They were immediately surrounded, at a very respectable distance, by a cordon of Samoans.  These were splendid-looking fellows. Their dusky bodies were strong and stalwart, and their faces were intelligent-looking.  It was plain to be seen that they had not the slightest hostile intentions toward the aviators.  On the contrary their features expressed clear friendliness, although it was obvious that their experience with the _Clarion_ was still too fresh to eradicate their natural timidity of such a strange thing as an airplane.