"He'd have made a trip on his raft," he said, "and fetched ashore a bundle of kindling.

If it hadn't been for that wreck to draw on Robinson Crusoe would have starved to death in twenty-four hours!" "Of course!" exclaimed Steve.

"That's the idea!" "What, starve ?" asked Joe distastefully.
"No, you idiot, go out to the _Adventurer_ and get some gasoline!" "Sure!" agreed Ossie.

"Only--just when we were getting dry at last--" "What's the matter with stripping," asked Steve cheerfully, suiting action to word.

"Is there a can or anything I can put it in, Ossie ?" "There's a jug in the starboard locker.