Octavia's Pride; or, The Missing Witness — page 114: what you’re looking at

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104 OCTAVIA’'S PRIDE. The mate looked rather surprised, but answered. care- lessly: ~ “T have been ashore at Trinidad. It is pretty difficult making a landing except the water is very smooth. We can get some glorious turtle, and wild hogs are in the underbrush:of the wooded parts. If you did not care for the delay, we might make quite an addition to the larder.” The captain saw that he was rather astonished, never- theless. “The voyage is spoilt now,” he said, testily. ‘‘ We sha’n’t make our time, and it is as well to be hung for a good deal as a little.” And so the order was given to bear down to the iatdid. As they neared its shores Captain Lo’s secret shame and discomfiture before his subordinates were suddenly dis- persed. They saw a great smoke rising from the highest cliff, and their own flag reversed fluttering from a tree called for a countryman’s help. As soon as this discovery was made, there was sreat excitement on the Sea Foam’s deck, and the shore was closely scrutinized by the aid of their. most powerful ' glass. ‘‘There is a group of men watching us,” cried out the mate. ‘Some ship has been wrecked, and a boat of them have reached the island.” Captain Lo brightened up. ‘“Give them a signal to show that we understand. Now of course we must stop at the island. They lay off the island that afternoon before nightfall, but did not deem it prudent to attempt to make.a land- ing until morning. A boat load of the steadiest hands were ready the mo- ment the sun illuminated the scene, ‘and the ship- ‘comicbooks.co 4 =f i | Trae 2 pit q