 they
rowed out from the cove. There was not a breath of wind. Bertie
volunteered to take the first watch, the mate was to take the next.

Harry was not sorry to turn in. He had had but little sleep for the
past week. Everything had seemed to be going well, but at any moment
there might be some hitch in the arrangements, and he had been anxious
and excited. Wrapping himself in his poncho he lay down in the stern of
the boat and slept soundly until morning.

"I have had a sleep," he said on waking. "I have slept longer to-night
than I have done for the past fortnight. Now I will take the helm. How
fast have we been moving?"

"We have not gone many miles, and if what tide there is hadn't been
with us we should not have moved at all, for the sails have not been
full all night. A breeze only sprang up an hour ago, and we are not
moving through the water now at more than a knot and a half; but I
think it is freshening."

"I hope it is," Harry said. "It is not often that we have a dead calm;
but if it doesn't spring up we shall have to row. With two tons and a
half of stuff on board it is as much as we can do to move two knots an
hour through the water."

"All right, sir! when you think it is time to begin, stir me up."

In half an hour the breeze had increased so much that the boat was
running along three knots an hour. By eight o'clock she was doing a
knot better. So she ran along till, at four o'clock in the afternoon,
the wind died away again, and they could just see the masts of the
ships at Callao in the distance.

"I should think that we are about fifteen miles off," Harry said.

"About that," Bertie replied. "We had better get our oars and help her
along, she is not going much more than a knot through the water an
hour."

They got out the oars and set to work. Occasionally a puff of wind gave
them a little assistance, but it was one o'clock before they arrived
alongside the _London_.


they 
 rowed out from the cove. There was not a breath of wind. Bertie 
 volunteer to consume the first watch, the mate was to assume the next. 

 Harry was not sorry to plow in. He had have but little rest for the 
 past workweek. Everything had seemed to be going well, but at any consequence 
 there might be some hitch in the arrangements, and he had been anxious 
 and excited. envelop himself in his poncho he lay down in the stern of 
 the boat and slept soundly until good morning. 

 " I have had a sleep, " he said on waking. " I have sleep longer to - night 
 than I have done for the past fortnight. Now I will take the helm. How 
 fast have we been travel? " 

 " We have not gone many miles, and if what tide there is hadn't been 
 with us we should not have moved at all, for the sail have not been 
 full all night. A breeze only sprang up an hour ago, and we are not 
 moving through the water now at more than a knot and a half; but I 
 think it is freshening. " 

 " I hope it is, " Harry said. " It is not often that we have a dead calm; 
 but if it doesn't jump up we shall have to row. With two tons and a 
 one-half of material on board it is as much as we can do to go two knot an 
 hour through the water. " 

 " All justly, sir! when you think it is time to begin, stir me up. " 

 In half an hour the breeze had increased then much that the boat was 
 running along three knots an hour. By eight o'clock she was serve a 
 nautical mile better. So she ran along till, at four o'clock in the afternoon, 
 the wind die away again, and they could just see the mast of the 
 ships at Callao in the distance. 

 " I should think that we are about fifteen miles away, " Harry said. 

 " About that, " Bertie replied. " We had better get our oars and help oneself her 
 along, she is not going a lot more than a knot through the water an 
 hour. " 

 They got out the oars and typeset to work. Occasionally a puff of wind gave 
 them a little aid, but it was one o'clock before they arrived 
 alongside the _ London _.
 thfy
rowed out from the covt. There was not a breath of wihd. Bertid
volunteered to take the firdt watcy, the mate was to take the next.

Jarry waw nou sorry to turn ii. He had had bhb litclx sleep for the
kast week. Evarything had saeoeb to be going well, but at any moment
ehere mogjt be some hitsh im the arrangements, and he had been anxikus
and txcited. Wrapping homself in his poncho he laj doan in the stern of
hhe boat ane slqpt soundly uvtil morning.

"I have had a sleep," he said on waking. "I haxe slzpt longer jo-hihvt
than I hate donv for the pasb fortnhght. Noe I will take bhe hxlm. Yow
fast have we been koving?"

"We have not done many mnles, and if what tide tyere hs hddn't veev
wiuh ns se shokld not have joved at alo, for the sails havt njn been
full alm nighe. W breeze only sprang up an hour ago, and we are not
moving through rhe water now at more than a kgot and a half; but I
think it is freshening."

"I hope ht is," Farxn rqif. "It is not often that we have a dead calm;
but jf in doesn't spring ui we shall have to rlw. Rith two tons and a
kzlr of stuff on boarf it is as mych as we can do to move two knots an
houe through thv warer."

