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te, who was busy on the deck below. It was after he had taken a pull at the spyglass, which this time seemed to have an intoxicating effect upon the Captain. "It's all right, Bill," he yelled, "It's nothing but a steamer bound for 'Frisco. It looks like the Panama." Juarez and Tom resumed their work doggedly. That was all that was left for them to do. They scarcely glanced at the big steamer as she appeared, growing constantly larger above the horizon, and then diminishing as she steamed North towards San Francisco. Juarez was scrubbing the deck near a cabin door when it suddenly opened, and a tall, long-legged figure stepped out and fairly over him. He came to the conclusion that it was the man who had come aboard the night before. He took in the tall, gaunt man with the smooth-shaven face and long hair at two glances--one not being sufficient to his height. "Well, who are you?" he inquired lounging on the rail and regarding Juarez with mild-eyed interest. "I'm Juarez Hopkins, deck scrubber. Who are you?" "I'm James Howell, sheep farmer. I'll add you two lambs to my flock," he replied, whimsically, glancing at Tom who was down the deck a way. "You are more apt to find us wolves in lamb's hide," retorted Juarez. "Where's your farm?" "There," said the stranger, pointing with a long, bony finger on the port-quarter, "that nigh island." Then Juarez saw to his surprise, two islands that seemed to have sprung like magic upon the South-eastern horizon. The further one lay long and low and dark but distant beneath the fog-lined sky, the "nigh one" was more short and dumpy in appearance. CHAPTER XX TO THE RESCUE During the afternoon, everything had been made ready for the journey of the morrow. There was not a great deal to be done for the three rescuers would travel light. There would be no need of a pack animal, because the Senor had assured the boys that they would find hospitality on the way. Jo however was in mourning because when he gave his black a trial gallop, it was discovered that he was badly lamed in the right knee. It would not have been safe for any of the pirate gang to come within range of Jo's wrath. "The cursed brutes stove him up for fair," he declared grinding his teeth. "I'm afraid it will take a month's rest before he will be fit," determined Jim. "Then I'm out of it," exclaimed Jo sorrowfully. "Not so, my friend," interrupted the Spaniard. "Take the bay.
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