Part 89 (2/2)

Wet as he was?

Well, it was only sea water

Need I write about what took place at the Doctor's cottage and at the old manor? I think not There is surely no boy who reads this and thinks of his ine the scene farmourned ones had returned, as if by a ht it was announced that the cutter had gone east, with the schooner close astern; and three days later she was off the Crag, Vince and Mike being ready to uides

The officer of the cutter was forthe more he had his men furnished with all the picks and bars that could be provided, and then, with an ae was sought, Sir Francis and the Doctor being quite as eager to see the place as the sailors

Half-way through it was found to be blocked; but a pound of poell placed and provided with a slow match was left to explode, and as soon as the foul air had cleared away the place was found practicable, and the party descended to find enough cargo left to well lade the cutter

But the men did not hurry themselves, nor the officers neither; for they found the hospitality at the Mount or at the Doctor's very agreeable

At last, though, the cutter sailed, but not before an atteiven up as being too risky for His Majesty's Revenue cutter

Previous to going, the lieutenant, who had becoreat friend of the boys, said a feords which afterwards bore fruit They were these:--

”I say, o to sea? You'd make splendid middies”

They did; but it was not till a year after the announce that the two boys' names were down as sharers in the prize money distributed to the officers and men of the cutter

”And it does seerass, looking out to sea, and occasionally letting their eyes wander towards the great bluff which hid away the Scraw

”What seeet a share in poor old Jacques' treasures after all I wonder what has become of him”

They heard at last that, by the help of one of his er, he had escaped to France; and two years later, when they were growing o in Plyed to avoid them, and, for reasons which the reader can easily understand, neither of the young men felt disposed to hunt him out and ask how he came there Had they done so, they would have found that Joe Daygo had been savingoutside the port, where he could see the sea, as ”a retired gentleman”

These are his oords

And the caverns down by the Scraw?

Sixty years' workings of tie masses have fallen in, rocks have been washed away, and pleasant slopes have taken the place of precipice and dangerous rift; but the sea gulls wheel round the rugged cliffs and rear their young in safety, and upon sunny days, when the fierce currents are running strong, the dark olive-green birdsup their silvery prey to gorge, and afterwards fly off to dry their pluirt Cor

The End