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egan to blink like eyes. Night menaced the voyagers with a dangerous darkness, and fear

le," said the freckle

rs for a cigar," mu

ween the voyagers and a remnant of yellow sky. Shado

voices," said

was an awfully nice gi

and arms encase himself in his bathing-dress. The tall man was compelled to whistle and shiver. As night settled fin

min'," murmured

ress-suit for the hop to-morrow nig

forgotten heart-bells try to chime with a pure sound. The voyagers cringe

e," whispered t

c," remarked the tall m

ng at the red and green ligh

t leave us," assert

up shortly. I owe mon

hrum on an im

we will be rescued by some ship bound for the golden seas of the south. Then, you'll be up to some of your confounded devilment, and we'll get put off. They'll

ne. At a distance a great, green eye

other dance. As they wat

bed small yellow dots. The wanderers could hear a far-away creaking of unseen tackle and flap

n delivered

rop from the side of yon ship. Kind sailors in blue and white will help us into the boat and conduct our wasted frames to the quarter-deck, where the handsome, bearded ca

led maw. The two wanderers stood up and clasped hands. Then

emed to stri

up heavy articles and threw them down. They yelled more. Af

nting their song for help. Out in the blac

came t

o," i

heeks and began to shou

want?" sai

t suddenly down on the raft. Some pall came s

cellaneous information. He stamped his foot, a

ater. And now one voice was filled with a menace. A number of men with enormous limbs that

o clamour like a mob. The freckled man sa

e stern and drew a small boat from the shadows. Three giants clambered in and rowe

raft the boat stopped. "

ed. He drew vivid pictures, his twirlin

d the thr

eir hearts a mite of tenderness for the wet planks. Later, they

they m

ir faces. "Got any chewi

he tall man,

ines about his mouth were shaped into an eternal smile of d

that went up the wrong side of his chest and came down

schooner 'Mary Jones,' of N'

tall man, "deli

ilence. The giants were hover

ishment explod

e shouted, "wot th

its," said