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insulting message from the Illyas. The
messenger to John. Building chairs and tables. Two-and three-room
cottages. Stimulating individual efforts. The first thief and the
treatment. John and party visit the cave east of the village.
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Entering the cave. What they found. The treasure as John had described
it. Removing it to the wagon. The Chief, the Krishnos and a number of
the warriors taken to the new town. Approaching home. The Chief
Marmo. Meets the Professor. The welcoming functions. Interest in the
works. Watching the loom. Trying to teach him new ideas. A lesson in
justice. Told the difference between right and wrong. Blakely the man
of business. The island as a source of wealth. Blakely determines to
stay on the island. Agree to build a large vessel. Projecting a trip home.
Agricultural pursuits. The states. How lands were to be disposed of.
Value of land. Proposing an expedition to the Illyas. Marmo sends a
message to the Illyas. Making new guns for the expedition.
X. THE PECULIAR SAVAGE BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS Page 124
The Krishnos. Chief Marmo learning. The Tuolo workman asks
permission to bring his family to the new town. The boys find a name

for the town. Unity. The Hindoo christening. The expedition against the
Illyas. Three hundred warriors. Reflections of the boys. Six tribes.
Heading for the Saboro village. Muro happy. A day and night of
feasting. Muro's family. The pocket mirrors. Lolo. An artisan. Events at
Unity. Two deaths. The peculiar rites. The Spirits in the air. Rewards.
Savage beliefs. The honored dead. Lessons from the Great Spirit.
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The warriors' families. The plaintain leaf. The native loom. Weaving.
Primitive goods. A store set up. Kitchen utensils. Bringing in ore and
supplies. Sanitary arrangements. Home comforts. Native combs. Fish
fins. An immense turtle. Tortoise shells. John and the war party. Illyas
reported in front. Character of country. Savage beliefs. The moon in
their worship. Distance to the Illyas village. In sight of the first Illyas.
Borderlines. Double line of guards. Illyas surprised. Capturing an Illyas
warrior. Sending him back with a peace message. A strong position.
The history of the Illyas. Differences in the color of the various tribes.
XII. THE PERILOUS TRIP OF THE WAGON Page 149
At Unity. Suros and Oma announce they will not return to their tribes.
The return of the Tuolo warrior and family. A cottage for him.
Famished. How the Professor explained his act of humanity to Chief
Marmo. The principles of justice. Marmo accompanies the Professor
through the town. An object lesson. Ralph and Jim in charge of the
factory. Sending out hunters to gather in yaks. Laying out fields.
Wonderful vegetation. John and the Illyas. Planking movement around
the Illyas. The charge. The Illyas in confusion. Their retreat. The forest
a barrier. Sighting the main village. Astonishment at its character. An
elevated plateau. A town by design. Peculiarly formed hills or mounds.
Fortified. The mystery. Sending the wagons to the south. Avoiding the
forest. No word from the team. The teams reach the river. Intercepted.
Illyas in front. Blocked by precipitous banks. Forming camp. Sending
messengers to John. Muro gets the message. Hastens to relieve the
force with the wagon. The savage attack. A volley behind the Illyas.
XIII. THE REMARKABLE DISCOVERY AT BLAKELY'S

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At Unity. The weekly outing. The great forest to the west. The trip of
the whites to Blakely's forest home. Driftwood. Centrifugal and
centripetal motion. The forest animals. Orang-outan. The monkeys.
Reaching the hill. The scaling vine. Reaching the recessed rocks. The
two skeletons in the rocks. A gun and trinkets. A sextant. A letter. No
identity. The message. Effort to decipher it. A mound for the bones.
Forwarding copy of message to John. John's examination of the Illyas'
village. The remarkable character of the buildings. Muro returns with
the wagons. The Tuolos as fighters. Two captured. Trying to open
communications. Returns of the messengers. Defiance. Permitting the
messenger to return.
XIV. THE SURPRISE AND CAPTURE OF THE ILLYAS'
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Astonishment of the Illyas' messenger. The character of the eastern side
of the town. A movement in the night. Surrounding the town. Muro and
Uraso as warriors. The architecture of the buildings. Not built by the
natives. Different kinds of architecture. Their distinction. Disposing the
forces. The signal for attack. John, and his party rush the breastworks.
Enter the town. The surprise and confusion of the Illyas. Harry
observes the Illyas' chief and attendants. Surrounds and capture them.
Muro makes a charge. The chief signals surrender. Uraso surrounds the
Illyas. Marched to the great square. The conference between John and
the chief. The Doric building. The Illyas' chief. His imperious air.
Dignity