Part 8 (1/2)

As soon as he appeared, the French that he was unable to understand thean laughing at their own stupidity

One of them shouted down the fore-hatchway, and presently the interpreter, as Bill called hiht now?” he said, in a tone of interrogation

”All right,” said Bill, ”but I want you to tell me how you happened to find my shi+pmate Jack Peek;” and Bill pointed down into the cabin

”He, friend! not broder! no! We find hiot dere Two oder men, but dey dead, so we heave dem overboard, and take boat in tow,” answered the man

Jack hiive any more information than the Frenchht be hungry, and the interpreter said to hi to Bill's mouth

Bill understood hiive hted, while a pot was put to boil on it, and, greatly to Bill's satisfaction, in a few minutes one of the e basin which was placed on the deck, and smaller basins and wooden spoons were handed up fro at the helm, the remainder sat down and ladled the soup into the serly held out his

The etables, sh, Bill devoured it with a good appetite

His friends asked hins if he would have anyout his basin ”A spoonful or two; but we lad of some;” and he pointed into the cabin

The Frenchns that they would keep so hiarcon”

Bill, after rean to nod

The Frenchladly followed their advice, and descending into the cabin, lay down, and was once more fast asleep

The next tiot up, and looked into Jack's berth Jack at thathis eyes, saw his shi+plad to see you; but where are we?--how did I co with Tom Nokes and dick Harbour What has becoh they ”

Bill told him what he had learned from the Frenchman

”They seeood hands,” he added; ”but what they're going to do with us is more than I can tell”

Just then the captain of the fishi+ng-vessel ca that Jack ake, he called out to one of thea basin of the soup which had been kept for hiht him his clothes, which had been sent forward to dry The captain thenthem both on shore with hiet on his clothes They then went on deck

The vessel lay in a small harbour, protected by a reef of rocks froes, and on one side of the harbour a line of cliffs running away to the eastward

Several other small vessels and open boats lay at anchor around

The captain, with the interpreter, whose naot into the boat, the latter telling the lads to co down in the stern-sheets, while the captain and Pierre took the oars and pulled towards the shore

It was now evening, and al in the s of several of the cottages