Part 2 (1/2)

The latter just at present had his hands full The storale The sail threatened to split into ribbons, and the gunas constantly under water as the _Ariel_ plunged along Lester's ainst the heavy waves that seemed bound to disable it

His face was set and worried, as he glanced alternately at sea and sky

He see a question that bothered him At last he reached a decision

”It's no use,” he said as he jaed the course of the _Ariel_ ”We'll never make Bartanet Shoals with the wind as it is now We'd have to do tooup into the wind”

”What will you do then?” inquired Fred anxiously

”We'll make for a cove I know of, where we can wait till the storm is over,” answered Lester ”And we'll have to do sooes for a run before the wind”

CHAPTER III

A WELCOME REFUGE

The change of course had not been effected without shi+pping a considerable a for a moment in the wind

Bill and Teddy bailed desperately, and an instant later the _Ariel_ was heading in a new direction The wind now, instead of striking her sail at an angle, was following directly over the stern, and the little craft fairly flew The power of the wind le, and Bill and Teddy had to cli

It was perilous sailing, but the bite of the salt spray on their cheeks and the swift pace at which they were ht have been four young Vikings out on a voyage of discovery, as they faced and dared the storh the water!” exclaimed Lester ”Isn't she a beauty?”

”You bet she is!” responded Teddy with enthusiaset so fond of their boats that they'd rather go doith theot so far as that,” laughed Lester ”But I' the _Ariel_ as you boys would if you lost Star and Colonel”

”You'd feel ht of the horses that he and Fred had brought with them from the West

At this moment, his attention was attracted by a movement on the part of the boy they had rescued They had sheltered him as much they could, but they could not prevent an occasional dash of spray fro This tience, and it was clear that he had largely recovered from the effect of his immersion

Teddy bent over toward hi?” he asked with a friendly smile

”Better,” was the response in a faint voice ”I can't re wave threw you overboard,” broke in Bill ”We happened to be cruising near by, and we picked you up”

”I guess Iwhen I went over,”

said the stranger ”I don't re that happened while I was in the water Did I swi a little,” said Teddy, ”but I guess it was ot to you

But you'd better not talk anyI hope, and then we'll tell you all about it”

”There's the shore now,” called out Bill in accents of relief, as he pointed to a long dark line ahead of theht it seemed to be sandy and level, but a little to the left there was a rocky elevation, against which the waves broke with a thunderous roar, sending back sheets of crested foam

The boat kept on with unslackened speed and the boys grew soht But that uneasiness became consternation, when Lester with a quick twist of the tiller headed the _Ariel_ straight toward two immense rocks that seemed to stand out as sentinels on the coast