cliffs that would give him a chance to climb out of his fell pursuers' reach. At last, with a thrill

rate which meant his soon being overtaken, a

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, and kept steadily on, until well-nigh spent he won his race for life by so scanty a margin that the

and it did not lead far; but, about twenty feet from the ground, he found a sort

moss-covered rock. "Anither ten yards and he'd have had his tusks into

amily were evidently determined to invest the place, Donal

rink he would not have greatly minded. But the pangs of hunger, and especially of thirst, took possession of him, and he had a wretched

, and set off to find his ship. By a lucky chance, after a couple of hours' vain wander

s pantomime he got into their heads the two facts, that he want

then, by keeping them company, he came in due time to where the welcome sight of the Bonnie Scotland gladdened his eyes. On his retu

and thereafter he had to endure many a joke

Scotland pursued her way westward through storm and {50} calm until the drawing near of the

is ambition to be the first among the passengers to sight the land. Mr. Paterson, whose kindly interest in the boy had incr

dreaded Sargasso Sea her onward progress was checked for ma

er they had been apparently motionless for several days. "We're bound to stay

nature of a hurricane struck the Bonnie Scotland, and she scudded helplessly before it under bare poles for a

, and the following morning Donalblane, who had taken to the mast as soon as he had

land! I can see

ook-out at the bow con

e moment their mutual animosities which had abounded during the long v

anded Donalblane a bright new coin. "You've earned it we

tiful gold piece should not be hastily spent, but that he would keep it

hat the passengers besought the captain to make a landing in one of the tempting coves, so that they might have a run on shore, and probably get some fruit. But he was

the lovely islands astern, and out of sight as sh

which he had command. Now, as the end of the voyage drew near, and the seas seemed kind, he cracked on all the sail

he sea had been traversed when

ho! Sa

oared the capta

wards us," was the response

for granted that this was one of the other ships from which they had long parted c

Sutherland to Donalblane. "It would be something to boast of consideri

onded Donalblane. "Maybe it winna

inch of canvas her sticks could carry being spread, the other ship gain

kept his own counsel, and those who noticed supposed he was simp

s one, came fully into view, and everybody on board saw that it not only was not one of the five

they buccaneers," growled the captain; "and if ye're

ranged alongside at that moment, the Bonnie Scotland would have proved an easy prey. But there was one man on board equal to the emergency. William Paterson had been shamefully treated by his associates, his advice flou

, steadily spoken. "There can be no question of surre