to lash the spars, and then I'll leave you to finish while I go on
board again."

"But how can we reach so high, Ready?"

"Why, sir, we can manage that by first lashing a spar as high as we can
conveniently reach, and then standing on that while we lash the other
in its proper place. I shall bring another spar on shore, that we may
do the same when we set up the other tent."

Having by this plan succeeded in lashing the spar high enough, and
throwing the sail over the spar, Ready and Mr. Seagrave spread it out,
and found that it made a very good-sized tent.

"Now, sir, I'll return on board; in the meantime, if you can cut pegs
from the brush wood to fasten the sail down to the ground, and then
with the shovel cover the bottom of it with sand to keep it down, it
will be close enough when it is all finished."

"I shall do very well," replied Mr. Seagrave; "Juno can help me to pull
the canvas out tight when I am ready."

"Yes; and in the meantime, Juno, take a shovel, and level the inside of
the tent nice and smooth, and throw out all those old cocoa-nut leaves,
and look if you see any vermin lurking among them. Master Tommy, you
must not run away; and you must not touch the axes, they will cut you
if you do. It may be as well to say, Mr. Seagrave, that should anything
happen, and you require my assistance, you had better fire off the gun,
and I will come on shore to you immediately."