now_?" said Unaco, turning abruptly to Paul.

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