This announcement was certainly curious and interesting, and keyed up the listeners to a high pitch of expectation.
CHAPTER V
THE TRIP TO THE NEW ISLAND
Exciting as were the events alluded to in the last chapter, the boys insisted on taking Sutoto to the top of the peak. John and Blakely gathered up the fragments, and when the boys left they were busily engaged in making careful measurements of the stone and ledges.
It was not an easy task to gain the summit, but when they reached it, there was spread before them the most remarkable panorama. To the north they could see South River, the first stream they discovered when they came to the island.
They looked on it almost lovingly. "If it were not for the mountain range to the north we could see clear to Cataract," said Harry.
"The dear old place!" exclaimed George. Sutoto smiled. He had been there, and he shared the views of the boys.
"Let me have the glasses," shouted Harry, as he adjusted them and turned to the west. "Unity," was the only thing he said, as he handed the glasses to Sutoto. The latter looked, and stepped back in surprise. George kept his eyes on Sutoto, as the latter bent forward in his eagerness to see the town[p. 64] which was now so plain to him, although more than fifty miles away.