Follow Linda

I ran as quickly as I could in the direction from which Linda's voice had seemed to come. There was a path leading deeper into the jungle in that direction, and it seemed logical that she must have been taken that way. I was sure I had eard a man's voice, so someone must have carried her off, but who? Nobody else was supposed to be on this island but us!

As I ran down the path, every now and then I thought I heard something up ahead, and I would stop to listen, but I could never tell if I was getting closer or not. Then I heard Linda again! No words, just a shriek, again muffled as soon as it began, but I knew it was her.

I began to wonder again what I might be getting myself into. Should I slow it down and be more cautious, but risk losing the trail? Or should I run headlong and hope that I could deal with whatever was ahead of me without knowing what it was?