Part 29 (1/2)

”Then hurry aboard There see on in these waters--perhaps a subet away in a hurry!”

The boats ca beach There was a little stretch of water between theh this the castaaded, and soon they were grasped by the sailors and helped in In the reaction of their worri, but their tears were those of joy

”Give way now, et back to the shi+p!”

The sea was noirling angrily, but the sailors, who had been in worse turmoils than this, rowed on steadily

”We feared you would not get here in tiht e caone to bed”

The young inventor realized by what a narrow in they had been rescued

”The island will soon sink,” predicted Mr Parker, as they reached the steamer, and boarded her Captain Valasquez, as in command, warmly welcomed the castaways

”We will hear your story later,” he said ”Just noant to get out of these dangerous waters”

He gave the order for full speed, and, as the CAMBARANIAN got under way, To on the deck, looked back at Earthquake Island

Suddenly there sounded a dull, ru report The whole ocean about the island seeantic shower of spray, a sound like an explosion, and when the waters subsided the island had sunk froo,” cried Mr Parker, triumphantly, but the horror of it all--the horror of the fate that would have been theirs had they reer--held the castaways du correctly predicted the destruction of the island was an ehty CAMBARANIAN and, had our friends been aboard the frail raft, they would surely have perished in the sea As it was, they were safe--saved by Toe

The steae, and the castaways told their story

Captain Valasquez refused to receive the large amount of money Mr

Hasbrook and Mr Jenks would have paid hiured that he had lost by the delay, which was not a great deal The castaere given the best aboard the shi+p, and their stories were listened to by the other passengers with bated breath

In due time they were landed in New York, and Mr and Mrs Nestor accos also acco to his home in Waterfield Later it was learned that the other boats frouests were all saved

Of course, as soon as our friends had been rescued by the steamer, the wireless operator aboard her, hoes to the relatives of the castaways, apprising them of their safety

And the joy of Mary Nestor, when she found that it was Toined As for our hero, well, he was glad too--for Mary's sake