His left foot caught in a crevice, and there he hung, unable to help himself, and with death staring him in the face!


CHAPTER XIV.

THE HERMIT OF THE ISLAND.

“He’ll be killed!” yelled Harry.

His face was deadly white.

“Help me!” came faintly from Blumpo.

Before the others could realize it, Jerry had leaped back to the other side of the opening. Catching hold of a jutting rock with one hand, he grasped Blumpo’s wrist with the other.

“Now let go below and I’ll haul you up, Blumpo,” he said.