In Greek Waters

time. Three times Mr. Beveridge with Zaimes went out for a day's sail, and Horace was pleased to see that his father really enjoyed it, talking but little, but sitting among some cushions Zaim

r afloat, and retained Tom B

shall get any sailing i

as it is in summer. The harbour is a safe one though it is so small, and I don't see any reason why she shouldn't be kept afloat. Of course we shall h

onstant sailing. He was now thoroughly at home in the boat, could steer without

how that chap does cook, and he seems downright to like it. Then you see I have got a first-rate crew. Dick is as good as a man now; I will say for the Greek, he is a good sailor as well as a good cook; and then you see you have

yed himself to the fullest of his capacity. During the holidays Horace did not see much of his father, who, quite content that the boy was enjoying himself, and gaining healt

ng in no hurry to move, he sat over breakfast longer than usual, talking to Zaimes of what had happened at home and in the village since he last went away. His father was absent, having gone up to town a week before, and Horace had, on his arr

rhead. The sea was covered with white breakers, and the roar of the surf, as it broke on the shore, could be heard even above the noise of the wind. Putting on his pea-jacket and high boots, he went down to the port. As it

om? It is a wil

. Glad to see you back again, M

t day of coming home. I have been looking forward to

lum at Exeter if they saw us getting ready to go out. Just look at the sea comi

Tom, though I suppose if we had been caugh

have that belief in the boat that I think she might weather it; b

om, if you were caugh

than we could lie under any sail. That is what they call a floating anchor. I never heard of a ship being hove-to that way; but I was out on boat service in the Indian Ocean when we were caught in a heavy blow, and the lieutenant who was in charge made us lash the mast and sails and oars together and heave them overboard, and we rode to

me difficulty, although they were standi

about hea

fere with her. You see most of them have got their sails and nets rolled up as fenders, but in spite of that they have been ripping and tearin

ned to the house. When luncheon was over he was just ab

lot of fishermen gathered on the cliff half a mile away to the right.

ou hear whether they thought

t it. I don't think they know

y, forming a bay some three miles across. A large barque was to be seen some two miles off shore. She was wallowing heavily

ng off, Tom? She ought to be able

could put more sail on her, but I expect her canvas is all old. You see her topsails are all in ribbons. Each of them seas heaves her

e much diffe

save a few of them if they lashed themselves to spars and her coops and such like. Deep as she is she would strike half a mile out if she went straight up the bay. The tide is nearly dead low, and in that case not a man will get ashore through that line of breakers

t them, Tom, and we have sailed

s. Springs are on now, and there ain't much above nine foot just now; and that craft draws two fathom and a half or thereabouts, o

is something t

e; but Lor' bless you, one just does it for the sake of doing something. One k

out, Tom? There would be plenty o

, sir; but they are all of one opinion; t

n't she, Tom? You have always

able sort of sea for a craft of her size, and it is a deal worse near sho

oticed that his tone was not so decided as when

got the best boat here on the coast. We have been out in some bad weather in her, and she has always behaved splendidly. I vote we try. She can fetch out

n his mind whether it would not be possible for the Surf to put out. He had himself an immense

of going in her, Mr. Horace?

. "You don't suppose that I would let the Surf

ver agree to that if

Besides, I can swim better than either you or Dick, and should have more chance of getting ashore if she went down; but I don't think she would go down. I am nearly sixteen now; and as my father isn'

UGGESTS

ing so to the others. They all say that it would be jus

he storm had been yesterday, and my father and I ha

he boat could go anywhere, and I believe she could, and I ain't going to

oing out in the Surf to try to save some of the me

ek said slowly; "but I don't k

re is some danger in it, but Tom thinks she can do it, and so do I. We can't stand here and se

sir, then

rdett, who was talking wit

if we can get them," the skipper sai

group of fish

bring some of those poor fellows ashore. Young Mr. Beveridge i

a minute, and then a

boat if I don't come back again. I am willing to try it with you, thou

er man said. "If my son Dick is going

e will go to pieces pretty near as soon as she strikes. So if we are going to do anything, there ain't no time to be lost. The rest

he port, followed by the whole of the fishermen. A

d rig it as a try-sail. Dick, you cut the lashings and get the main-sail off the

in by the fishermen, who crowded the wharf, every soul in the village having come down at the news that the Surf was going out. By this time holes had been made along the leach of

e try-sail and jib, and stand by to cast off the moorings as she gets weigh on her; I will take th

oke from the crowd on shore, followed by a dead silence. Sh

nk of the bulwark," Tom Burdett said; "we shall want

eavy sea-boots knocked out

this was done just as they reached the entrance

ipper cried. "Stand by to haul it in as

e caught her head and swept her half round. A moment later the wind in i

the helm told, and the Surf swept up into the wind. "Haul in the jib-sheet, Dick. That is enough; make it f

se tremendous waves, each of which seemed as if it must overwhelm her; but although the water poured in torrent

, shouted. "It will be better when we get a bit farther out.

