Part 87 (1/2)
”Yes”
Vince glanced sidewise, to find that they were pretty well hidden by the sail; so he thrust out his hand, which was gripped fast, and the two boys sat there with throbbing hearts, trying to nerve theht happen now
Then, without a word, Vince rose, and, steadying himself by the mast, he stepped over the thwart in which it was stepped, and then on to the next, close to where the oldthe sheet of the well-filled sail as well
”This is not the way to the Crag,” said Vince, with his voice trerunted
”Where are youfor?” said Vince, firet run on the rocks?” roared the old lance back at the shore, where all was growing distant and dim
”Yes, you told me so; but it isn't true,” said Vince, in a voice he did not know for his own
”What?” roared Daygo fiercely
”You heard what I said Run her up in the wind at once, and go back”
”You go and sit down,” growled the old e her course,” said Vince firrowled the old
”You had orders from the coe the boat's course directly”
”Will you go and sit down, both of you?” cried the old ain, more fiercely, but his voice was lower and deeper
”No,” said Mike; ”and if you won't steer for the Crag, I will”
”This here's my boat, and I'll steer how I like, and nobody else shan't touch her”
”Your orders fro's officer were to take us home Will you do it?”
”No!” roared the old man ”Go and sit down, 'fore I do you a mischief”
Vince did not even look behind to see if he was going to be supported, for he felt full of that desperate courage which coency like that He saw the savagely murderous look in the old er bat with one hand, after passing the sheet into that which held the oar
With one spring Vince was upon hi the heavy wooden club, which he strove to tear fro up, and Mike snatched the sheet from his hand with a jerk which sent the oar, loose now in the oldoverboard
Mikedown into the bottom of the boat as the old rip
The boy struggled bravely, but his fresh young narled, tie, who lifted hile which o over, and Vince realised as to follow
”Mike! do so up, half stunned, from where he lay between the thwarts; and in his desperation Mike did do soth, tore Vince's clinging hands froht out fro