“Now I feel better,” he said. “And when I get to my father I shall be very happy.”
“And he’ll be glad to see you and the treasure,” said Bunny.
As the Beacon still had many miles of travel before her and as Harry Pott was anxious to get back to see his father, the ship stopped at the nearest port and the castaway and his chest of silver went ashore, to take passage in another steamer that would carry him back to Philadelphia. From there he could go by train to Bellemere. This he did, as Bunny and Sue learned a few weeks later.
The Browns remained on board the Beacon and went to the West Indies, where they had a wonderful time and many strange adventures of which I have not room in this book to tell you.
At last Bunny and Sue reached home again, off the rolling ocean, and among the first to greet them was Harry Pott and his father. Mr. Pott had been cured in the hospital and was quite well again.
“And I’m never going to ride any more horses!” he said.
“Did you get the treasure all right?” Bunny wanted to know.
“Indeed I did!” cried Mr. Pott. “And if it hadn’t been that you children teased to go ashore on the island, perhaps I never would have found it, nor Harry either.”
“Oh, oh!” exclaimed Sue. “Then Bunny and I found your treasure for you, didn’t we, Mr. Pott?”
“That’s what you did, little girl.”