ghted him most was a large circular saw. When his
eye fell upon this his vivid imagination at once pictured it as in
operation in a mill erected upon a spot which he had already recognised
as most suitable for the purpose; and he saw, too, that now they need no
longer be dependent upon the old ship-timber, full of bolt and trenail
holes, for the timber and planking of their craft, as they would be
enabled with the assistance of the saw to provide themselves with all
the planking, and, indeed, timber of every description which would be
necessary in their work, from the magnificent teak and other trees which
grew in such abundance on the island.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN.

CAPTAIN BLYTH AND YOUNG MANNERS REAPPEAR.

Having now secured from the wreck every scrap which it was possible to
obtain, the little party had more leisure than they had had since the
moment of their landing; for there was now no longer any fear that if a
gale sprang up they would sustain any material loss. True, the greatest
part of their work still remained to be done; but there was no longer
the same necessity for hurry that there had been whilst any portion of
the cargo remained at the mercy of wind and wave, and they therefore
resolved that in future they would take matters a little more easily.
The next portion of their task consisted in the conveyance of everything
landed from the wreck round to the islet; which the ladies had suggested
should be called "Fay Island," its exquisite and fairy-like beauty
seeming to them to render such a name appropriate. The men of the party
were by this time beginning to feel that of late they had somewhat
overworked themselves; they needed rest, and they determined to indulge
in a couple of days' holiday before engaging in the task of
transhipment. Up to this time the ladies had found themselves unable to
render any very material assistance; yet they had not been altogether
idle, for under Doctor Henderson's directions, and with his assistance,
they had succeeded in luring into large wicker-work baskets, which the
doctor had very ingeniously framed, the whole of the fowls; the capture
consisting of three cocks, fourteen or fifteen hens, and a couple of
broods of chickens. So that, with a little careful management they now
believed they need never be at a loss for eggs, or even an occasional
dinner of roast fowl.

During the two days of holiday which the men permitted themselves
Henderson employed himself in w