“Cast off, Mr. Davy! Cast off! You’ll be swamped.”
The mate pulled away just as half a dozen frantic seamen leaped from the deck toward the boat. The swirl of the waters caught it, turning it round and round by the force. With a great effort he succeeded in sending it out of the eddy just in time to avoid being drawn under by the drowning seamen. Again making a strenuous effort to get beyond their reach he sent the dingey scudding to westward, was caught by a current, and carried further away from the vessel.
“What is it?” asked Peggy as she caught a glimpse of his whitening face.
“God help them,” broke from him. “We are caught in the current and can’t get back to the ‘Falcon.’”
THE DINGEY WAS CAUGHT BY A CURRENT
CHAPTER XXVII—A HAVEN AFTER THE STORM
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