Part 64 (1/2)

”I don't know,” said Aleck; ”it certainly looks brighter toabout! I say, sailor, I've a great rowled theto stop here and die all alone”

”You wouldn't, for I should drag you out after me”

”Couldn't do it after you were drowned”

”I shouldn't be drowned,” said Aleck, slowly and thoughtfully

”Be quiet--don't bother--I' up yonder; and so are you I say, Aleck, I' to be afraid that we shall never see the sunshi+ne again”

Aleck said nothing, but lay gazing sadly at the di to and fro of the great fronds of sea-wrack, till he shuddered once or twice and see it dark, but so, helpless sensation he had suffered from before In fact, it seerees produced a sensation of coolness that was , which had beencandle

Then Aleck ceased to think, but lay in the cool, soft darkness, till all at once he started up sitting and wondering

”Why, I've been asleep,” he said to himself ”Here, sailor”

”Yes; as that?”

”I don't know I see”

”Have you been asleep?”

”Yes; have you?”

”I think so,” said the hter this tiht,” said Aleck ”And, I say, I can s to be open at last?”

_Phee-ew_! came a low, plaintive whistle

”Hear that?” cried Aleck, wildly

”Yes, I heard it in ain It ull”

”No, no, no!” cried Aleck, wildly, his voice sounding cracked and broken fro joy that seeull, I tell you”

”No, no, no! It's Toer's whistle You listen now”

There was a dead silence in the cavern, save that both lads felt or heard the throbbing in their breasts

”I can't hear anything,” said the asped Aleck ”I can't--can't whistle now”

But hetips, idity, and produced a repetition of the same low, plaintive note that had reached their ears

Directly after, the whistle was repeated fro tones, the lads leaped to their feet, for, co the surface of the water, as if through so, there came the welcome sound: