Beadle's Dime Novels No. 87: On the Deep — page 73: what you’re looking at

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THE RACE. 75 league behind him, he stopped paddling, and, in the same manner as he had done before, strove to restore his fair charge to her senses, While thus engaged, he fancied that he heard the sound of oars. Turning his eyes in the direction,of the noise, he saw two boats speeding swiftly along, apparently in. chase of him. The foremost. of the two vessels was less than a league from the canoe, and the other about the same dis- tance astern of the leading boat. They had hitherto been scréened from his view by the schooner, which, having no man at the helm, had now swung off a couple of points. With an exclamation of surprise, the. islander seized his pad- dle, and, fixing his eyes upon the distant sail which was evidently approaching, he urged his light vessel argue the water with great rapidity. CHAPTER VIII. THE TRIPLE RACE. Buiocx and his little party succeeded in gaining the rocks | where the cutter had been. concealed. They found the boat lying exactly as they had left it, and, at length, after working pretty hard contrived to launch it. “ There!” eried the mate, as the boat splashed i in the ates. “ that: difficulty is exterminated at last. Jump, iu, my lads and let us no longer refrain. from eatine the spot where we left our two friends {” The men, ‘sprung to their himasts ard promptly. seizing their oars, soon pulled the vessel, inte the strait. , “ Now, then,” said Block, as he directed the cutter toward the spot where he had. left Grace and the captain, .“ every thing impends upon your exertions. The moon shines brightly; there’s every prospectus of our being seen. So pull iike thunderbolts, my lads.” The men laid back to their oars with a will, and in a short time the boat was. within twenty yards of the beach. Then the mate suddenly sprung to his feet..and ordered the crew to stop pulling.. They did so, and leaning forward Block comlichooks.com