Part 55 (1/2)
”I don't believe they can, sir; and if they can, they won't see us long
Shouldn't be surprised if they lowered a boat”
”Ah! Look out!” whispered Don ”Shall we dive?”
For he heard the clicking of the muskets as they missed fire
”Well, I do call that cowardly,” said Je at a couple of poor fellows just as if they ild duck”
”Swiazed back over his shoulders at the lights as the shots rang out
”No, no; swim slower, my lad They can't see us; and if they could, I don't believe as the men would try and hit us Ah! Not hit, are you?”
”No, Jeain Steady We're all right now, unless a boat coet ashore at this rate, and the tide's helping up, and carrying us along”
”Toward shore, Jem, or out to sea?”
”Shore, of course,” said Jehts of the shi+p ”Say, Mas' Don, they won't hang us, will they, if they ketches us?”
”What made you say that?”
”Because here comes a boat after us--Hear the skipper?”
”Yes; but the canoe--where is the canoe?”
Don raised hian to tread water, as he looked in the direction where they had seen the water flash beneath the paddles
”I dunno, hts of the shi+p Better swiht ashore We sha'n't be able to see no canoe to-night”
They swa only too plainly the plansof the falls, even the plash made by the boats, as they kissed the water, and the dull rattle of the oars in the rowlocks was carried in the silence of the night distinctly to their ears, while the regular plash, plash, plash, as the oars dipped, sent a thrill through Don, and at tiy
But these checks were al away fro of joyous power in being able to breast the long heaving swell, and pass on through the water
”Better not talk, Mas' Don,” whispered Jeoes so easily over the water”
”No, I' to talk,” said Don; ”I want all ”
”Don't feel tired, do you?”
”Not a bit”
”That's right, lad Stick to it steady like Their lanthorns aren't h, but they can't see us”
”But it seems as if they could,” whispered Don, as they saw aa lanthorn on high