"You needn't return to-night, if you prefer camping out."
"We didn't mean to," replied Mont.
A peculiar smile crossed Captain Vindex's expressive face, as if he guessed what was passing in the youth's mind.
"Remember one thing," he said; "be very careful of your ammunition."
"You will find out in time. All I have to say is, recollect my advice," was the answer.
They got into the boat and rowed ashore, picking their way carefully through the coral reefs, and in five minutes the bottom of the boat grated upon a sandy beach.
"Hurrah!" cried Mont, throwing up his cap; "land once more!"
Stump, who was thoroughly familiar with all the tricks of boys, put down his hands and "turned a wheel," after which he stood on his head, to give expression to his delight.
Huge forests stretched far inland, and raised their mighty heads a hundred feet from the earth.