ACT ONE--A barren coral island on the fringe of the Malay
archipelago--Noon.
ACT TWO--Interior of a boat shed on the wharf of the Bartlett place
on the California coast. An afternoon six months later.
ACT THREE--Exterior of the Bartlett house--dawn of the following
morning.
ACT FOUR--Bartlett’s “cabin”--his lookout post--at the top of the
house. A night one year later.
_Time of the play--About the year 1900_