The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island

Caribbean, and after they had changed their clothes they went on deck to assure their sch

ut 'shark!' a little too quick, for I nearly went to pieces. It ma

oung fellow's wisdom, an

know I do a good many fool things. Y

the younger boy. "The person who shouted 'shark,' is one of the sort who yell 'fire' at

it," said Billy, smiling. "You get the r

so now and stuck close to the older boy on all occasions

ing for you. I am going to speak to my father about you. It is a bit of a j

w and then," returned Jack, smiling at the other boy's earnes

is last thing for me, saving my life, that's what it was, I think my father would like to do something for you, help you through your schooling or something like that. Of cour

ever mind about that. One of the sailors, Bucephalus, any one, in fact, could have done

. That's nonsense about your pitching me overboard. I heard some of them talking of it. Why, you were not there. I was on the quarter deck

s, "and spoke about warning you that it was dangerous. In fact, he was

e," said young Smith. "That's what makes

ink I think of others,

ys had some one to think for you," said Jess

d Percival a few minutes later when the two happened to be alo

ow I can stop him. I could not help doing what I did, but you wo

It is nothing that you could have done something if you don't do it. Well, you d

ttle air stirring so that the boys were glad to seek the shelter of the awnings spre

ed the awnings taken down, and told t

d on the horizon, spread with startling rapidity until it covered the entire heavens, and then from it shot out a fi

of course, had no use for sails,

ty and the propellers were now high out of water and now b

bout in such a blow and with such great waves dashing agains

in darkness, and some of the officers moved about among them telling them that this was

ounds that might well terrify anyone, and the older boys tried to reassure the younger ones that it would be over in a short time, and that they would soon be sailing on smooth seas

n dreadfully, predicting all sorts of dreadful things, and declared that they we

e a man, and although he was frightened, as any one might be, and no shame to him, did not give way to his fright, but said very wisely that h

were going they could not guess either as they had come from an unexpected quarter, and so sudd

hat all was dark outside with an occasional vivid flash of lightning, these coming le

as if they had been struck by a great wave, then a sudden upheaving as if they were mounting to the sky, then anot

essel seemed to be at anchor, a

truck on a rock, are we sinkin

if what the boys feared had really happened, and presen

we are is another story. In some landlocked bay, appare

weren't we, Officer?" asked

strike hard. Lucky for us that we happened to be going ahead of

e not struck a rock or anything

o deeper water, but as far as we can tell now we are safe enough. Whe

ck, the yacht being now almost motionless, the waves just lapping their sides, and

cked bay with a white beach in front of them, beyond that a thick grove of palms of various kinds, green hills o

nd the greater part of the boys were charmed by it, making many e

ose they will locate it to-morrow, and perhaps some on

"Perhaps there are no people on it. Not all of these lit

merican coast. Some one will know after a bit, doubtl

the two boys were standing, and Jack

h a gait that it was impossible to tell where we were going or at what rate. We will probably locate ourse

deal in that, sir