Surf drew out

ing to come

re we try. Like enough she may miss stays in

Horace, you will have to go up to the other side when she is round. Get read

had gathered way on the other tack

s echoed the shout. In ten minutes they were far enough

will weather Ram's Head, and he will go ashore

small sail she carried the water was two feet up the lee planks of her deck, and she was deluged every time by th

-in-law. "Didn't I tell you she would stand a sea when you

could have lived in such a sea as this. You may brag about her as you l

were but a quarter of a mile astern of her when Horace exclaimed, "She has

t of the reef," Ben Harper said. "Now, ho

f, and there must be two fathoms where she is lying. We must run up under her lee close enough to chuck a rope on bo

Tom, or we shall get stove

ld not have gone alongside till they got rid of them

ndous force, sending cataracts of water over her weather gunwale and across her deck. Many of the seas broke b

urf about twice her own length from the wreck, and th

. There are two men with ropes sta

he mainmast isn't in the way; the mizzen may come out of her any m

under shelter of the weather bulwark a

reck!" a vo

rf swept round towards the ship, and her way carried her on until the e

was thrown right across the barque, whe

Marco and Ben. Tom left the tiller now and lowered the try-sail. By the time the hawser was fast on board, the Surf had drifted twice her ow

a sharp incline down to the deck of the Surf, and the crew, throwing their arms and legs round the hawsers, slid down without difficulty, the pressure of t

board?" he a

ave no pa

mfort. How ma

led by the falling mast, and three were washed overb

the yacht. The Surf's own hawser had been thrown off by him before he left, drawn in, an

as he took the helm again. "Slack the mizzen-sheet

make itself felt, her head gradually payed off. "Haul in the try-sail and jib-sheets. Let g

he was just beginning to part in the middle when I left.

r," Tom said, motioning to Horace.

! You would have come just the

"I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw your sail coming

men sit down as close as they can pack un

y were abreast of the port half the men went over to the other side, the helm was put up, and she rushed towards the shore dead before the wind. The extra weight on deck told on her now, and it need

sheets smartly," Tom shout

while Ben and Dick hauled in the mizzen-sheet. A moment later she was shooting along under the shelt

et some rum bottles out of the locker; I am pretty well frozen and these poor fellows

"We had no time to light the fire before starting,

out as soon as the yacht was moored,

e men here and get them some dry things, and put them up amongst us. We have done a big thing, sir, and t

captain? There is no one at home but myself

aying that he would rather see after his men and

sir, when I have seen e

t he got through, and, followed by Marco, ran up through the village to the house. Zaimes had been among the crowd assembled to

e," the Greek said as he entered the room.

to go, and told him so, and he had the choice w

me and told me. Then I should have gone too. How could I h

lame, Zaimes, as you knew nothing a

and I ran down like a madman, without even stopping to get a hat. Then I found that most of the men had gone up to the cliff to keep you in sight, and

off my feet two or three times. I almost thought that she was going down head-foremost

hing to be proud of. I am told very few of the fis

out the lower plank of the bulwarks on each side, so as to help her to free herself from water as it came on board

up, and Horace learned from him that she was

ff the shore easy enough; but, as you saw, she sagged to leeward a foot for every foot she went for'ard. I was part-owner in her, and I am not sorry she has gone. We tried to sell her last year, but they have been selling so many ships out of the navy that we could not get anything of a price for her; but as she was well insured, I shall get a handier craft next time

of cotton nothing was recovered. In the morning the captain and crew left Seaport, two hands remaining beh

e proud of you when I read the account. The money was well laid out on that yacht, my boy. I don't say that I didn't think so before, but I certainly think so now. However, directly I read it I wrote to the Lifeboat Society and told them that I would pay for a boat to be placed here. Then there will be

ishermen, not so much perhaps because it would enable them to go out to wrecks, as because any of t

g out in the yacht, seemed to have brought him nearer to the fishing people. There had before been absolutely nothing in common between them and the studious recluse, and even the Greeks, who had before been held in marked disfavour in th

ng home his father had again gone up to town, and remained there until after Horace had returned to Eton. He was, the lad observed, more abstracted even than usual, but was at the same time restless and unsettled. He looked eagerly for the post, and rec

following with interest the

ighting about something. From what I could understand of it, Ali Pasha of Janina has revolted against

ds within moderate bounds. This organization Ali Pasha set himself to work to weaken as soon as he came into power. He played off one party against the other-the Mussulmans against the Christians, the brigands against the armatoli, one powerful chief against another. He crushed the Suliots, who possessed a greater amount of independence, perhaps, than any of the other tribes, and who, it must be owned, were a scourge to all their neighbours. He took away all real power from the armatoli, crippled the Mussulman communities as well as wea

gh old scoundrel, I

ce. When it first became evident that matters would come to a struggle between him and the Porte he issued proclamations calling upon the Christ

he Albanians would be even w

en chosen by themselves. Therefore the pashas take good care not to bring trouble on themselves or the Porte by interfering with them so long as they pay their taxes, which are by no means excessive; while the Mussulman part of the population, having no protectors, are exposed to all sorts of exactions, which are limited only by the fear of driving them into insurrection. Still this rebellion of Ali Pasha has naturally excited hopes in the minds of the Greeks and their friends that some results may arise from