CHAPTER II 



ExPLORIxXG THE ISLAND 



"It's no use to go any farther in that direction," 

 said Henry, "but suppose we go along the coast and 

 see what we can find. Edna can stay here in the 

 shade of the rock by the bread and water and we 

 can come back in two hours. It is now ten by my 

 watch and we can go straight ahead for an hour, 

 leaving an hour to get back in." 



"Please don't leave me here alone," Edna begged. 

 "Let's all go together; I'm a good walker." So 

 they set out together in the hot sun along the sandy 

 beach, Edna's shapely little figure keeping abreast 

 of the two sturdy bovs at her side, and the three 

 carrying all their present earthly possessions except 

 the biscuits and keg of water. 



Henry was fourteen, with light hair and eyes and 

 a rather quick, nervous manner. Like other New 

 York boys, he had been well trained at school and 

 had learned many things by keeping his eyes and 

 ears open and by reading books, magazines, and the 

 daily papers. Having been born and reared in the 

 big city, he naturally assumed the leadership. 



William was Henry's age, but entirely different in 



