LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"He poised his spear as he raised himself out of the water"[Frontispiece]
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"The main body of the savages broke for cover, but several, more venturesome than the rest, sought to carry away the chief"[22]
"'Come out into the light,' and Harry and George each put his arms around one of the boys"[70]
"He started back in fright as his own image appeared to him"[198]
The First Boat[14]
The Match Safe[37]
Scene of the Fight on the River[44]
The Wagon Raft[54]
Savage's Hut[58]
Deep Stream[89]
Shallow Stream[90]
Salsify[98]
Rubber[99]
Carricature Plant[100]
Angel, His New Suit and Gun[113]
Poising the Spear[122]
Northern Hemisphere (Stellar Map)[126]
Southern Hemisphere (Stellar Map)[127]
Testing Eggs[162]
Rope Knots[187]
Rope Hitches[188]
The Color Spectrum[189]
Amarylla, Chief's Poison Vegetable[195]
The Portable Fort[214]
Gravitational Pull[222]
Using the Fort as a Raft[223]


THE TRIBESMEN


CHAPTER I

THE FIRST OF THE TRIBESMEN

"They seem to be terribly excited about something, and many of them are running back and forth," said Harry, from his perch on the wagon top.