ILLUSTRATIONS

[ "THE HEAVY ANIMAL TURNED TO FACE RAOUL." . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ "THE PARTY SET FORTH." ]

[ "SUDDENLY, RAOUL RAISED HIMSELF UPON HIS KNEES." ]

[ "JOE LED THE WAY." ]

[ "RISING TO HIS FULL HEIGHT, JOE SWUNG THE PADDLE ABOVE HIS HEAD." ]

[ "SHE POINTED THE FIRST CANNON WITH HER OWN HANDS." ]