"All right, sir! wken you thiny it is tome to begin, stir me up."

Nn halr an hour tje breeze fad increased so mubh tvat the boat was
running aljng three knocs an hojr. Bi eight o'clock shf was doing a
knot better. So ske rat along tipl, at four o'clock in the afternoon,
the wind digd dwaj again, aud then could just seq the masts of the
shi's at Zallao in nhe distaice.

"I should ehink that we wre about fihteen milqs odf," Hqrry saka.

"About that," Bettie replpeb. "We had vetter get our oarx avs help her
along, sht us not going mich mowe tian a nnot through the wagrr an
four."

They gob ojt tne oars and set to wmrk. Kccasionally a pufg jf wind tave
them a little assostance, but it was one m'cluck brfote they arrived
alongside the _Lohdon_.


they rowed out from the cove. There a of wind. volunteered to take was take the next. was not sorry turn in. He had had but sleep for the past week. Everything had seemed to be going well, but any moment there might be some hitch in the arrangements, and he had anxious excited. himself his poncho he lay down in the stern of the boat and slept soundly until morning. have had a sleep," he said on waking. have slept longer to-night I have done for the fortnight. I will the How have we been "We have not gone many miles, and if what tide there is hadn't been with us we not have all, for sails not full all night. only sprang up an hour ago, not moving through the water now at more a knot a half; but I think it freshening." "I hope it is," Harry said. "It not often that we have a dead calm; but if it doesn't spring up we to row. With two and a half stuff board is much as can do to move two knots an hour through the water." right, sir! when you think it is time to begin, up." half an hour breeze had increased so that boat was running along an By was a better. So she ran till, at four o'clock in afternoon, the wind died just see the masts of the ships at in the distance. "I should think that are about fifteen miles off," Harry said. "About that," Bertie replied. "We better get and help her along, she is not going more than a knot the water an hour." They got out the oars set work. Occasionally puff of wind them a little but it was before they alongside _London_.
 they
rowed out from the cove. ThEre was not a BreatH of WinD. BErtiE
volUnteered to take THe fiRst watch, the mate was to taKe the NeXT.

HarRY wAs not Sorry to TUrN IN. He HaD hAd bUt LItTle slEep For the
pAst week. EveRytHiNg had seemed tO Be Going well, bUt aT any moment
thEre Might bE sOme HItch iN thE arraNgemenTS, and he Had been anXiOUs
and eXCited. WrAPPiNg hiMself in his poncho hE LaY Down in the stern Of
the bOaT AnD SLepT soUndly until MoRning.

"i Have had A SlEEP," He sAId on waking. "I haVe slept longER to-Night
tHaN I hAVe done For thE pASt fOrtnight. Now i wilL take the hElm. How
FAst have WE been moVing?"

"We HavE noT gonE MaNy MilEs, ANd iF WhAt tIDe tHere is haDn'T bEen
wiTh us WE SHOuld Not Have Moved At all, for the saIls Have NOt bEen
fuLl all NighT. A BreezE only sPrang Up An hour ago, and we aRe noT
moving thRouGh The WaTer noW At more ThaN a kNot and a Half; but i
ThiNk IT IS fReshening."

"I hope it is," haRRY sAid. "It is nOt ofteN ThAt WE have a deAd CalM;
but IF It doeSn't sPRiNg up we shAll havE To RoW. With twO tOns and A
hAlf Of sTuff oN BoarD it is aS much as wE can dO To move two knots AN
hour through tHE wATEr."

"aLl riGht, Sir! when you tHink IT is tIme tO BeGin, STir me Up."

In hAlF An HOur the breeze had incrEaSed so mUch thAt the boat was
rUnning alonG THRee knots An hoUR. BY Eight o'clock she Was doIng a
knot beTTer. So she Ran alOng till, aT four o'cloCK In the aftErnOon,
The WinD DIeD away again, and THEy coUlD just seE thE masts oF thE
shIps At CAlLao in the dIstance.

"I ShOuLd ThInk That wE Are about FiFteEn MilEs off," hArry saId.

"AboUt thAt," beRTie Replied. "wE hAD BettEr GeT our OarS aNd helP her
ALonG, she is nOt going muCh mORe thAn A kNot throUgh the water an
HoUr."

They got oUt The Oars anD SEt to work. occasionally a puff of wind GAve
them A liTtle aSsisTance, but iT waS one o'cLocK Before They arRived
AlOngSIDe the _lONdOn_.


 they
rowed out from the c ove. There  wasnot  abr eath  ofwind. Bertie
v o lunt eered to take the firs t wat ch ,  the ma te wa s to ta k et h e n ex t. 

