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"Dar, de shoes am on" said Dinah,
cleefully. Now, try en- walk to de fiah,
where Untilla's got somethin' to eat.
Dinah gave him her hand, and he
grasped 1t in affection, rather than with
any thought of wanting its support.
He was stiff and sore, and when he
gained his feet, he staggered, and woulc
have fallen, had not a 1.-the, strong form
sprang to his side, and thrown one arm
about him.
"Untilla," he whispered. God bless
you, Untillal"
They led him over near the fire, and
made him sit down, with his back to
tree.
Where are the rest?" he asked,
glancing about him, with an EXPRESSION
half-awe, half-wonder, on his handsome
face. Am I the sole SURVIVOR How
did get here?"
Wait, honey, en- arter bit I'll tole
We. But now I'll say dat de Fader OF de
Ian en- water, en- Of all de worls, de
Fader dat save ye from de waves in de
pas, hez now saved ye from de chief
OF de Montauks," said Dinah, standing
behind him, and smoothing back his
curly brown hair. She had often stroked
it when it hung in golden ringlets to his
shoulders, in the days beyond his mem
ory, in that other Long Island that was
his home.
The Wanderer is wrecked" he said
looking appealingly at Untilla, who was
tanning him with a bunch OF graceful
ferns.
Not that; wait and we will tell you,'
said Untilla.
But how did I come here? Speak,
am strong enough to hear; or, If you
have aught to communicate, that you
think would unnerve me at this time,
let me assure you that my anxiety to
hear it frets me more keenly than any
thing you can say"
I'll tell ye: but mebbe fust it'd be
mo- bettah ef ye was to tell us all ye
kin rekmimba bah sense ye lef' Sag Har-
Dor on dat Ship" said Dinah, squatting
on the ground, where his eyes could
rest on her.
Captain Denham stroked his fore
head, and briefly recounted everything,
up to the breaking OF the rudder chaiu
and his going to sleep.
"Fn dat's all ye know?"
That all, Dinah.
Den ye mus hev bin sleepln nigh
goin' on to six days.
What" he exclaimed.
"Ot co-az we does not know; but I'll
tell We wot me en- Untilla does know,
fob we've been watchin' foh dat ship to
come back, and I never 'spected she'd
bring Ralph Den am back to land"
Then, with great precision, Dinah
told all she knew, but she prefaced her
4o1 70 M procpnf nv tQ1linn
Ralph the story of his early life, sub
stituting, with nice art, another name,
and somewhat dissimilar conditions.
With rare skill, she told OF the part
Fox played, and how Uncas was to com
plete his work.
Without disclosing her own sources
Of information-he could imagine them
she told of everything that had tran
spired among the Montauks and al
Sag Harbor, in which he could have in.
terest, up to the last night.
And you say letter is said to have
been sent by me from New York to Sag
Harbor, telling Mr.. Hedges to turn over
the command OF the Sea Hawk to this
MANI" asked Ralph, still pressing his
Dyes, as If determined, by will-power,
10 dispel an illusion.
Dat Is wot I say. en- de Wandrahs
BOW at Sag Harbor.
My God, the mau's name can't be
Fox"
En- it ain't," chuckled Dinah. His
names Captain William Kidd.
Captain Kidd"
Ralph Denham's eyes flashed like
FIRE, and, with an energy that was mirac-
ulous, he leaped to his feet.
Oats de man; know i'm.
With .ut needing Dinah's words, Ralph
Denham raised his clenched hands ABOVE
his head and cried out:
"Oh, have been a blind fool. Why
did ! not act on my suspicious, and not
from the promptings of my heart? 1
dreaded the man, and yet had no
proof. must away at once. The Sea
Hawk, my honor, must he saved, or /
die in the attempt"
He would have dashed off through
the woods at once, but untilla raised
her hands before him and he stopped,
with his head bowed.
Il have boat and strong rowers
awaiting you beyond the cliff. Come
with US, and before the sun has been
| down an hour you shall be in Sag Har-
bor."
En- Uncas II see a ghost. Ha, ha,
Wait, honey; de ind amt yet"
Under the cliffs, about mile from
this point, they found canoe awaiting
them, manned by Six powerful Montauk
| rowers. into this Ralph Denham got,
and Dinah and Urtilla followed.