The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages

e attitude of the Illyas and Tuolos. The former sent an insulting mess

ust have a visit. Thus far no bands from the warring tribes had molested eith

sent them could only be interpreted to m

them, and if they intended to destroy them it is possible that has been done already. Un

hat the Professor's views were most likely to accomplish the purpose without bloodshed.

for defense, and second, in organp. 75izing the tribes into a wo

g of this a large pit was dug beneath one end of the shop, and an underground vault constructed, the brick for this purpose being made from a natural silicate found in the hill

s, carefully stored the treasure there, so that the different

shape that it could soon be utilized. In the meantime the boys concluded that as the weaving process was the slowest op

for minerals. He was in search of copper, and taking a half dozen of the

to this, and within ten daysp. 76 a hundred pounds of copper wer

Professor wants with so m

nd he has some scheme or

sulted Harry about was a plan to make some small molds in two part

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for?" asked Ha

he first coins from our m

f the coin

hole in the

a cord, and thus provide

t time I ever hea

he idea. It has been foundp. 77 very convenient for shoppers, as they can string them on vertical pieces of wi

The Five

oughly cooled, an additional amount of metal was poured over this, so that the two parts would separate. The disk was then taken out, and two holes made on opposi

rk making the coins, and the first day cast two hundred of them. Within a week they became quite expert at the bus

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ng for one cent, and the larger five cents. The stock of coins within t

ired, and John said: "We have plenty of silver, when t

ut how," asked Will, "shall we use these?

change. Money is of no value, except as it enables us to buy something with it. When you

root, of

nly its value in what you want. It

w we are going to make th

me things they will need. Now it is immaterial whether they give

use is it to h

k. If you want a certain quanp. 79tity of grain you must have a quart or a bushel measure. Now that yard

a certain marked coin for a bushel of grai

it, or make it serve as an article of clothing, or dr

ial on the following day, when the Professor had two hundred cords pr

disks curiously, at first, and were informed that they were being rewarded for the work they had done. This was a singular way of requiting

d been woven during the past two weeks. Not a word was said about that. The goods displayed seemed to be of more value t

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th of the yardstick, which he held, and when he was told that it was worth one of the small coins, Joh

ded this as a new species of barter, and it did not take them long to see the peculiar features of

t or other article, for which coins were offered in exchange. This spirit began to take possession of the natives. Regularly

e men to their homes, each week, and bring others here, so that all may have a

es home, and thus give their families the benefits of the cloth, and it would incite

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ne was quietly brought to their attention. The workers had been fed f

orkers, and made bargains; some offered a coin for the bringing in of a brace of fowl; others

use was erected, and then began the building of a number of small two-a

Before long the women and children of some of the workers

e affairs of the little colony were moving along in a very satisfactory way, it was determi

north of any of the inhabited lands, and a

heir village, occupied by the medicine men of their tribe, and where he took refuge when purp. 82

oray into the Brabo territory, and killed several warriors, carrying some o

e report of two runners from the Saboros that

nd the chiefs Oma of the Brabos and

es to account. The outrages reported are probably only the forerunners of other

f the island inhabited by our allies. This gives us an opportunity to treat with each separately.

ew is that we should proceed against the Tuolos, as they hav

ro. "The Brabos are not as

r, and Blakely was instructed to muster a force of two hundred. Notices were sent to all

t will be your duty, Blakely, to thoroughly drill the men, and instruct them in the uses

alph and Jim, whenever opportunity offered, scouted about in various directions,

able gatherer of vegetable products, and one thing which attracted him immensely was the branch of a tree which bore a number of star-leaved clus

anks are full of these. Can we m

variety of Chic

Chica,

h resists allp. 84 moisture; and the nuts possess a substance which is well known

kinds there. Are

h are very fine, but are never

hica. The

ce not three feet square. We both wondered why each kept on growing in its own way, from the same kind of soil. Now, don

nverts them into entirely different products. One will make a gum; the other produces a kind of milk; others will turn out a hard substance

s are different, why is it that one will ex

at it is set into activity when different kinds of substances are carried along the pores or deposited in the cells. As a result, this irritation c

the boys, who could not help but be present during most of the time du

arty, and this was a natural request, because they

been before, left the village, with one of the wagons, which was loade

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