nvicts. John still anxious to find some
particular cave. His chart. The unsolved mystery of the boat.
The clothing of the natives. Bracelets. Glitter to attract
natives. Weaving, the only industry. The aptness of native women
to adopt fancy articles of dress and ornament. John's scheme,
anticipating the wedding of Sutoto and Cinda. A "State affair."
The mission to the Professor. Sending the _Pioneer_ to Wonder
Island. Stut captain of the ship. Sutoto's secret mission
through Stut.

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How the present journey reminded the boys of their first
adventure on Wonder Island. Peculiar animals. The kagu. The
fashionable millinery styles. Singular habit of the bird. The
benne plant. Its remarkable properties. Lard from trees. The
coffee trees. A tree with sandpaper leaves. The indicus.
Analyzing soils. How plants digest food. Larvae. The early forms
of many animals. Kinds of food in the earth. The bruang. The
sun-bear of Malay. The bear and the honey pot. How it was tamed.
The sport. The ocean. George and Harry at the beach. Bathing in
the surf. The discovery of the wreck of an upturned boat.
Finding the compartments belonging to their lost boat on Wonder
Island. Sending for John. The skeleton beneath the upturned
boat. The bound skeleton. The startling discovery of the same
kinds of ropes found in their lost boat. Evidence of a crime.

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Describing the skeleton. A soldier or an adventurer. Their first
hatchet. The narrow neck of land. The Rose of Jericho. The
resurrection plant. The Australian kangaroo. The exiled people.
The Chief's son tells about them. Explains they do not believe
in killing except in self-defense. The upas tree. Its flowering
branch. Valuable mineral in the hills. Description of the
convict's home. Banishment one of the most serious forms of
punishment for crimes. The survey of the mountains. Hunting for
caves. How the parties, were organized. The influence of odors
on human actions. Tests of odors on patients. How they affect
dreams. Calcareous formations. Where the real caves are found.
Erosive action of water on limestone.

XIV. A WHITE PARALYTIC I