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Shortly before Yaspard and Signy left Collaster on that unfortunate expedition, the young Laird of Lunda was called from the Ha' to interview some shipwrecked men who had been found by a haaf-boat on one of the sound skerries. Arab soon carried Fred to the extreme point of his island, where the men were hospitably lodged by some fisher folk.

They did as Svein Holtum had shown them how, and tearing the cover from a pocket-book, tied it securely to Thor's leg. To make assurance doubly sure, a duplicate was fixed around his neck. Yaspard wrote on these boards "Captured on the high seas; taken in chains to Collaster. Then he tossed Thor up from his hand, crying, "Shoo! off with you! Home now!"

I ought to have mentioned before that the Harrison boys had gone with Gloy to see his mother, and had been directed to return in their own boat to Boden before night; so when the Holtums, with their guest and the Viking, returned to Collaster at dayset, they were just in time to see James Harrison's boat disappear round the Head of Collaster.

"'Captured on the high seas; taken in chains to Collaster. THE VIKING," Mr. Adiesen read with impressive solemnity; and Miss Osla, scarcely understanding what was the state of the case, or whether her brother was joking, or the reverse, exclaimed "Dear, dear! whatever has he been about now? He is the very strangest boy. To Collaster! in chains! What a foolish, foolish boy!

If you had asked Fred Garson to safeguard the Viking, we would not have meddled with him." "And poor brodhor," Signy exclaimed, "would not have been enjoying himself at Collaster!" "I think," said Uncle Brüs suddenly, "that Yaspard has met Vikings as mad as himself. Now, Master Tom, can you tell how he is going to recover his liberty and his boat 'captured on the high seas, eh?"

In the afternoon just twenty-four hours after the Osprey had sailed from the voe of Collaster with a happy brother and sister aboard of her Fred and Yaspard put off in a small boat, very like our Viking's bark in size and build. They sailed straight for Yelholme. By that time Fred explained what his plan was, and Yaspard became much excited over it, hoping everything from its peril and ingenuity.

"I'll go, and I'll take the rest of us with me." After dinner the Doctor said, "You have a Lunda boat here; and I must be at Collaster this afternoon, but I don't want to hurry Fred. Perhaps some of the boys will take me home and return for him." But Fred required to go home too, so it was settled that the whole Lunda party were to depart together.

He must have been interfering with some of those young Mitchells. Of course Mr. Garson has nothing to do with his nonsense!" Mr. Adiesen had walked out of the room long before she stopped; and her bewilderment was much increased by Signy saying delightedly "Captured! and taken to Collaster! Oh, how pleased brodhor must be!"

"Signy wouldn't be afraid if she were left floating in mid-ocean on a plank with me," Signy's brother made answer. So the Laulie did not go farther than the Head of Collaster, but took the way to Westervoe when the Osprey set her face to Boden.

Send Thor with a message tied to his leg. That was what Svein did once, when he was hurt and in Vega. Crawbie had gone after him; and he carved two words on the cover of his pocket-book, tied it to Crawbie, and Crawbie went to Collaster with it." "Splendid! Yes, the very thing!" the others cried.