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Updated: June 13, 2025
Scarcely fair, even when Summer lavished upon it her fairest smiles, there, no traces of beauty invited the weary pilgrim to tarry and rest within their refreshing shade; no garden, gay with flowers, rang with childish laughter, as the little ones plucked their fragrant blossoms; but rugged hills, frowning rocks, and desolate sand beaches, assumed the place of waving woods, smiling corn-fields, and blooming orchards; while for the melodious notes of woodland songsters, was heard the wild cry of the stormy petrel, or the shrill scream of the large sea-gull.
Just now he was listening in on 600, ready to pick up any message which might come from the boys on the seaplane. That the Stormy Petrel was a doomed aircraft he had not the least doubt. The only question which remained in his mind was whether the Kittlewake or some other craft would reach her in time to save the two reckless boys. Now and again as he listened he picked up a message from shore.
The petrel is a bird not much unlike a swallow, but smaller, and with a shorter tail. It is all over black, except a white spot on the rump. They fly sweeping like swallows, and very near the water. They are not so often seen in fair weather; being foul-weather birds, as our seamen call them, and presaging a storm when they come about a ship; who for that reason don't love to see them.
"Do you mean that you are going to have Julia come and live with us, be one of the family?" exclaimed Gilbert. "That is what I want to discuss," she replied. "You three are the family as well as I. Come in!" she called, for she heard the swift feet of the youngest petrel ascending the stairs. "Come in!
"Oh, no, don't," objected Belle. "I should always feel that we were going to be " "Whirlpooled?" finished Jack. "Better make her the Petrel, Cora, for two reasons. We bought it from Mr. Peters, and she can walk on the water like the old original sea-fowl. Just see how she does saunter along." "All right.
And on this eventful occasion she carried in her arms a parcel, the contents of which were unknown to all but ourselves. At length we reached the muddy shores of Logan's pond, where two score eager hands volunteered to assist the Petrel into her native element. Alas! that the reality never attains to the vision.
His description of the contents of the cave, together with the exhibition of the pearls and precious stones already secured, made a profound impression upon his hearers, who fully agreed with him that such vast possibilities of wealth were not to be lightly abandoned. How to secure it was, however, the question a question which Ned solved the moment he set eyes upon the Petrel.
And now, the details having been set down in order that what follows may be the better understood, we will come to that sultry Sunday morning, shortly after midnight, when the American fleet steamed along the coast toward the entrance to Manila Bay, the flag-ship Olympia leading, with the Baltimore, the Raleigh, the Petrel, the Concord, and the Boston following in the order named.
Only two more "legs," and the Petrel was still ahead! One was covered, with the Mischief so close that only those in the best position could tell which one led. "Steady, Hazel!" cautioned Cora. Straight as an arrow she directed the wheel. Then there was a splash from a nearby motor boat. A shout and screams! "Overboard!" yelled the frantic onlookers. "A child overboard!"
With the glass I saw a woman moving about, and milk-pans drying in the sun." "Why don't you send the boat?" "Stryker hasn't come back yet, and there is wind enough to carry the Petrel over and back again in half an hour." "Smith and I are going as commanding officers; and you will have a much better dinner for our exertions, no doubt," said Charlie.
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