felt sure that Lord
Reginald and he were the only people who had escaped from the wreck.

The treatment he received made him resolve not to trouble Lord Reginald
in future with his company. "He'll come to his senses by-and-by, and
find out that he and I are pretty much on an equality, or rather that I
have the advantage of him, as I shall be able to get on much better than
he does," thought Dick.

From the first, he saw the necessity of providing for his daily wants.
He must look out for food, and erect some shelter for himself. The hut
in which he had spent the first night was hot and close, and though it
might serve him until he could get a better habitation erected, he was
anxious to build a more substantial place to live in. He was desirous,
also, without delay, to examine the large chest. It would have been a
difficult task to get it beyond the reach of the sea, even should Lord
Reginald have condescended to help him. He considered, therefore, how
he could best do it alone. There were several broken spars about.
These he collected, and managed, by digging away the sand, to place them
so as to serve as rollers beneath the chest. He then picked up several
blocks, with which he formed a tackle, and secured it to the stump of a
tree. By hauling away with all his might, he found that he could move
the chest, and by shifting the rollers by degrees he hauled it up beyond
high-water mark. The next difficulty to be overcome was to get it open.
He had no tools to work with, and without tools it would baffle the
strength of fifty men. Looking about, however, he discovered a large
flat stone which might, he hoped, serve as a wedge; after a further
search he picked up another heavy round stone, and armed with these he
began to work away at the lock. It resisted for some time, but by
hammering away with might and main the lock yielded, and the interior,
full of carpenter's tools and numerous other articles, was revealed to
his sight. He had now the means of building a comfortable house. He
had been taught to handle tools by a carpenter in his younger days, and
he had also--which was of great importance--often formed traps for the
purpose of catching birds and animals, so that he might thus supply
himself with food. He saw a number of green pigeons, which appeared
very tame, and lots of cockatoos, though they looked too wise to be
trapped.

Selecting such of the tools as he thought he should require, he
collected