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"His boat goes very fast; she is light too, and he has her well in hand," Tom remarked critically as the Osprey drew nearer, skimming the waves as airily and swiftly as any bird. Yelholme, to which reference had been made, lay near the course Yaspard was on.
The "matter" became plain to his vision next moment in the form of Signy, who flew into his arms crying, "Oh, uncle, dear, dear uncle! I am so thankful to be here again. I was lost, and nearly died; and poor Yaspard was left on Yelholme." "Bless the child!" he gasped; "what on earth is she saying? Yaspard! do you know it is midnight? What is Why, Mr. Garson! what what!" For once in his life Mr.
His boat, being smaller and lighter than the Laulie, could venture much nearer a skerry or holme. He resolved to run straight for Yelholme. He knew that the other boat would do likewise, but approaching from another point, would be obliged to lower sail and trust to the oars. He hoped he could keep "on wing," and round the holme in safety before the Laulie had got on the same course.
He moved his helm so as to bring the boat nearer Yelholme than his course; and very soon they discovered that the "something white" was really a human being. "It's a man; and he must be hurt, for he is lying on his side waving to us. He would stand up if he could," Yaspard cried. "Oh, poor creature! We must save him," said Signy.
And then, in the moment of supreme agony, Yaspard did what Signy had been doing all the time. He flung himself on his knees and lifted up his heart to God. The positions of the two on Yelholme were reversed, and it became the man's part to speak words of comfort. "There are plenty of boats about must be in these parts, my lad," he said, "and some one will see your skiff.
"Oh, Mootie, what a little goose you are! I couldn't keep a feud going to save my life. I can fight! I dare say, if that chap is much about, I shall knock him down if he cheeks me, but we will shake hands on the spot every time, you bet! I a feud! No, Signy, I am not a fool just yet; though if I had stayed much longer on Yelholme, I'd have lost the little wit I now possess."
Holtum had very keen vision, and very soon he said in agitated tones, "Fred, lad, it is very like the boy Yaspard; and I don't see any boat about." "It certainly is Yaspard, with no jacket on, and a man beside him. Whatever can have happened?" The boat went straight for Yelholme, and as she reached it the Doctor called out, "My dear boy, what has happened to you?"
"I wish, though, that we could just beg for the seal, and settle it nicely," said Signy. "Not a bit of good; that would make more fuss still, and unsettle everything, and I'd lose my fun." The Osprey was not far from Yelholme by that time, and Yaspard, pointing to the little isle, said, "It was that old rock with the green nightcap that caused my capture."
We may be sure that the Laulie's crew watched our hero's movements with quite as much interest as he noted theirs, and when his battle-flag was seen they shouted for joy. "He knows what we are up to. He has challenged us," Harry Mitchell exclaimed with great satisfaction. "Now, boys, we've got to nail him before he passes Yelholme."
The steady current flowing past the point of Yelholme had borne them in safety beyond all dangerous rocks until nearing that ugly group, and when they noted the direction in which they were then drifting their hearts sank. Fred sat white and stern, looking at the black rocks round which the ocean seethed white, and Yaspard wondered what he meant to do. He did not have much time to wonder.
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