Chapter I: Front Matter

THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

BY ROGER T. FINLAY

Thrilling adventures by sea and land of two boys and an aged Professor who are cast away on an island with absolutely nothing but their clothing. By gradual and natural stages they succeed in constructing all forms of devices used in the mechanical arts and learn the scientific theories involved in every walk of life. These subjects are all treated in an incidental and natural way in the progress of events, from the most fundamental standpoint without technicalities, and include every department of knowledge. Numerous illustrations accompany the text.

Two thousand things every boy ought to know. Every page
a romance. Every line a fact.

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_Six titles--60 cents per volume_

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THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS
The Castaways

THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS
Exploring the Island

THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS
The Mysteries of the Caverns

THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS
The Tribesmen

THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS
The Capture and Pursuit

THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS
The Conquest of the Savages

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THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

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THE TRIBESMEN

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THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

THE TRIBESMEN

BY
ROGER T. FINLAY

ILLUSTRATED

THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY
NEW YORK

COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY

THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY

CONTENTS

I. THE FIRST OF THE TRIBESMEN

The first view of the savages. Excitement in their camp. The
story of the boys. What they had accomplished. Their home at
the Cataract. The fifth expedition. In the savages' country.
Some of the mysterious events. "Angel" one of the party. The
dense forest. The fight between the two tribes. Going closer
to the battle ground. The wagon as a means of defense. Taking
position on the shore of a stream. The defeated party
retreating toward the wagon. Close view of the natives. The
defeated tribe taking up position behind the wagon. The
victorious party attacking the wagon. Repelling the charge.
The fight witnessed by the defeated tribe.

II. TWO SAVAGE ATTACKS

Their two foes. Preparing for the night. Poisoned arrows.
Clearing away the brush. Angel restless during the night.
John's adventure as a scout. The shot in the darkness. The
result. John's second scouting expedition. Return of the
warriors. The arrow and the cap. The reappearance. The volley.
The slain warriors. The trophies. The different headdresses.
How tribes are distinguished. Determine to go forward.
Trinkets of civilized people found on the battlefield. Camp
the second night. Angel discerns the approach of a band. The
Professor tries to establish communications. Failure. A
position of defense. The attack and repulse. The second
volley. Charging the savages. Capture of a wounded chief and a
warrior. Treating the wounds. The chief advising his men not
to attack.

III. A THIRD ATTACKING TRIBE

Difficulty in communicating with the chief. Examining the
chief's pockets. Finding a photograph of George and Harry.
Hunting the pockets of the slain warriors. The match box.
John's startled look. The monogram. Human hair. Its part in
ornamentation. Scalps. Customs connected with human hair.
Going forward. Surrounded by the warriors. The running fight.
The yaks beyond control. The flight. The savages trying to
outflank them. Warriors on all sides. The river in sight. A
tributary to the West River. Getting the yaks under control.
The wounded animals. Heading for a peninsula. The mute
captive. The siege. Instilling fear. Learning the chief did
not belong to the attacking party. Consternation on
discovering that the attacking party did not belong to either
of the parties who first attacked them.

IV. THE ESCAPE. ENCOUNTERING ANOTHER HOSTILE TRIBE

War among the natives. John's ability with the gun. Cooped up
in the peninsula. Recollection in animals. A dual self.
Memory. No attack during the night. The savage attempt to
starve them out. Planning to escape. Determine to build a
raft. John and Harry's night adventure after material.
Crossing the tributary to the north. Bringing in logs. The
structure to imitate the wagon. Driving the team into the
river. Floating the logs under the wagon. Crossing the stream.
A safe passage. A good retreat. How the ruse affected the
natives. The amused captive chief. Starting northward. The
disapproval of the chief. Viewing a fight between tribes.
Short of ammunition. An unexpected native village. The
startled warriors. Attacked by the natives.

V. THE RESCUE OF THE CAPTIVE BOYS

The fight. Defeat of the savages. Charging them through the
village. The large hut. A cry from within. American boys
captive. Their own companions. Weak and hungry. Taken to the
wagon. Their terrible condition. The return of the savages.
Feeding the famished boys. The second attack. The flanking
parties. The first volley. Retreating toward the river.
Followed by the warriors. Outwitting the enemy. Flight of the
wagon to the hill. A peculiar rock formation. Discovery of a
cave. Peculiar actions of John and the Professor. Their advice
to go on. A hurried trip to the river. Arranging the weapon
for defense. Fearing a night attack.

