Part 11 (1/2)

”Aye, aye,” was the answer

And he thankfully heard the order given to shorten sail and bring the shi+p to the wind Rushi+ng aft, he found a party of o in her Before she was in the water Jerry joined hiether with three other hands, they shoved off

He then saw that she was a whaleboat One of theoar

”Desmond! Tione down, but they could both sell

”Do you know the bearings?” he asked of the uess I do,” was the answer ”We will give them another hail presently”

The boat pulled on Then To hinised Desmond's voice With renewed zeal they pulled on and looked around

Toloom, just above the water

”Bear a hand,” shouted Desone aling to it

”Here, take him off first,” he said; and the crew of the whaleboat lifted Tiot clear of the wreck of the boat than she went down

”Thank Heaven, you are safe,” exclai parted ”Did you not hear our first hail?”

”No; I suppose it hen I was dragging poor Tiot a blow on the head, I think, and was very nearly slipping off As the boat broke clear of the shi+p I was on the point of hauling myself up, but I could not bear to desert him”

”Just like you,” said Tom ”I hope he will recover”

”No fear of that We Irishood hard heads If there is a doctor on board he will soon bring him round”

”Have you a doctor on board?” asked Touess we have; a smart man he is, too,” answered the mate ”Are there any more of you to pick up?”

”No, thank you,” replied Tom; ”all the officers and shi+p's company of our craft have been rescued”

”What craft was she?” asked the on_,” answered Tom

”And how did you happen to be out here?” Tom explained that they had lost their shi+p, and that they were steering for Guauess you'll not do that, for we put in there a week ago, and there was no British man-of-war there at that time”

This was unsatisfactory news The mate had not tiside To the deck, found the master, who informed him that he was Captain Paul Sibley--that the shi+p by which the boat had been run doas the whaler _Columbia_, of Boston ”I am very sorry for the accident,” he added, ”but I do not see that any one was to blame It could not be helped

We could not see you, and you could not see us, and of course the weakest went to the wall, or rather to the bottom However, now you are on board, you are welcome to remain until we can put you on board your shi+p, or set you on shore wherever you wish to land I guess it won't be on any of the Sololy fancy for eating their visitors”

”Thank you,” answered Tom ”If our shi+p is not at Guam, where we expect to find her, we must consider at what other place it would be best to land, so that as soon as possible we et on board a shi+p of war”

”Well, well, there, is no hurry,” answered the captain ”And just now, the best thing you can do is to get off your wet clothes and turn in I will have soentleo forward, and the doctor will look after the one with the broken head”

Toood-natured captain for his kind offer, but hinted that, as they had had nothing but mashed yams and oil for the last two days, they should be thankful for so to eat

”Not very pleasant fare It's an ill wind that blows nobody good; so, though I ran you down, you are better off than you would have been starving on such food as that, I guess Here, Peter, light the galley fire, and get some food as quick as possible Hot tea in the mean time; and look after the men forward--they want food as much as their officers”