"She is going to do a big thing now," added Thad. "She is going to catch us, sure."
"But I think we had better be doing something," continued the skipper, as he put the Goldwing before the wind.
"What are you going to do now, Dory?" asked Corny.
"That will depend upon circumstances," replied Dory, who suddenly appeared to be disposed to keep his own counsel.
As soon as the schooner was up with the light-house, the skipper hauled in his sheets again, and headed the Goldwing to the north-east. This course seemed to bother the steamer, for it made it evident that the boat did not intend to go near Champion Rock.
"She's after you again," said Corny a few minutes later. "She has altered her course, and is coming down this way to head you off."
"All right! Let her come," replied Dory.
"But we are getting pretty close together," added Thad. "She is going to catch us this time. At least, I am afraid she is."
"Don't worry about it, Thad. She isn't going to catch us on this tack."
The Missisquoi was coming in between Hog's Back Island and the reef of the same name. She kept the red buoy on her starboard, and the black on her port hand. She was hardly more than a quarter of a mile from the Goldwing, and running for a point ahead of her. It began to be very exciting for the boys, for they believed she would overtake the schooner in a few minutes more.