At that moment there was the sound of joyous shouting from the island, and the ruddy glare of a big fire played through the saloon window.
“Boy big eat corroborree,” said the black, sadly. “Jack go eat snake? No. Big Dan not shoot, Jackum ’top men’ both leggum.”
“Ahoy, there!” roared Mallam, from the bottom of the stairs, “if that doctor aren’t down here ’fore I count five hundred I’ll fire down into the powder store and blow up the ship.”
Chapter Twenty Five.
“Master Carey, sir!” came through the broken skylight. “Hear that? Hadn’t we better begin first?”
“Wait a minute,” replied Carey, who was trembling with excitement, brought on by the responsibilities of his new position. “Let me speak to Doctor Kingsmead.”
Bostock grunted, and the boy turned to the wounded man.
“Did you hear what this wretch said?” he asked.