“Oh, I don’t know. I guess we gave him a pretty good scare,” Rogers replied. “But a bad Jap is a mighty bad hombre. I know because I’ve had dealings with them before. Once one of them sets his mind on a thing it’s mighty hard to persuade him that he’d better give it up.” “Anyhow it means that we’ll have to be on our guard from now on,” Gordon suggested. “Every minute,” Rogers told him. “Well, if he gets us again it’ll be our own fault,” Bill added. “Forewarned is forearmed,” Rogers told them. “Sure is, but I guess we might as well get back. I’m getting——” “Hungry,” Bill finished the statement. “And I don’t mean maybe,” Gordon laughed. “Now,” Rogers began as soon as they were back in camp, “the first thing to do is to find a new hiding place for those cells.” “How about hiding them in different places?” Gordon suggested. “That’s an excellent idea,” Rogers agreed. It took the better part of an hour to find three satisfactory hiding places but it was finally accomplished to their satisfaction and then Gordon suggested that it was time to get dinner. “You know that blow on the head has made me hungry,” he told them. “As if you were ever anything else but,” Bill laughed. “But I mean more than usual,” Gordon grinned. “Then you must be hungry,” Bill told him. “Now you’re talking.” “I don’t believe anyone will find those cells again,” Rogers declared an hour later as they started eating. “Unless he was watching us hide them,” Bill said. “Well, that Jap wasn’t, that’s certain,” Gordon told them. “He never could have got back in time.” “No, I don’t think he could have,” Rogers agreed. “But he isn’t the only Jap on the island, you know.” “You mean you’ve got a hunch?” “No, I don’t think so, only I wish that fellow hadn’t been here.” “I’d feel a bit easier myself if he hadn’t,” Bill said soberly. “I believe you two fellows are getting the heebie jeebies,” Gordon chuckled. “Just because that guy happened to be out here when we landed you conjure up a deep laid plot against us. I’m here to tell you that we scared the life out of him and he won’t bother us again.” “Well, I sure hope you’re right,” Rogers told him. “Of course I’m right,” Gordon declared. “But we’ll not be caught napping just the same.” “Which means that one of us will have to stay right here all the time,” Rogers said. “I suppose that’s the best thing to do,” Bill agreed. “It’s the only thing,” Rogers told him. After the meal they drew lots to see who would stay behind while the others continued the search along the cliffs. The lot fell to Bill and he told them that he would do the dishes and for them to start at once as the tide would be out far enough to allow them to go on. “And mind you keep an eye on the kid and don’t let him do anything foolish,” he added. “I’ll look out for him,” Rogers promised. “Guess I’m old enough to look out for myself,” Gordon grumbled. “Didn’t look like it this forenoon,” Bill reminded him. “You’d be surprised,” Gordon laughed.