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"Where's the dingey, Peterson?" I called, as he ca in," said he; and forsooth that water-rat, Willy,of it than any of us, and calmly helped us now to haul

the heavy motor skiff up the beach, a few feet at a time as the waves

thrust it forward

"Thank God!" I heard Helena exclaim "Oh, thank God! We're safe, we're

all safe, after all"

I looked at roup for a tiether Peterson, Williams, Willy--all the crew,

yes Auntie Lucinda and the woman who had called me a coward--the two

captives, yes, Jean Lafitte and Henri L'Olonnois and myself, Black

Bart--all the ship's owners What lacked? For athat so

"Willy," said I at last, "where's John, the cook?"

"Why, I don't know," said Willy "Didn't he come with you?"