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    The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen
    The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen
    The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen
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    The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen

    By Roger Thompson Finlay

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    Release dateNov 15, 2013
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      The Wonder Island Boys - Roger Thompson Finlay

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      Title: The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen

      Author: Roger Finlay

      Release Date: March 6, 2007 [EBook #20753]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WONDER ISLAND BOYS ***

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      THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

      By ROGER T. FINLAY

      Thrilling adventures by sea and land of two boys and an aged Professor who are cast away on an island with absolutely nothing but their clothing. By gradual and natural stages they succeed in constructing all forms of devices used in the mechanical arts and learn the scientific theories involved in every walk of life. These subjects are all treated in an incidental and natural way in the progress of events, from the most fundamental standpoint without technicalities, and include every department of knowledge. Numerous illustrations accompany the text.

      Two thousand things every boy ought to know. Every page

      a romance. Every line a fact.

      Six titles—60 cents per volume

      THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

      The Castaways

      THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

      Exploring the Island

      THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

      The Mysteries of the Caverns

      THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

      The Tribesmen

      THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

      The Capture and Pursuit

      THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

      The Conquest of the Savages

      PUBLISHED BY

      THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY

      147 Fourth Avenue                New York

      THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

      THE TRIBESMEN

      He poised his spear as he raised himself out of the water

      [See p. 144]

      Copyright, 1914, by

      THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY

      CONTENTS

      LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

      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.

      George made his way back again in time to see a half dozen of the savages dart off into the bush to the left. They were from two to three miles distant when first discovered, so that it was difficult to make out their movements distinctly.

      The Professor could not see them clearly, so that he also took a position on the top of the wagon. Do you see any movement to the left of their camp?

      After gazing a while, Harry answered: It seems that another party is coming up. In a moment more he continued: Yes, and they appear to be waiting in ambush for them.

      George Mayfield and Harry Crandall, together with an aged Professor, had been wrecked on an island, one year before the opening event in this chapter. They were attached to a ship training school that met with disaster in mid-Pacific, and when cast ashore had nothing whatever except the clothing they wore.

      By extraordinary energy they began an investigation of the surroundings and discovered many things which not only excited their intense curiosity, but learned that the island was inhabited by one or more tribes of savages. In this helpless state, with no means of defense, and compelled to depend on nature for a supply of food and clothing, they were truly in a pitiful state.

      The Professor was a man of profound learning, and knowing that such a condition must be met in a manner which would enable them to cope with the situation, gradually turned the attention of the boys to producing things of use, first making the articles most needed in their impoverished condition, and afterwards adding some wonderful things which enabled them to become bold enough to attempt the exploration of the island.

      A brief review of the situation was this: The first consideration was food. A number of vegetables were found, some of them well known, but in a wild state, as well as nuts and fruit. Barley was one of the cereals early discovered, and from that bread was made. Then ramie, a well-known fiber, was found in the early days of their occupation, as well as flax, and a wild species of hemp.

      They were surprised to find various ores, clay and slate, and with these began a series of experimental work which was wonderful in its character, as every part of the work had to be carried on with the most primitive sort of tools and appliances.

      Among the first adventures in the field of making

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