Part 16 (1/2)

”No, you 'aven't,” said Bagg; ”you been pullin' too far t' the sou'east”

”I 'low not,”sniffed

Ji see instinct told him that the tickle rocks did not lie in the direction in which the bow of the punt pointed In fact, the whole thing was queer--very queer! But he had not pulled too far to the southeast; he was sure of that Perhaps, too far to the northeast He deter,” said he, confidently, ”I'll take you into harbour”

A clap of thunder--sounding near at hand--urged the boy on

”Wisht you would,” Bagg whimpered

Jimmie turned the boat's head He wondered if he had turned far enough Then he fancied he had turned too far Why, of course, thought he, he had turned too far! He swerved again towards the original direction This, however, did not feel just right Again he changed the course of the boat He wondered if the harbour lay ahead Or was it the open sea? Was he pulling straight out fro wind catch the little punt out of harbour?

”How's she headin' now?” he asked Bagg

”You turned too far,” said Bagg

”Not far enough,” said Jiedly on the course of his choosing for half an hour or ive hiht added to the obscurity They ht have been on a shoreless waste of water for all that they were able to see The ht i's forh he sat not more than five feet from him; soon he could not see him at all At last he lifted his oars and looked over the bow

”I don't knohere we is,” he said

”Nosobbed

”I 'loe're lost,” Jiust of wind rippled the water around the boat and histling into the e of water between two islands It is also (as here used) a narrow passage leading into harbour

CHAPTER XV

_In Which it Appears to Ji That Sixty Seconds Sometimes Make More Than a Minute_

Ruddy Cove is deep--vastly deep--except in one part That is in Burnt Cove within the harbour There at low tide it is shallow Rocks protrude fro and covered with a slimy seaweed

And Burnt Cove lies near the tickle to the sea You pass between the tickle rocks, bear sharply to the right and are presently in the cove