In Arajuno, Barbara and little Beth Youderian had primped up a bit, since it had been planned that Roj would come to Arajuno that night, while Pete took a turn sleeping in the tree house. Their suspense was the sharper because most of their missionary friends on the network were unaware that Operation Auca was in progress. The women clung to each little hope, refusing to entertain the thought of anything’s really having gone wrong. It was the first time since Nate had started jungle flying in 1948 that he and Marj had been out of contact even for an hour.īut-perhaps their radio was not functioning. Were the men so preoccupied with entertaining their visitors that they had forgotten the planned contact? Five minutes … ten minutes … No, it was inconceivable that all five would forget. They waited a few minutes, then called Shell Mera. In Arajuno, Marilou and Barbara had their radio on, too. Perhaps Nate’s watch had run a little slow. The atmosphere was not giving any interference. She and Olive hunched close to the radio. Had the men been invited to follow the Aucas to their houses? What further developments would Nate be able to report? This was the moment when the big news would come. At four-thirty sharp Marj Saint eagerly switched on the radio receiver in Shell Mera.
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