his arms around one of the boys"

"He started back in fright as his own image appeared to him"

The First Boat
The Match Safe
Scene of the Fight on the River
The Wagon Raft
Savage's Hut
Deep Stream
Shallow Stream
Salsify
Rubber
Carricature Plant
Angel, His New Suit and Gun
Poising the Spear
Northern Hemisphere (Stellar Map)
Southern Hemisphere (Stellar Map)
Testing Eggs
Rope Knots
Rope Hitches
The Color Spectrum
Amarylla, Chief's Poison Vegetable
The Portable Fort
Gravitational Pull
Using the Fort as a Raft

THE TRIBESMEN

CHAPTER I

THE FIRST OF THE TRIBESMEN

"They seem to be terribly excited about something, and many of them are
running back and forth," said Harry, from his perch on the wagon top.

George made his way back again in time to see a half dozen of the
savages dart off into the bush to the left. They were from two to three
miles distant when first discovered, so that it was difficult to make
out their movements distinctly.

The Professor could not see them clearly, so that he also took a
position on the top of the wagon. "Do you see any movement to the left
of their camp?"

After gazing a while, Harry answered: "It seems that another party is
coming up." In a moment more he continued: "Yes, and they appear to be
waiting in ambush for them."

George Mayfield and Harry Crandall, together with an aged Professor, had
been wrecked on an island, one year before the opening event in this
chapter. They were attached to a ship training school that met with
disaster in mid-Pacific, and when cast ashore had nothing whatever
except the clothing they wore.

By extraordinary energy they began an investigation of the surroundings
and discovered many things which not only excited their intense
curiosity, but learned that the island was inhabited by one or more
tribes of savages. In this helpless state, with no means of defense, and
compelled to depend on nature for a supply of food and clothing, they
were truly in a pitiful state.

The Professor was a man of profound learning, and knowing that such a
condition must be met in a manner which would enable them to cope with
the situation, gradually turned the attention of the boys to producing
things of use, first making the articles most needed in their
impoverished condition, and afterwards adding some wonderful things
which enabled them to become bold enough to attempt the exploration of
the island.

A brief review of the s