Part 62 (1/2)
”Ahoy! Come up here, sir!” shouted a familiar voice, and a hail came back
”Here's a hole in the rocks up here,” came plainly now
”Ramsden,” whispered Don in Jeloo no opposition now, for it seereenish-hued daylight, and the configuration of the cavern's mouth, that so sure as any one climbed up to the shelf and looked in they would be seen
Impressed by this, Don whispered to Jem to come farther in, and they were about to back farther, when there was a rustling sound, and the figure of a ht; but though his features were not visible, they knew hiuess at the voice was right
”He sees us,” thought Don, and he stood as if turned to stone, one hand touching the war upon Jem's shoulder
The man was motionless as they, and his appearance exercised an effect upon the to fix theer fancied effect upon the seen
”Wonder whether it would kill a ht in the chest, and drive hiully below,” said Jem to himself ”I should like to do it”
Then he shrank back as if he had been struck, for the sinister scoundrel shouted loudly,--
”Ahoy there! Now, then out you co”
CHAPTER THIRTY
A DETERMINED ENEMY
Don drew a long breath and took a step forward to ive himself up, but Jem's hands clasped him round, a pair of lips were placed to his ear, and the yard-man's voice whispered,--
”Stand fast All sha, and watched the dark figure in the entrance to the cave, without disan to whistle softly
”Likely place too,” heup here, sir?”
”What is it?”
”Likely looking cave, sir; runs right in; looks as if theyand rustling of stones and growth, and then the man at the entrance stooped down and held out his hands to assist soure of Bosun Jones came into view
”Not likely to be here, oose chase They're dead as dead”
”P'r'aps so, sir; but I think they're in hiding somewhere Praps here”
”Humph! No Poor fellows, they were drowned”
”No, sir, I don't think it,” said Ra, and that tattooed felloho has run away froed the to all I say”
”Well then, go in and fetch theo in while I have a rest”