"But to go aboard the enemy's ship!" protested the young diver.
"They wouldn't dare to kill us," said Captain Broadbeam.
"They will have to transfer us to our own vessel," said the doctor.
While they were discussing the situation, Stoodles went back to learn what the savages were doing.
Presently he ran up with the information that the natives had divided into two parties, one to help those in the morass and the other to continue the pursuit of the whites.
"An' the second party is afther comin' up fast," he concluded. "Ye must run fer it or invite capture."
"Come, we will join the Raven and trust to luck," said Captain Broadbeam. And so it was decided, although against Dave's wishes.
Soon they were out on the beach and running for the cove where the Raven lay at anchor.
The ship had gone into hiding to escape being discovered by those on board the Swallow.
Lemuel Hankers felt certain that Pete Rackley would so disable Captain Broadbeam's craft that the Swallow would never reach the spot where the sunken treasure lay, at the bottom of the Pacific.