No other boats are allowed to exist on the island, in order to prevent the escape of convicts.

The boat we possess is really a badly-constructed catamaran, without a sail, and minus the out-rigger which alone renders it safe for the shortest voyage." "Wy didn't you say that sooner, mister ?" put in Coke.

"If some of these jokers knew wot sort of craft it was, mebbe it wouldn't 'ave needed a shove in the stommick to bring Hans Olsen to heel." "I am sorry," said De Sylva.

"You see, I realized the utter folly of trying to escape in that fashion." The two men looked each other squarely in the eye.

The ex-President of a great republic and the master of a worn-out tramp steamer were both born leaders of men.