tered a cry of alarm.

"What shall we do?" exclaimed Arthur. "O Harry, do try and save
yourself. Never mind me. What can have happened?"

"We have driven ashore," I answered. "I am nearly certain of it. All
we can do till daylight is to cling on to this trunk; or, if you will
stay here with Duppo, I will try and make my way to the other side, to
ascertain where we are."

"Oh, do not leave me, Harry," he said. "I am afraid something may
happen to you."

We sat on for a few minutes. Still the crashing and rending of the
boughs and sipos continued. At length I was afraid that we might be
swept away by the current, and be prevented from reaching the shore. I
therefore told Duppo what I wanted to do. He taking Arthur by one arm,
I supported him by the other, and thus holding him up we tried to force
our way among the tangled mass. Now we had to hang on by our hands,
finding no firm footing for our feet. In vain we tried to force our way
onwards. In the darkness I soon saw that it was impossible. A thick
wall of sipos impeded our progress. It was not without the greatest
difficulty that at length we got back to the trunk we had left. Even
that was violently tossed about, and I was even now afraid that we might
be thrown off it. Once more we sat down on the only spot which afforded
us any safety. Gradually objects became more clear, and then I saw,
rising up against the sky, the tall upright stems of trees. They could
not be growing on our floating island. I now became aware that the mass
on which we sat had swung round. It seemed once more to be moving on.
There was no time to be lost. Duppo and I again lifted up Arthur, and
made our way towards the end of the trunk. Not till then did I discover
that it was in actual contact with the shore. We hurried along. A few
feet only intervened between us and the dry land. "Stay, I will go
first," I exclaimed, and made a sign to Duppo to support Arthur. I let
myself down. How thankful I was to find my feet on the ground, though
the water was up to my middle. "Here, Arthur, get on my back," I cried
out. Duppo helped him, and in another minute I was scrambling up the
bank on the dry ground. Duppo let himself down as I had done, and True
leaped after us. Scarcely were we on shore when the trunk we had left
floated off, and we could see the mass, with several detached portions,
gliding down the river. Where we were we could not tell, but daylight
coming