VI. THE TALE OF THE RESCUED BOYS

Ralph and Tom. Cast ashore in the north of the island. Meeting
a band of savages with a captive. Poison berries. Sickness.
Hunting food. Captured by a tribe of natives. Peculiarities of
the native headdresses. Taken to the mountains. Escaped.
Recaptured by another tribe. Sacrificing prisoners. The round
silver match box. Savage charms. Kindly treated by the second
tribe. The second escape. Hunting food. Starving. Trying to go
back to the tribe. The mistake in going to the wrong tribe.
How boldness saved them. The watch in possession of the chief.
The initials J. L. V. Treated like brothers. Captured by
another tribe in a fight. Their last captors.

VII. THE ESCAPE IN THE NIGHT

John's search in the night. Return. Indicating by signs that
no savages were in sight. Continuing their flight in the
night. The course along the bed of the stream. John in the
advance pushes through the underbrush. By motions indicates
the possibilities of crossing the river. Finding driftwood.
The raft. The launching of the wagon. Camping on the opposite
side. Watching the savages. Deep streams. Shallow water
courses. Savage strategy. Hunting for food. Coffee and corned
beef. Woodchuck and pheasants. Discussing the wounded chief.
Conclude to take him to Cataract. Taking up the march for
home. Finding the direction of the south pole. The Dog Star
Sirius.

VIII. THE CATARACT AND ITS MARVELS

The tramp through the forest. Wonderful effect on the rescued
boys. New fruit and vegetables. The rubber tree. Carricature
plant. Sighting Observation Hill. The Old Flag. The change in
John. Angel happy. The visit of the boys to the shop. The
rambles about the place. A wonderful stimulus. Angel turning
the grindstone. Appreciation. The Professor's encomium.
Rearranging their quarters. Putting up new buildings. The
barley thief. Making bread. The chief at Cataract. Crutches.
The novelty to him. Learning to walk. His amazement at the
workshop. Trying to talk. Threshing barley. The grist mill.
The home-made violin. Dancing. A religious ceremony. Different
national customs in dancing.

IX. THE WORK AT THE CATARACT. MAKING WEAPONS.

Dividing the work. Hunting vegetables. Securing game.
Cultivating the garden. Making clothing. Footwear. John making
lasts. Ramie fiber. Preparing more weapons. Angel's new suit.
New ores and minerals. Cinnabar. Quicksilver. Poisons from
mercury. The boys' trip to Observation Hill. Angel's gun. The
talk of the boys. Desire to survey the island. Telling the
rescued boys their story. Savage traits concerning property.
Locks. Doing work on holidays. Recreation. The instruments for
surveying. The boathouse. Chief and the spear. His dexterity.
How the chief held the spear. The chief and the bolo.

X. UNAWARES IN THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY.

Observing the heavens. Degrees and what they mean. Angles.
Calculating position by the stars. The moon as a factor by
night. The fixed stars in the moon's path. Determine to
recover the wrecked boat. The boys inaugurate the trip. A
jolly lark. Through the forest. The alarm in the night. The
attack of an animal. Missed. Sighting the West River.
Miscalculation. Discovering their former tracks. In the
savages' country. The chatter of Angel in the trees. The
alarm. Savages. Eluding them. Escaping to the north.
Discovered by the natives. The pursuit.

XI. THE RUSE TO ESCAPE THEIR PURSUERS

Preparing for defense. Appearance of the savages. The charge.
Repelling the attack. Driving the team ahead. Harry and Tom as
rear guards. Harry's injunction to force the team on rapidly.
The warriors. Turning to the east. Eluding the enemy. The rush
for the river. Crossing. The savages at the river.
Reinforcement of the pursuing party. The ruse leaving the
river. Hiding the wagon. Returning to the river. The two
warriors swimming the river. Their surprise. Their effort to
escape. Recognizing the savages as the captors of the boys.
Consternation in the camp of the enemy. Determining to recross
the river. The flight to the north. Recrossing. Return home.

XII. THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE CAVE

Their happy reception at the Cataract. Why their observations
of the moon led them astray. Distinguishing fixed stars. How
Angel fought the savages. Individuality. The chief an enigma.
How he used the grindstone. His interest in machinery. The
yardstick of the heavens to measure degrees. The Constellation
Orion. The new calf. Milk and butter. The mysterious visit of
the chief to the clay banks. Eating clay. Observations by
Ralph and Tom. The clay eaters of the world. The cave and the
treasure. The Professor refuses to take a share of it.
Determination of the boys. Harry and George go to the cave. Go
back for Ralph and Tom.

