CHAPTER 10

Herbert carried to Granite House—Neb relates all that has happened—Harding’s visit to the plateau—Ruin and devastation— The colonists baffled by Herbert’s illness—Willow bark—A deadly fever—Top barks again! Of the convicts, the dangers which menaced Granite House, the ruins with which the plateau was covered, the colonists thought no longer. Herbert’s critical state outweighed all other considerations. Would the removal prove fatal to him by causing some internal injury? The reporter could not affirm…