many huge masses of rock scattered over the ground,

which had fallen from the cliffs. Behind one of these

lay a mound of dried leaves, towards which Crusoe

darted and commenced scraping violently.

Trembling with dread that he should find this to be

the grave of his murdered companions, Dick rushed

forward and hastily cleared away the leaves. The first

handful thrown off revealed part of the figure of a man.

Dick's heart beat audibly as he cleared the leaves from

the face, and he uttered a suppressed cry on beholding