The dose made him sicker yet, and nature came to his relief, and in a little while he felt better.
Tom behaved like a good nurse; he staid by his friend till he went to sleep, and then "turned in" upon a settee beneath his berth.

The boat pitched and tumbled about so in the heavy sea that Bobby did not sleep long, and when he woke he found Tom ready to assist him.

But our hero felt better, and entreated Tom to go to sleep again.

He made the best of his unpleasant situation.

Sleep was not to be wooed, and he tried to pass away the dreary hours in thinking of Riverdale and the dear ones there.