All night long the Dolphin rocked upon the swelling but peaceful sea. All on board were very tired.
Barney kept watch the first of the night, and Pomp the latter part. At length daylight came once more.
And as the sun rose up out of the sea it revealed a surprising spectacle.
CHAPTER XI.
THE ISLAND—ON A REEF.
All night long Pomp had observed to leeward what he had regarded as a huge cloud bank.
But now, as daylight cleared away the mists, it was revealed as a very startling spectacle.
The cloud bank was extremely tangible, and was, in fact, nothing more nor less than a line of coast.
It extended for many leagues to the westward, and its rugged, high cliffs frowned most forbiddingly upon the heaving crests of the sea.
“Golly!” gasped the astonished darky, “dat jes’ beat me all out. I jes’ beliebe dat am an island.”
The darky rubbed his eyes to make sure that his vision was clear. Then he muttered: