Frank and Andy Afloat / Or, The Cave on the Island

Frank?" questione

answer. "Ease her off a little

g?" demanded t

st manage to keep afloat. Put in a little closer. We've pas

here very often. It's too dangerous, even

ailboat well in hand and were managing her skillf

he's under!" yelled Andy,

tered Frank. "

he tumult of waters Then

He's a plucky one. W

any closer or I'll have a h

the poor fellow.

y. "See, the fire on the m

blew it out. The boat floats

arther we could throw him a line. Hey there!" he called to the lad, "we'r

d waved his one good arm to show that he had heard. Th

. "I'm going to save him. He

the sail so that she was now riding the waves compara

, the unfortunate lad aga

ess," spoke Andy, and there was a

fairly yelled Frank. "I'm

bjected his brother. "There'll

lad. He began to take off his shoes, an

cried Andy. "Y

"I can't stand by and see a lad drown

forward in the port

and get a good hold on him. Then it will be up to you to pull us both in, if I can't swim w

im determination. "The boat will ride all right out here

ll. S

aking, no less than did Andy. They stood on the heaving, sloping de

wave to you," ordered the older lad,

nswered Andy,

board. He disappeared beneath the green waves with their crests of foam, and for a moment Andy anxiously watched for

mured Andy, admiringly. "If an

n, his feet planted firmly in the cockpit, while he payed out the rope, one e

e in his eyes, and the bobbing waves which now and then hid the wounded lad from sight, had confused Frank. The

to blow hard, and the Gull was drifting nearer the rocks, yet Andy dared n

ater. Then he caught a glimpse of his brother on the crest of a wave. The nex

im! Tread water and sa

red one. The boy

e signal which his brother gave an instant later. Frank was on his guard lest the youth he was rescuing might clasp him in a death grip. But

same time, but he did it somehow-how he never could really tell afterward. But he had somet

ut it that life could never have been saved, for the waves were running

almost unconscious burden w

up?" asked the

o," was the

a minute now. You'l

y Andy hauled in, until his brothe

ad saved. With a strong heave Andy got him over the side. He slumped down into the cockpit, u

"Mind your helm! We're dr

yelled his brother in reply, as he sprang

ll his strength Andy forced over the tiller, for the wind was strong on the sail, and the waves were running

g sound, and the little craf

blanched face he looked up from where he was kneeling over the