With a heavy heart he watched it out of sight, and then began another collection of wood for his signal-fire.
When it was made, he again crossed the island, selected a blazing stick from the camp-fire, and started to retrace his steps.

By the time he reached the log-hut he found it necessary to stop and renew his blaze by building a fire in the rude chimney.

By thus establishing a relay station he finally succeeded in getting a blaze to the desired spot on the channel side of the island, and in starting a brisk fire at that point.
Here the boy would have stayed and watched for the craft that he fondly hoped would come to his deliverance; but it was now a long time since breakfast, and his hard work had made him very hungry.

He might find something to eat at that abandoned camp, which he had not yet examined.
At any rate he would go and look.

So he piled logs on his fire until satisfied that it would last for some hours.