CHAPTER IV.
THE PRIVATEER'S RENDEZVOUS.
When morning broke the vessel that the privateer had been watching in the night was seen to be three miles directly ahead.

She was a large vessel, and for some time opinions differed as to whether she was a frigate or an Indiaman; but when it became quite light a patch or two in the canvas showed that she could not be a man-of-war, and all sail was at once crowded on to the privateer.

The other ship at once shook out more canvas, but half an hour sufficed to show that the privateer was much the faster vessel.

The stranger took in the extra canvas she had set, and continued her course as if altogether regardless of the privateer.
"They have made up their minds to fight," Jacques said to Ralph.

"Now he finds that he can't outsail us he has got on to easy working canvas.