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It was broad daylight when he awoke--the sun was fully three hours high, and yet no one was stirring For the first tis commenced to assail Billy's mind Could it be possible? He crossed over to his own hut and entered--it was deserted Then he ran to Barbara's--it, too, was unoccupied They had gone!

All during the painful trip froe to the island Billy hadback for him He had not been exactly disappointed, but a queer little lump had risen to his throat as the days passed and no help had come, and now this was the final blow They had deserted hie island without taking the trouble to assure themselves that he really was dead! It was incredible!

"But was it?" thought Billy "Didn't I tell theht so ht so too I suppose I shouldn't blame them, and I don't; but I wouldn't have left them that way and not come back They had a warship full of blue jackets and er to them"

Presently it occurred to hiet thefor him He hastened to return to the mainland, and once ht he reached the coast Early the nextentirely around the island he should find her he felt sure

Shortly after noon he scaled a high promontory which jutted out into the sea From its summit he had an unobstructed view of the broad Pacific His heart leaped to his throat, for there but a short distance out were a great battleship and a tri slowly out to sea

He was just in time! Filled with happiness theoff his shirt waved it high above his head, the while he shouted at the top of his lungs; but the vessels kept on their course, giving no answering signal

For half an hour the man continued his futile efforts to attract the attention of sorow smaller and smaller until in a few hours they passed over the ri from his view forever