The Search for the Silver City

rizon the sailors searched with their eyes in every

ace turned toward the bow, for the slightest carelessness might be fatal to all. "If th

?" Neal suggested, with a choking sob as he re

nty in the crowd who can handle the boats better than this one was handled, a

ailin' slower, they may now be near land that we passed in the night without knowin' it. T

on be makin' some place where there'll be a chance of stretchin' our legs. Overhaul the gru

d like to see him as could handle a little craft any better. Wit

replied with a laugh; "but don't lay it

reshened I made up my mind that the voyage was about ended; but here we are yet

small jar of pickles, after opening the tins with his sheath knife, and every one on board made

by noon," Jake said, after refusing to allow one of the seamen t

ought to be before we si

e yacht went down. That norther blew us a good way off our course, an' it's possible Mr. Walters might have made a mistake in d

's some comfort," one of the sailors replied, and then the thr

ion of affairs. The wind decreased until it was nothing more

r apology for a sail, and the boys were allowed to change th

e sleepers that the man at the helm might have assistance in case he should require it, and

water. Teddy would have talked with his friend regarding the prospects of reaching home within a re

and, in obedience to his previous orders, Jake was awa

ow if there was any change, an' there is. It looks to me as

ns of l

we're headin' for, is so low that we wouldn't

t the helm, and then the boys were advis

e, and won't stand so much

of the way, and both obeyed at once, Teddy sayi

ere coming through the ski

mplain," Neal replied philosophically; but at the same time it

ight of the wind since it was reasonable to suppose that each mile traversed carried them just so much nearer the la

mber did come upon them for a few moments at a time, it brought in its train dreams so distressin

ead of ten had passed when one of

land now it's because I ne

ng his eyes in the vain effort to

t must be somethin' more'n a cay

when the man spoke, and, ten minutes later, all saw with reasonable

was heard, and Jake s

ll, unless we plump her straight on, an' t

and work the oars; then you

instead of furling the canvas you c

he end of the wearisome journey seemed to be so near at hand and in a very short time th

he coast, and when they were thirty yards from a sho

e than folly to attempt to run i

better place?" one

e all along for a mile or

for it here. Let her go in on the swell, an' when the water shoals we can jump over to lighte

tell what a fellow might meet with, an' to be s

tempt regardless of his warnings, and afte

t any fuss; but the boys an' I will stay here till she strikes. That is a better plan than goin' over th

ch, of course, otherwise she'd be stov

n' so will I. Shall

began pulling vigorously at the oars w

but not before. Look out for the rocks, an

ult, and as he glanced ahead at the foaming waters in which it did not seem possible the l

n of the boat in order to be prepared when the most favorable time arrived, and, following Jake's examp

poised in mid-air for an instant, and as the vast body of water is d

at that moment he could think only of saving his own l

with the water dashing above the

with y

nd during several fearful seconds it was doubtful whether t

e, the attempt was successful, and as the wave receded the littl

ke shouted. "Work now as you never did b

the boat and the goods which had been brought from the Sea Dream were high upon the beach beyond reach o

ook around for the sailors, and Teddy cried as he

e are

waters several seconds be

se jagged rocks as they leaped from the boat or the

ll three have been

," and Jake ran along the shore hoping they might h

nd when five minutes passed th

did, there would have been little trouble to ge

rld so quickly, and when finally the fact stood out boldly without the slightes

rief, while Neal and Jake stood by his side in silence, for thi