d his mother and brother supposed to be lost; and it
may readily be imagined how great was his anxiety to ascertain by what
means her Bible had come into the possession of Francisco. He dared not
think Francisco was his brother--that he was so closely connected with
one he still supposed to be a pirate: but the circumstance was possible;
and although he had intended to have remained a few days longer, he now
listened to the entreaties of Clara, whose peculiar position on board
was only to be justified by the peculiar position from which she had
been rescued, and returning that evening to the wreck he set fire to
her, and then made all sail for Port Royal.

Fortunately he arrived, as we have stated, on the day of the trial; and
as soon as the signal was made by the admiral he immediately manned his
gig, and, taking Clara with him, in case her evidence might be of use,
arrived at the Court House when the trial was about half over.

In our last chapter but one, we stated that Cain had been wounded by
Hawkhurst, when he was swimming on shore, and had sunk; the ball had
entered his chest, and passed through his lungs. The contest between
Hawkhurst and Francisco, and their capture by Edward, had taken place on
the other side of the ridge of rocks in the adjacent cove, and although
Francisco had seen Cain disappear, and concluded that he was dead, it
was not so; he had again risen above the water, and dropping his feet
and finding bottom, he contrived to crawl out, and wade into a cave
adjacent, where he lay down to die.

But in this cave there was one of the _Avenger's_ boats, two of the
pirates mortally wounded, and the four Kroumen, who had concealed
themselves there with the intention of taking no part in the conflict,
and, as soon as it became dark, of making their escape in the boat,
which they had hauled up dry into the cave.

Cain staggered in, recovered the dry land; and fell. Pompey, the
Krouman, perceiving his condition, went to his assistance and bound up
his wound, and the stanching of the blood soon revived the
pirate-captain. The other pirates died unaided.

Although the island was searched in every direction, this cave, from the
water flowing into it, escaped the vigilance of the British seamen; and
when they re-embarked, with the majority of the pirates captured, Cain
and the Kroumen were undiscovered.

As soon as it was dark, Cain informed them of his intentions; and
although the Kroumen would proba