Mrs. Brown prepared a simple meal, doing the best she could with the canned goods from the boat’s lockers. She looked it over and noted that they had enough to last them a week or more.
“But I hope we don’t have to stay here that long,” she told her husband.
“If our food gives out we can ask the wild man to let us have a share of his,” Mr. Brown said, with a laugh. “And he might be glad to have some one to keep him company.”
After talking the matter over it was decided to let Will and Sam go together to look at the deckhouse on the other side of the island, while Mr. Brown stayed with his wife and children near the grass huts. It was thought the two sailors could perhaps tell from what vessel the wooden house had been torn.
“And if you see the wild man try to find out who he is,” suggested Mr. Brown.
“We will,” promised the sailors as they started off after lunch.
Bunny wanted to go with them, and of course Sue clamored to go where her brother did. But their father and mother would not allow this.
“I’m not afraid of the wild man!” boasted Bunny.
“I wouldn’t be if Sam and Will would stand in front of me,” said Sue, at which the others laughed.
Left to themselves in the camp of the grass huts, Mr. and Mrs. Brown sat talking for a while on the strange happening that had made them castaways on Cocoanut Island.