. Three young Crusoes, their life and adventures on an island in the West Indies. her possum 153 ^. The coon t54 54. A boa constrictor 155 ^. The land crab 156 56. Sandhill cranes 159 57. Caged birds for sale 160 58. The man-o-war bird 166 59. A colony of flamingoes 167 60. The praying mantis 175 61. The cocoa beetle 176 62. A black spider 177 63. The centipede 178 64. A tree covered with air-plants t8o xii Three Young Crusoes 65. Vanilla vines 181 66. The patio of a tropical house 182 67. A cactus bed 68. The Turks-head cactus 184 69. A maguey plantation 70. Bignonia growing on a house 71. A
. Three young Crusoes, their life and adventures on an island in the West Indies. her possum 153 ^. The coon t54 54. A boa constrictor 155 ^. The land crab 156 56. Sandhill cranes 159 57. Caged birds for sale 160 58. The man-o-war bird 166 59. A colony of flamingoes 167 60. The praying mantis 175 61. The cocoa beetle 176 62. A black spider 177 63. The centipede 178 64. A tree covered with air-plants t8o xii Three Young Crusoes 65. Vanilla vines 181 66. The patio of a tropical house 182 67. A cactus bed 68. The Turks-head cactus 184 69. A maguey plantation 70. Bignonia growing on a house 71. A passion-flower vine 72. Bunches of tropical flowers 73. The green parrot fish 199 74. Trunk fish 200 75. A red hind resting 201 76. Williams little sister Annie 206 77. Williams mother 207 78. Ednas little brother 208 79. A picnic in the wilds 210 80. Last call for dinner 212 81. Henry and William at college 214 82. Edna at her home in Virginia 215 83. Snowball working Ednas flowers 216 COLORED PLATES Plate i. Tropical Fruits Facing Page 94 Plate 2. Butterflies Facing Page 172. The sun was shining and the sea was calm. Children playedabout the lifeboats with no thought of storm or disaster. THREE YOUNG CRUSOES Their Life and Adventures on an Islandin the West Indies CHAPTER I Saved from Shipwreck William was awakened by the sun shining full inhis face. Henry and Edna, worn out by the cease-less pounding of the waves, were still asleep in thebottom of the lifeboat. There was the supply ofhardtack and there stood the precious keg of water,now half empty. Nothing was visible on the vaststretch of ocean; not a cloud appeared in the sky toshield them from the burning sun. The waves werestill rough from the terrible storm—but why was theboat so still? William turned his head and saw tohis amazement that the forward end of the boat waslying firm on a sandy beach! Wake up, Henry! Wake up, Edna! Weresaved! Look at the land! The two childrengroaned, rubbed their eyes, and struggled slo
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