“Alan—Jack!” he cried, as he rushed to where they were.
“Will!” cried Alan, in delighted tones. “You are free? You have escaped?”
“Yes, last night.”
“And Captain Morris?”
“He and his crew are prisoners on board the yacht.”
CHAPTER XXXIX.
THE PRISONERS.
For several minutes Will Bertram was kept busy answering his brother’s rapid questions. He told Alan of all that had occurred, and the latter expressed the keenest satisfaction at the result of Will’s shrewdness and patience.
“We sent a ship in pursuit of the yacht after it left Portland,” he explained to Will.
“Are you going to the boat?” asked Jack.