show the way to their hiding place. The wagon brought out. The boys, accompanied by Lolo, and commanded by Stut. Reach the village. The captives' hut. The rush for the door. The five captives. Three Investigator's boys. A pitiable sight. Hungry. Harry's inscription on the litter. A Saboro and a white man. Taking the Illyas' warriors along. Feeding the rescued ones.
XVI. REMARKABLE GROWTH OF UNITY Page 199
Awaiting word from John. Telegraph line needed. Wireless telegraphy. Sound and power. Vibrations. A universal force. B Street in Unity. Visiting the villagers in their homes. Incentives to beautify their houses. Erecting larger dwellings for the chiefs. The schoolhouse. A growing town. Marvels to the chiefs. The mysterious things the white men do. The thermometer. Teaching medicine. Cinchona. Calisaya. Acids. The boys reach the Illyas' village with the liberated prisoners. Making them comfortable. The white man a former companion of John. A health resort. The Investigator's lifeboat No. 3. Mystery about the note. The commotion outside. Capturing the Illyas' reinforcements from the south. Provisions. Cultivation of the soil. George and Harry explore the buildings. Trying to solve the puzzle. Arrangements of the streets.
XVII. THE MYSTERIOUS CAVE. RETURNING TO UNITY Page 211
Cornerstones. The treasure chart. Caves near the town. A guess at the meaning of the buildings. The Medicine men. Questioning the chief. He says John will be destroyed if he enters the cave. John's test of the truth of the chief's statement. The trip to the cave. Proving that the Medicine men lied. The chief enjoys his first ride. The cave entrance. John goes in. He finds the Krishnos. Their conversation. John appears before them. The consternation. Orders them to leave the cave. Shows the chief that the Medicine men have lied. Taking them to the village. John and the boys explore the cave alone. No treasure. An immense deposit of copper. Probable explanation of the houses of the town. An immense chamber. The start for Unity. Sighting the Saboro village. Muro's family. Waiting to go to Unity. The town out to meet the returning warriors. Angel at the reception.
XVIII. BUILDING A SHIP TO TAKE THEM HOME. PEACE, Page 221
Oroto surprised at the appearance of Marmo. Anxious to see the great White Chief. The Professor welcomes the Illyas' chief. His great surprise. Friendship. Has no further belief in the wise men. Life and death. Why he was brought to Unity. Peace among the tribes. Oroto and Marmo confer. A jollification of the whites. What had been accomplished in two years. Building a ship for home. Sadness as well as joy. The engineering force of Unity. How the different tribes lived together. Rich soil. New houses. New people. A printing press. A schoolhouse. Making paper. Many mysteries unsolved. One thing lacking. The flag. Getting the flagpole. The ceremony. Hoisting OLD GLORY.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"The warriors, together with the chief and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them" Frontispiece
PAGE "Meantime John consulted Muro and Uraso, and the three picked out the most trustworthy scouts" 38
"The act was such a startling one that they threw themselves on the ground in terror" 86
"The party plunged into the forest, taking the direction which Tom and Ralph had gone on the former trip" 230
Position of Wagon and Attacking Force 18 George's Old Dutch Oven 26 The Tattooed Arm. Antelope 29 The Taro Plant and Bulb 45 The Banyan Tree 65 Showing Capillary Attraction 68 Sample of Island Fence 71 The One-cent Coin 76 The Five-cent Coin 77 Chica. The Gum Plant 84 Stone Cross Found in the Cave 92 Ancient Crosses 93 Ready for the Happy Hunting Grounds 131 Primitive Weaving-Frame 137 Comb from Fin of Fish 140 The Marmoset 166 Proboscis Monkey 167 The Mysterious Message 170 Orders of Architecture 179 The Peculiar Illya Village 212 Diagram of Cross-shaped Cave 219 Paper-making Machine 231 The Stars and Stripes 236
THE CONQUEST
CHAPTER I
THE COMPACT BETWEEN THE FOUR ALLIED TRIBES
When the morning sun was struggling to come up over the mountains in the east, the whole camp was startled by Sutoto, who, with a number of the Berees during the night, had acted as a picket, to observe the attitude of the defeated tribes.
He made his way to the Professor, who had taken his old place in the wagon. "The Tuolos, Kurabus and Illyas have all united and are now on the big river."
"When did you last see them?"
He held up his fingers to indicate the time, and the Professor called to Will: "Do you know what time he means?"
Will soon interpreted the sign to mean three in the morning.
"If they have not been separated it is a sign that they intend to continue the fight," said John.
"I suggest," replied the Professor, "that we call a council of the principal men in the tribes, and let them fully understand what
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