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week or more there and find out all they could about 

 the wild lite ot the island with the aid of such able 

 guides. 



In the afternoon, all went aboard the yacht, where 

 some civilized clothes were hunted up and a good 

 dinner eaten. Snowball rejoiced in his first pair 

 of trousers, which Edna adapted from an old pair 

 belonging to one of the young assistants. The mon- 

 key imbibed too freely after the company left the 

 table and fell overboard. When he was fished out, 

 he seemed to have some weighty resolution on his 

 mind. 



The work of packing up, taking specimens ot the 

 flowers, making notes, collecting in the forest, and 

 getting the bones out of the cave required consider- 

 able time, but the hours were very happily spent. 

 Finally, all was ready for the homeward voyage. 

 The three children went together to visit their fav- 

 orite spots and bid them farewell; while Snowball 

 and the monkey took a last look at the guava trees 

 and the fishhook cactus. 



The days flew swiftly by as the yacht sped toward 

 New York, where all the specimens were safely 

 landed and distributed among the various scientific 

 institutions for study. Edna went with her birds 

 to the Zoo and saw them safely housed, while the 



