"Yes, I will;" and he tried to mount the stool again.
Herman, Ibbotson, and Monroe seized him, and dragged him back into the room. The noise attracted the attention of the rest of the mutineers, and some others, who were below.
"Go, and call Peaks, Monroe," said Herman. "I will hold him till you come back."
"Don't do that," interposed the desperate leader, becoming suddenly calm, and apparently reasonable. "You are all cowards. Let me alone. I might as well yield, with such milk-and-water fellows around me. Don't say anything to Peaks."
"You are a bigger fool than I thought you were," added Herman, taking no pains to conceal his disgust at the conduct of his leader.
"All hands, on deck, ahoy!" piped the boatswain.
All hands, Howe included, answered the call. The mutiny was ended.
CHAPTER X.
WHAT THE RUNAWAYS WERE GOING TO DO.