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Updated: June 19, 2025
This was to carry Helen from the islet from a spot which had so nearly proved fatal to her. A bamboo grove grew close at hand, and with Saloo's knowledge and the ship-carpenter's skill, a large life-preserver was soon set afloat on the water of the lagoon.
The movement was caused by a shadow flitting over the boat; something was passing rapidly through the air above. It had caught the attention of the others, who, on hearing Saloo's cry, looked up along with him. They saw only the albatross moving athwart the sky, no longer slow sailing as before, but with the swift-cutting flight of a falcon pouncing down upon its prey.
While they were engaged in discussing this subject on the day they had made discovery of the maleos' eggs, Saloo's sharp eye, wandering about, caught sight of something that promised a solution of the difficulty.
"Tay, cappen," said the Malay in a whisper; "leave me kill em. Sumpit bettel dun bullet. De gun makee noise wake old mias up, an' maybe no killee em. De upas poison bettel. It go silent quick. See how Saloo slay dem all tlee!" There was something in Saloo's suggestions which caused Captain Redwood to ground his rifle and reflect.
Reclining on the soft silvery sand, inhaling the fresh morning breeze blowing in from the Celebes Sea, every breath of it seeming to infuse fresh blood into their veins and renewed vigour into their limbs, the castaways felt their health and strength fast returning. Saloo's prognosis was rapidly proving itself correct.
Fortunately, their stems being hollow, they are easily brought down, and a single stroke from the axe, or even Saloo's sharp kris, given slantingly, would send one of them crashing over, its leafy top bearing along with it the long ribbon-like leaves of many others. One of these cane brakes proved to be upwards of a mile in width, and its passage delayed them at least three hours.
He saw the scratched arm, and the huge green globe lying upon the ground. "Dulion!" he said, glancing up to the tree. "Durion!" echoed the captain, pronouncing the word properly, as translated from Saloo's pigeon English. "Yes, cappen; foolee me no think of him befole. Belly big danger. It fallee on skull, skull go clashee clashee." This was evident without Saloo's explanation.
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