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Turning toward the idol and prostrating himself, he continued: "Great Anamac, god of the Mangeromas, forgive us, thy servants. What we have done was in ignorance " "Tell him, Inaguy, that I am displeased with him and his people, for acting as he has done without first consulting me, and that I refuse to listen to him or communicate with him, save through thee," interrupted the idol sternly.
Earle was in fine feather, for not only had he discovered that the invalids were all down with swamp fever, which, severe as it was, he was confident of his ability to cure, but upon questioning the chief with regard to the great object of his quest, he had been informed that a tribe of Indians known as the Mangeromas, occupying territory many days' march toward the south-west, were believed to possess some knowledge of a wonderful people answering to the description which Earle had given, but that the Catus the tribe whose guests the party now were had as little as possible to do with the Mangeromas, since the latter were an exceedingly fierce, warlike and barbarous race, more than suspected of cannibalism.
And touching these white men and their servants, it is my will that the king and his people shall make them welcome in Mangeroma, treating them as honoured guests and doing all things to help them; so shall the Mangeromas derive great profit and happiness from their visit. I have spoken."
And on the night of the festival, when the great square of Yacoahite was given up to the populace, and all the great chiefs were being entertained at a banquet given by the king, Earle, "the white man with the black hair," availed himself of the opportunity to demonstrate his capabilities as a great medicine-man by performing a few very clever conjuring tricks before the king and his guests, which the simple Mangeromas regarded as absolute miracles.
This message Inaguy repeated in the tongue commonly used among the Mangeromas, shouting it in tones which were distinctly audible all over the square, and for some distance beyond it. "It is good," answered the king. "Say to our Lord Anamac that his will shall be obeyed in all things, and the white men, ay, and ye, too, his servants, are henceforth my brothers, the sons of my father's house."
But with you as King of Ulua, the thing will be as simple as falling off a log. You will be on the spot, so to speak for, after all, in actual mileage, the mine is really not very far from here and it will be an easy matter for you to arrange with our friends, the Mangeromas, to work the mine and bring in the emeralds to you.
There must be no more human sacrifices offered to me; nor must the Mangeromas ever again eat men; for both are offences in my sight.
"I heard the king call the idol, this morning, `Anamac, god of the Mangeromas, so I suppose these johnnies are the Mangeromas." "Correct, my son; they are," returned Earle. "Remember ever hearing anything about the Mangeromas?" "Of course," returned Dick.
And now, I would fain know what is his will toward the white men and you, their followers." Facing round, Inaguy shouted to the idol, repeating the words of the king's apology. Whereupon the idol graciously replied: "It is well. I know that the Mangeromas have erred through ignorance, therefore I forgive them. But it must never be permitted to happen again, for I do not forgive twice.
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