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into the hollow centre. Kendall saw this at a 

 distance, and paused for a moment, in spite of his 

 peril, to bestow upon me a sickly smile and word 

 of encouragement. When I managed to extricate 

 myself I lay for a few minutes in a fainting con- 

 dition upon the ground. 



" While in this state of helplessness, I suddenly 

 felt an electric thrill pass through me. It was 

 the grip of Kendall's hand as he firmly clutched 

 my arm and hurried me onward. How wonderful 

 are the mysteries of hypnotic science ! In an 

 instant Kendall's will-power communicated itself 

 to me ; my faculties were restored, and the deter- 

 mination to live became more intense. The last 

 words I heard as I sprang forward were, ' Follow 

 me ! ' Running at the utmost speed through the 

 bush, with our eyes half blinded, caused us un- 

 consciously to take two different angles and to 

 become separated. Once more I stumbled and 

 fell with no cheerful voice to urge me on. I 

 think it was the pain in my eyes that brought 

 me again to my feet, and I had scarcely run a 

 dozen yards when I perceived a silvery streak 

 of water through the trees, and in a few seconds 

 had plunged in and swum to an island in the bay. 

 Kendall had already launched the boat, and soon 



