"Didn't you ?" "Of course," assented Darrin rather reluctantly.
"And what became of the fleet!" Dave and Dan looked at each other before the former replied: "Oh, well, Hally, brace up! The ships searched for us a long time, and some launches were put out after us.

But they couldn't see our little heads above the big waves, and so----" "They've gone away and left us ?" queried Hallam, guessing at once.

"Now, fellows, I don't mind so much for myself, but it's fearful to think that I've dragged you into the same fate.

It's awful! Why couldn't you have left me to my fate ?" "Would you have done a thing like that ?" demanded Dave dryly.
"Oh, well, I suppose not, but--but--well, I wish I had been left to pay the price of my tomfoolery all alone.

It would have served me right.