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pair of us not to try to escape from the

pair of us not to try to escape from the
cave
80 You have, sir" was the reply,
"and you couldn' help doing that same
either, hut YOU haven't given no word
not to intesfere in any hanhy panky
games against the ketch. We'd best lie
low for the present and keep our eyes
and our ears open to find out what the
devlment is that they re after. "
During the rest of the afternoon, till
nightfall, there was no further move on
the part of the negroes. They gave
their prisoners food and then went back
to their niche and went to sleep; at
least some of them slept, if SHORES were
to he taken as "A proof of sleep. but the
prisoners made no doubt that there
was at least one pair of eyes walseful
enough to have squinted along a gun
barrel if they had attempted bolt.
The green light dimmed as the SIN
neared the water on the opposite side Of
the island and before long the cave
was in complete darkness. Still no signs
were given of an intended move. and
the snorers slept on undisturbed.
About an hour after sunset, however,
a voice was heard bidding the prisoners
stir their stumps and, looking mp, they
saw the meager form Of the tall negro
standing at the angle Of the cave with
a ships lantern in his skinny hand.
where are we to go tor asked
Guthrie.
'Come along with me, and you II
see, said the man. "And tell your
mates to come too. cant din any
sense into the fat one -
AS the negro had the butt of a pistol
sticking from a side pocket of his loose
cotton coat, the Enrekas people recog-
niaed that for the present they must do
hoped, would come later
"This way, said the tall man as he
led them to where a whaleboat Law
snugly hidden in "A natural dock of the
stone His three subordinates followed
behind the prisoners hanging closely
on their heels, with sheath knives drawn
suggcstively round to their hips in
readiness for instant use.
The whole party boarded the whale
boat, which was then punted out of the
cave
When they reached the lagoon, as the
wind was fair for the direction in
which they wanted to go the leader
had the mast shipped and "A lug hoisted,
and away she went free They coasted
along the eastern shores of Piper's cay,
and then, threading n few reef chan
nels, hauled their wind somewhat and
bore up to another island Of slightly
smaller size that lay about a mile
away 1t was another of the group of
three to which Piper's cay belonged
Toward this the leader steercd her in
through some intricate navigation CON
fidently enough though one or two
nice bits of handling were required, and
more than once couple of oars had to
be got out TO lceward to make her look
Mp tc it, But at last she ran in straight
toward the land, rounded point and
opened ont just such another harbor as
that which held the Eureka at the is
land which they had left
Guthrie gave "A cry Of establishment,
for there before them, with her spars
and rigging traced in strong black lines
against the sky, lay large schooner. a
beautiful fairy ship she looked in the
soft moonlight, but if she were so she
had surely changed hands recently, for
the four negroes, at any rate, did not
belong to the number of the good spir-
its.