CHAPTER XI.
"Isle Aktok."-- A Sea-Horse and a Sea-Horse Hunt .-- In High Spirits .-- Sudden Interruption of the Hunt .-- A Heavy Gun .-- The Race to the Ledge-Tops .-- Too Late .-- A Disheartening Spectacle .-- Surprised by the Company's Ship .-- The Schooner in Peril .-- Capt.

Mazard bravely waits .-- The Flight of "The Curlew" amid a Shower of Balls .-- The Chase .-- Left on the Islet .-- A Gloomy Prospect.--"What shall we have for Grub to _ate_ ?"-- Wild-Geese .-- Egging.--"Boom!"-- A Sea-Horse Fire 200.