Sellers hung fire for a moment, then he agreed, gave the working party their directions, and led the way off the deck across the rock bridge.
He pushed off with Satan in the boat of the Juan. Satan asked Ratcliffe to take the dinghy back to the Sarah.
“You won’t want to be hangin’ about the reef,” said Satan; “you’ll be more comfortable aboard ship. And tell Jude to be sure and wash that old jumper I left on the rail. She’s forgot it, for there it’s hangin’ still.”
“Right,” said Ratcliffe.
CHAPTER XIX
MUTINY
As he sculled up alongside the Sarah there was no sign of Jude. He tied up the boat and came over the rail.
“Jude, where are you?”
“What you want?” came a surly voice from below. She was in the “saloon,” for he could hear her moving about.