Part 32 (1/2)

”But I can't get hioes off his head, sir, and tries to turn us out of the boat”

The s for yer, eh, Tommy?”

”Ay; but you wouldn't be if I was all here There; get up then”

Tos rattled on the planks of the boat as he rolled hiler with a low, deep sigh as he sat up, tried to stand, and sat down again in the bottoetically; ”things seems to swim round”

He had put his hands up to his head as he spoke Then suddenly:

”Who tied rowled Tom, surlily, ”and just you mind as your ive it en next tigler, quietly ”There,” he added, after drawing a long, deep breath, ”I'ht,” he added, after staring about hi a sharp ejaculation, ”Here, quick, put your helm hard up, Master Aleck Quick, ?”

”No,” said Aleck, obeying the order quickly, with the result that the sail began to flap, while, as it filled again and the boat careened in the opposite direction, there was a dull, hissing, washi+ng sound, followed by a slap and a hollow thud, as if a quantity of water had been thrown into a rift

”Where are we?” said Aleck, who felt startled

”Running clear now, sir; but in another ht on the East Skerries”

”What!” cried Toler, drily ”Mebbe there's one o'

the ht on the East Skerries! Right you are,into the Marmaid's Kitchen Here, I feel as if I'd never been to sea and took bearings in my life, Master Aleck!”

”Yes; what is it?”

”Don't you never trust ain”

”But do you mean to say that you can't see those rocks just abeaer?”

”Not a rock on 'e in and out”

”But you, Master Aleck?”

”I can see it looks a little darker there,” replied the lad, ”and a little lighter lower down”

”Well, it's amazin', sir I can see 'em quite plain I s'poseout so , Eben?” said Aleck, quietly

Theon by one of the stays, he shaded his eyes and looked about hihts of the two King's shi+ps,” he said, half aloud, ”but I can't see the boats They'd be giving the rocks about here a wide berth, and you pretty well left 'e to do?”

”Run home, of course,” said Aleck