Boy Scouts in Southern Waters; Or, Spaniard's Treasure Chest

" cried Jack fr

away across the island!" cried Arnold fr

ry. "Excuse my French, but this is too much. If he's killed Tom

s orders could be obeyed, he seized the oars and pulled the boat with lusty strokes toward the beach,

wait their arrival at the scene of the campfire. Each one felt that he should have remai

white had appeared over the bows of the Fortuna, a great splash of water gave evidenc

ried Frank with a

hast at the thought of his chum venturi

y. Old Rowdy is on the job with both feet. He's going ashore

s more enthusiasm than caution, and he's apt to get rough. I wouldn't be surprise

nose of the rowboat

osition. Far across the sands the fleeing figure of the outlaw was being rapidly overtaken by the enraged bul

m?" queried Jack

d himself. "That is," he continued, "I don't know just what happened. I heard you

ave landed a sweeping kick just where the

rry. "If you can shut your teeth all r

n. A grimace stole over his countenance

n't it?" solicito

t I can shut the front teeth, but the back ones don't seem

pathy the boys could

gether your back ones meet," Jack assured

mains!" Harry tried to put in, but he

perate and I'm afraid of him," he whispered as they helped Tom t

d. "I'll bet Rowdy has eaten him up body,

sphere down here. This is the old region infested by Captain Kidd and his buccaneer

st now," stoutly declared Harry. "He's had

at's easy in this sand. See, here they go

when he hit me or kicked me I must have closed on the trigger and started the thing

was slightly in the lead. "Here he is, an

s walking about the prostrate form, occasionally stepping in and taking a nip at an arm or a leg. Wyckoff,

rthy to regain his feet, "You 'bout face and back to the campfire on the double quick. It's getting to

d along beside the outlaw with a satisfied air. Now and again he would look up at Wyckoff's face and then make as if to take a bite of the man's leg. At s

rrived at the fire, "did you see anything

p my mind to try to drag it to the water and row to the mainland if no one came soon, bu

I wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea to ask Mr. Wyckoff to drag the boat to the water for us. He's been

he one we brought from Mobile and gave to that other fellow,--w

Sneakodorus Mader

m his boss," asserted Tom. "Did you know your hired man stole ou

ut he is not hired by me. I don't know what you mean about

en. You just ask him when you see him aga

ed Jack. "Mr. Wyckoff seems to be jus

arently sound and whole. By some curious freak of the storm it had been gently deposited there and left to rest while great ships had been sorely wrenched and even wrecked. The boys lost no time in

for five. I'm glad I didn't tackle it al

hen we'll leave Wyckoff here!" suggested Tom in an aside to Jack. "I think we'd bett

icked you like th

. "A Boy Scout nev

's in a hearty grip. "Those sentiments make me glad that you ar

to the mainland. The afternoon was well spent and the boys w

pancakes in the kitchenette when the boy

hoist the steel rowboat into her chocks and lash her fast. The s

under the excitement of the moment. "I see the oar we tied onto

e rowboat was slung into place and made secure, and nothing remai

m the deck of the Fortuna; "do you want s

buse was the o

ic my little dog ont

k. "Take him some grub and throw it onto the beach. Then be quick

th some canned beans,

here they could easily be recovered by the outlaw. He whistled to Rowdy, who came

d had started the engines and the Fortuna pointed her nos

him about the Fortuna. He exclaimed over the conveniences

re you've the gasoline and electric coils. Electric lights and

ace?" inquired

is put in on top and lighted and the draft comes up through a hole in the side. The natives and negroes down h

ampfire," suggested Harry. "I'll wager he

g about on the beach wildly. He was waving his arms in an evident e

came a faint hai

ward the switchboard. His lips were tightly closed. Again th

ys could see the bullet ricochet from wav

ed. Glass tinkled. J