ens were filled with stars, but there was no mo

time since the release of the boys from their loaths

e went down. They were not remembered at the hut, and neither of the boys recalled the others, because the emaciated condition of the two was such as to make recognition impossible, a

aman, and three of my companions, including Tom here, launched one of the boats, and when it was apparent that the vessel was sinking, the officer ordered the boat away. We saw two of the lifeboats, and made for the nearest one, w

ctly with our experie

rs disappeared. We were lashed to the boat, and just before I became unconscious I remembered that the seaman gave me some biscuits and canned meat, as well as a flask of water, and those I found beside me when I awoke. During the night Tom also awoke and began

others lashed

ppeared motionless, but still I could hear a terrific roaring sound. When I regained my senses, I recognized Tom bending over me, and the first words I remember were: 'I thought you would never come t

any part of it?" And George was almost at the limit of ne

ble to leave the beach on which we were thrown, we saw that not fifty feet to the left of us was the first of a series

that is, on what part of the island?

t idea, for reasons whi

late what we saw the first day, before w

of which we recognized, and finally some berries. We were so hungry that we ate and ate as fast as we could gather them, and felt much better for a time; but along in the afternoon, we heard voices, and soon a number

a whit

as I will tell you, that he was a white man, and that he was

he particular tribe

hat each tribe had its own distinctive dress

o different articles of headgear that had been taken

nguishing feature aside from the hair. This hair is a dark brown, and all of the tribe wear that kind because their bitterest enemies have that kind

the people who are around us

principally from the hair of our en

e Professor, "in one of the f

ou captured th

I wish you would see if you recognize t

surprise of all announced that he

think are on the island?

these things were very limited, although we have had

Professor, as he glanced at John. "Did you ever come across a large river,

boys remembered

range of mountains which we

h where a little overhanging hill offered some shelter. Before night both of us became very ill, and had taken to vomiting, and then imagined that the berries had poisoned us. For two days we lay there, almost too weak to move, and afraid to ventur

had when we landed," and Georg

the sun came from the east and set in the west, and we knew that the shadow of the sun wa

you know we are south of the equator, and that

uld be to go north, and so we traveled in that direction. As it now turns out we went to the south, and marched right into the heart of the occup

a whit

ur own case, we knew what to expect, and our only salvation was that the time for these sacrifices took place only at certain periods, or to commemorate events at which the offering is made to their

In the case of the Israelites, it is said that they brought out the brazen serpent, which Moses commanded to be kept in the ark for a memory, and offered before it. Dixon, in his 'History

their singing a

oceed,

and conducted to their village in grand style. From our appearance it was probably difficult to judge whether we were white or black, but as we had the freedom of a small space adjoining our hut, and were encamped by the running stream, where water was handy, we had an opportunity to take a bath, which so changed our appearance that the natives could hardly believe we were the same captives they had taken two days b

ur own civilized country, we have plenty of people who have an idea that hypnotism can be brought about by gazing at a brightly polished sphere. It can be seen how much these articles are prized by a low order of people, because of the varied colors which

of this made us desperate, but we were hungry, and we had read of instances where men had acted boldly when in great danger from enemies; so that we concealed our fears, and demanded something to eat. Catching sight of a roast fowl we took it from the spit on which it was hanging, and began to eat it without asking leave, and with an air of superiority that simply stunned them. The chief came forward; dangling from a chain on his neck was a watch. Tom went toward him, looked at it and quietly took it in his hand, without a protest. As he pressed the stem the case flew open, and the chief started back in wonder and surprise. This performance

any mark by which it

tials 'J L V' on the

n, as they looked at John. Ralph and Tom

hose watch it

d Harry, as he delved down in his pocket and brought out the

, and declared that the monogram was a

resting to the Professor, as h

unately, they were a small and weak tribe, and when several weeks ago the devils around us pounced down upon us, half of them were killed and we were made prisoner

t suffering they had undergone, and they could not help but

at there must have been another boatlo