Adrift in the Wilds

of the need of their being within sight and hearing of the shore, slept through the entire day without once awaking. The sun was just dipping beneath the Pacif

ween his paws, but blinking as if to show he "slept with one eye open," quickly recalled his situation. In considerable alarm,

have slept eve

possible!" ex

the token of the hunger I feels," sai

our getting anything to digest

e shall we loo

that I

here while we have been aslee

uldn't have known where we were," said Howard, aski

the comment of Elwood, laughing a

and scratching his head, "shall I tell yees s

d Howard, "nothing c

have been carried away, and we're lift to make ourselves comfo

d Elwood, "perhaps we

being at their side, and giving vent now and then

sprung upon a bowlder higher than the others, and shading his e

ey are! We are

ed Tim, "it won't be long before some

is friends clambered up beside him. "They

ock, uttered an expression of surprise, looked intent

isper, at the same time catching the shoulder of

, a vague alarm taking possession of h

rd presarve us!

preserve us! them ar

aid Elwood, "but I did not thi

ntense disgust. "Do you know what they are walkin

r, I su

h up some poor fellow that they may hav

es. Perhaps they have slain tho

'em, as me brother used to say when

ad no weapo

had a small opinion of the cour

es along shore," remarked Howard. "The sun throws such a g

od, who had been heartsick at the great fea

ice of a great many vessels, and I think Mr. Yard was

ndering away and going to sle

ood; we voluntarily

are here, and will he not get a

father and mine will certainly do so

night and that time? I am half-starved to dea

rved us so kindly thus far,

Injins will hang around the shore, and it w

ection of the sea. The sun was partially down the horizon, and appeared unnaturally large, while the gaunt Indians, in their fantastic costume, assumed the form of giants striding along appare

Elwood "we haven't a g

y, as the man said afte

y saw you?"

are looking in this direction, and app

half of these could be seen in a knot, gesticulating in their extravagant manner, while the oth

y lookin

t I cannot tell whether their faces or b

carefully over the face of

hing this way that

re movi

the dog, and are com

n some excitement, "there's no may