"Pshaw! it can't be more than twenty miles."
"Yes, but we're not so strong as we were when we started. We've none of us really had a square meal for a fortnight, and some of us have been knocked on the head, you know, and that don't help a man any."
"At any rate, it will be best to get ready right away."
"That's my ticket," Tug replied. "By the way, can we see the Red Erik? Oh, yes, there she is—all right, I reckon."
"Yes, she appears to be."
Chapter XXX.
KATY TAMES THE WILD DOGS.
When half-way down the hill on their return they saw Katy, who had been at the beach, wave her handkerchief, and turn to come and meet them. At the same instant they caught sight of wolfish figures stealing along among the rocks and bushes at the base.