The Wonder Island Boys | Page 4

marriage according to their rites. The gift of fruit, of fowl, and of game. The blindfolding of the bridegroom. The absolute silence when eating. Preparation for the banquet that night. Sutoto and Cinda arrange to be married that night while the people are at the banquet. Decide to conform strictly to the rites of the tribe. The boys learn of the stealthy plans. Witness the ceremony in Cinda's home. The Chief arrests the bridal couple and takes them aboard the ship. The criminals before the Chief. The Chief upbraids Sutoto. The reconciliation. The presents brought over from Wonder Island. Grief of the boys because they had forgotten a present. The surprise of the natives at the beautiful silver forks. Spices. Coffee. Cream and sugar. Curiosity about the cows. The great surprise to Sutoto. He is made Chief of his tribe. Monuments. The presents. The great mirror, the present of the boys. The crowns. The final ceremony. The dance. Originally a religious ceremony. The encircling wreath.
XVII. HUTOTON; THE PLACE OF DEATH Page 207
Preparations for further explorations. Consulting the charts. Determine to sail northward, on way to Wonder Island. Reasons from shape of the island why an island might be to the north. Geological formations. Upheavals. Islands mere ridges. Sutoto to return to Wonder Island. The Chief agrees to go to Wonder Island. His family to accompany him. Proposed visit to Hutoton. Boarding the ship. The welcome of the convicts. Taking the paralytic to the ship. Stores from the ships for the convict colony. The Pioneer sails to the north. Discovery of a new island. Taking observations from the sun. The calendar. Summer and winter. Taking the angle of the sun, and what it means. Triangulation. The nautical chart. Greenwich or Standard time. The island which they had left named Venture. The new island and its magnificent vegetation. John, with the boys and two boatloads, land. The exploring parties formed. The boys and Muro at the head of one party. Traces of savages. Appearances that cannibals were there. A shower of arrows their first surprise. The volley and the disappearance of the natives. Reappearance of the savages. Surrounded. Preparing for defense. The second attack. The fight. The natives apparently preparing to rush them.
XVIII. DISCOVERY OF A NEW ISLAND, AND A SAVAGE TRIBE Page 222
The effect of the second volley. The determination of the attacking party. The fire on all sides. The ammunition getting low. The relief party under John. Hearing the sounds of firing. The surprise of the natives. The savages repulsed. Muro and the men follow the fleeing natives. Recalled by John. Aiding the wounded. Taking along a wounded Chief. The litter. The decoy. Returning to the ship. Observing the enemy from a tree-top. Following up the party. A rear guard. The runner reports the determination of the natives to follow. The signal shots to the ship. Reinforcements. The determination to explore the island and meet the natives. John with the boys and a strong party remain. The Pioneer sails for Wonder Island. Holding a council.
XIX. FIGHT WITH NATIVES AND RETURN TO WONDER ISLAND Page 231
Arrangements for the Pioneer to return. Ammunition needed. The arrangement of the men for scouting and picketing. Leaving security harbor. A plant which devours insects. Venus's fly-trap. How plants absorb food. Irritability. How the leaf digests the fly. Food absorbed by leaves as well as by roots. A cache of human skulls. Head hunters. The vele. A hoodoo. The rattle. The vele and the bamboo box. How it is worked to produce the charm. Evidences of extreme superstitions. Witch doctors. Peculiar noises. Doleful sounds. Speculating on the mysteries of the island.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE He turned it over and examined every portion 75 The rites were progressing very satisfactorily 195 She ... found herself standing in front of a tall oval mirror 218
Fig. 1. The Mysterious Message. 28 Fig. 2. The Walter Letter. 40 Fig. 3. The Fire-fly. 57 Fig. 4. Inscription on the Skull. 60 Fig. 5. Measuring by Triangulation. 76 Fig. 6. The Second Limb 78 Fig. 7. Triangulation from a Vessel. 80 Fig. 8. The Kagu. 149 Fig. 9. Sesame Oil Plant. The Benne. 119 Fig. 10. Flower of Indica Tree. 152 Fig. 11. Bruang. The Malayan Bear. 155 Fig. 12. Rose of Jericho. 163 Fig. 13. The Koala. 164 Fig. 14. The Flower of the Upas Tree. 167 Fig. 15. Getting Angle from Position of the Sun. 212 Fig. 16. Venus' Fly-Trap. 234

ADVENTURES ON STRANGE ISLANDS
CHAPTER I
THE STRANGE OARS AND ROPES
"I am awfully anxious to know where the charted islands can be that John spoke about," remarked George, as Harry was consulting the plans of the boat they were building.
"They must be in this section of the southern seas, or his party wouldn't have sailed in this direction," answered Harry, after a