“I shall try to deserve your confidence and good will,” he continued. “Of the dead let us think and speak only in pity. He had his faults, but he has been terribly punished. It is proper for me to state, as I take command, that I shall immediately reverse the ship’s course and return to the island for Guy Fenwick and his two companions.”
Then there was a burst of approving cheers which Captain Forbush did not check.
CHAPTER XXXVI
RESCUED
Meanwhile, the three prisoners on the island were passing their time dismally enough. There was actually nothing for them to do except to seek enough of the produce of the island to sustain life.
This they were able to do, but they soon tired of their monotonous bill of fare.
“I would give something for a good New England breakfast,” said Abner Titcomb, one morning.
“Baked beans and brown bread?” suggested Guy, with a smile.
“Yes; or fishcakes, rolls, and coffee—anything substantial, instead of these sweet, cloying fruits.”
“I think I agree with you, Abner,” said Guy.
“I am sure I do,” added Luke Clark.