strength of a powerful animal. Thus they ob-
tained air and proper ventilation without fear
of lessening the safety of their cabin.

The A-shaped roof was thatched with small
branches laid close together and over these long
jungle grass and palm fronds, with a final coat-
ing of clay.

The door he built of pieces of the packing-
boxes which had held their belongings; nailing
one piece upon another, the grain of contiguous
layers running transversely, until he had a solid
body some three inches thick and of such great
strength that they were both moved to laughter
as they gazed upon it.

Here the greatest difficulty confronted Clay-
ton, for he had no means whereby to hang his
massive door now that he had built it. After
two days' work, however, he succeeded in fash-
ioning two massive hard-wood hinges, and with
these he hung the door so that it opened and
closed easily.

The stuccoing and other final touches were
added after they moved into the house, which
they had done as soon as the roof was on, piling
their boxes before the door at night and thus
having a comparatively safe and comfortable
habitation.

The building of a bed, chairs, table, and
shelves was a relatively easy matter, so that by
the end of the second month they were well set-
tled, and, but for the constant dread of attack

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