XIII. THE ACCIDENT TO JOHN AND THE RESTORATION OF MEMORY

An island of abundance. Nuts and vegetables. Oils for
illumination. Unripe fruit. How nature protects her products.
Eggs. How good and bad are determined. Gases formed within the
shell. Building an addition to their home. Putting up the new
building. The accident to John. A terrible wound in the head.
Chief's solicitude for John. Watching the results of the
injury. The human traits in the chief. Danger point of the
fever. The wonderful difference in his eye. Recovers memory. A
deep sleep. His first words. Aphasia. The brain center. His
initials J. L. V. on the match safe. Recognizing the chief.

XIV. JOHN'S WONDERFUL STORY

Native of New England. Ran away to sea. Fortunately fell into
hands of a humane captain. Became chief clerk. Learned
navigation. The captain's interest in him. The return. The
meeting with the captain's daughter. The wedding. Sailing east
with his wife in the captain's vessel. A plague-infected port.
Death of his wife. Leaving the accursed port. Death of the
captain. Disposing of the ship. Travels through India. Enlists
at Gibraltar. Serves in Matabela campaign. Goes to England. Is
tutor to a Lord. Goes to Greece. Serves in two campaigns.
Returns to New York. Enlists for campaign against Indians.
Five years' service. Goes to Egypt to conduct explorations.
Returns fever-ridden. Accepts Professorship. Signs as
Professor in the schoolship _Investigator_. Sickness prevents
his sailing. Wanders to San Francisco. Engages with friends to
search South Sea Islands for treasures. Shipwrecked. Finding a
cave. Captured by savages. Escapes. Meets with an accident.
Loses all memory.

XV. CHIEF AND THE POISON PLANT

How John's story impressed them. How the boys entertained John
with the stories of their adventures. The story of the yaks.
John tells them how they could have controlled them with the
different knots and hitches. The spectroscope. Light as a
medium. The composition of the heavenly bodies. The solar
spectrum. The boys remember John's story of the cave. His
story confirming their knowledge about the savages. The
concert with the flute and violin. Making glass for windows.
Silver and mercury. Looking-glasses. Amalgam. Making small
glass mirrors for the inhabitants. The chief's surprise at the
mirrors. His contribution to the larder. The Amarylla. The
poison plant. The boys' suspicions of the chief. Good for
food. Stomach or blood poisons.

XVI. A SURPRISING TRIP TO THE CAVE

Completion of the house. Furnishing it. The chief recovers
health. Showing John the message from the lifeboat. "Waters"
one of his crew. The mystery of the photograph. Information
that others of the ill-fated _Investigator_ were on the
island. Reasons why certain tribes sacrificed white captives.
A new expedition planned. Determine to go overland. Making new
guns. Ammunition. The boys invite Ralph and Tom to visit the
cave. The surprise of the boys at the skeletons and the
treasure. Exploring the cave. A terrific roar. Alarmed.
Determine to investigate. Finding the Professor and John. The
surprise party.

XVII. THE WONDERFUL PORTABLE FORT

The boys ask John about his wonderful cave. The charted
treasure caves. Seeing the treasure in the cave on the hill
where the boys were rescued. An occupied cave. The medicine
men. The two entrances and the cross-shaped interior. How the
hoards were acquired. Piracy on the high seas. The gold and
silver of the world. The precious metals taken to Europe by
the Spaniards. Rushing work on the preparations. The gun
barrels. Chief showing the boys how to make and use the bows.
The disappearance of chief. The invention of a portable fort.
How it was made. Stocking the wagon. Experimenting with the
fort. Necessity as the mother of invention. The improvements
in the fort. A new suggestion. Using the fort as a raft.

XVIII. TRAILING A WARRING PARTY OF NATIVES

Weight and gravity. Acting in all directions. Proving the law
of universal gravitation. Drilling with the raft equipment.
Grinding barley flour. Making sleeping mattresses. The bustle
of final preparations. The good-by to their herd of yaks. The
march to the falls. John discovers a log in the drift and a
rope. The dense forest. Crossing the river to the south.
Finding a camp fire with fresh bones. Numerous traces of
inhabitants. A glowing fire. Following the trail. Trying to
catch them before night. Efforts to capture one as a means of
opening communication. Sighting the camp. Hurried
consultation. Surrounding the camp of the natives.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"He poised his spear as he raised himself out of the water"
Frontispiece

"The main body of the savages broke for cover, but several, more venturesome than the rest, sought to carry away the chief"

"'Come out into the light,' and Harry and George each put 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

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