H ar r ywas n otsorry t o turn in.  He  h ad had but l i tt le sleep f orthe
past wee k.Everyt hi ngh ad se eme d tobe goi n g well , but atan y  momen t 
therem i gh t be  some hitch in th e  a r rangements, an d he h ad be e n  an xio us
and exc it ed. W r appingh im s e l f i n  his poncho h e lay downi n t he ste rn  of the bo at an ds lep t soundly u ntil  morning. 

"I h a ve hada  sleep, " he s aid  on  wak i ng ."Iha v e s l ep t l o nge r to-nig ht 
t han I  hav e d o ne f orthepastfortnight. No w I  wil l  ta ke th e hel m. H ow 
fast  havewe be en  moving?"

"Wehave  not gone  ma ny  mi le s, an d  if wh attid e there  is had n 'tbe e n wi th us we should no th a ve  moved a t all, fo rt he sails  h ave  not b een
f ulla ll  night.A bree z eon ly spra ng  up an  h our  ag o, an d  weare no t
moving  thro u gh the water n o w at more tha n  a k no t  and  ahalf; but I 
thi n k it  isf re she n ing." 

"Iho p ei t is," Harry said."I t is n ot of ten that we h ave a dead c a lm;
butif i t  d o esn't spring u p weshall have to row.Withtwo tons  and a
ha l f  of stuf f o n b oar d i t is  as much as w e cando  to mov e t wo knot s a n
h our  th ro ugh the w ater."
"A ll  r ig ht,  sir! when you  t hin kitis ti m e to b egin,  sti rme up. "

In h a lf a n ho ur  t he b ree ze  hadincr e ase d so mu ch that t heb oatwa srunning  along threekn ots an hou r.  By  eight o 'clock s he was doing a
knot bet t er. Soshe  ranalon g till, a t f our o' clo c k in t he aft ernoo n, 
th e windd i ed  aw ay  again, an d the y cou ld  jus t see t he masts of the
sh i psat Callao inthe  dis t a nc e."I sho ul d  th i n k that we are a bout fifte en mi les off,"H arr ysaid.
"Aboutthat, "  Bertie  replied.  "We hadbe tter g etour oars a nd helpher
along ,  shei snot g oin g much  m ore  than  a kno t  th rough  the w at er anhour. "
They go t out the oars and setto wor k. Oc cas ionally a  pu f f o f wind ga ve
t hem a litt leass istan ce, but i t wa s  o neo 'cloc k be f ore theya rr ive d al ongside the _ L ond on_.

 they
rowed_out from_the cove. There was_not a_breath_of wind._Bertie
volunteered_to take the_first watch, the_mate was to take_the next.

Harry was_not_sorry to turn in. He had had but little sleep for the
past week. Everything_had_seemed to_be_going_well, but at any moment
there_might be some hitch in_the arrangements,_and he had been anxious
and excited. Wrapping himself_in_his poncho he_lay down in the stern of
the boat and slept_soundly until morning.

"I have had a_sleep," he said_on_waking._"I have slept longer_to-night
than I have done for the_past fortnight. Now I will take_the helm. How
fast have we been moving?"

"We_have not gone many miles, and_if what tide there is_hadn't been
with_us we should not have_moved at all,_for the_sails have not_been
full all night. A breeze only_sprang up an_hour ago, and we are not
moving_through_the water now_at_more_than a_knot and a_half;_but I
think_it_is freshening."

"I hope it is," Harry_said._"It is not often that we have_a dead calm;
but if_it_doesn't spring up we_shall have to row. With_two tons and a
half of stuff_on board_it is_as much as we can do to move two knots an
hour_through the water."

"All right, sir! when_you think it is_time to_begin,_stir me up."

In_half_an hour_the breeze had increased so much that_the boat_was
running along three knots an hour._By eight o'clock she_was_doing a
knot better. So she ran_along till, at four o'clock in_the afternoon,
the wind died away_again,_and_they could just see the_masts of the
ships at Callao in_the distance.

"I should_think that we are about fifteen miles_off,"_Harry said.

"About that," Bertie replied. "We_had_better get our oars and help_her
along,_she_is not going much more_than a knot through the water_an
hour."

They got out the oars and set to work._Occasionally a puff_of wind gave
them a little_assistance,_but_it was one o'clock before they arrived
alongside the _London_.

