Part 26 (1/2)
”Yes; the fog is heaviest off to ard, and we've been working out of that”
”By the ti to have some open weather around us”
”It will be fine if we do,” nodded young Dawson ”It's nasty work going up alongside of a big shi+p when you can't see fifty feet away”
As they watched and waited, while the ”Restless” stole slowly along, the fog about theh off to the ard it rereat to have four or five miles of clear sea around us, so that we could see whether the seventy-foot boat has kept to anything like our course,” declared Hank
At last the ”Restless” ca distance of the ”Glide,” as the young ured it Then, a few -horn came to them faintly As the minutes passed, now, this blast became heavier and nearer
”I've only a few minutes left with you, Joe, old chureat, good care of the dear old craft, I knohile I'one”
”As soon as Mr Seaton is done with the boat I'll tie her up until you get back--that's what I'll do,” grunted Dawson ”No sailing without a skipper for rinned Hepton ”I wish it wastrip to Rio and back Maybe I wouldn't jump at such a chance So stea-horn sounded loud and sullen, now
To constantly forward for the first glihtened much by this time
”There she is!” hailed keen-eyed Joe, on the lookout for this sight
”You can justShe must be a thousand feet off yet”
With two boats approaching each other, this distance was, of course, quickly covered Finding that he could see the other craft at such a distance, Skipper To a wide turn and so coside on a parallel course
”Take the wheel, Hank,” directed the young skipper, seizing theto the port rail
”'Glide,' ahoy!” bawled Halstead through the hter's bridge
”Lie to and let us coer aboard”
”Passenger? Where for?”
”Rio, of course That's where you're bound, isn't it?”
”You'll have to be hty quick about it,” came the emphatic answer
”We can't afford stops on our way”
”We an Toruff retort ”We can't be held up in that fashi+on”
”We can pay for all the trouble we put you to,” retorted Halstead
Powell Seaton produced and waved a bulky wad of banknotes