for'ard, but it's all smoothed out. He ain't a
bad sort when ye rub him the right way," and thereupon disappeared
for his afternoon sleep.

When the card party broke up, and the trio went to the poop-deck,
Peth was all smiles, and arranged their chairs on the starboard
side. But Locke practically ignored him, except to be officially
pleasant, as it had been agreed that unless the mate asked
permission to come aft again his status should be exactly like that
of the crew. So far as Trask could judge, Peth seemed perfectly
agreeable to that arrangement, and once he had given formal
assistance, went back to the weather side, and kept to himself.

Dinshaw crawled out from his nook in the waist boat, rubbed his
eyes, and looked about him in a dazed sort of way, and then went
into the cabin to wheedle Doc Bird out of a meal after which he hid
himself away in his room and remained there until dinner.

"Well," said Jarrow, as he watched Doc Bird light the cabin lamp.
"We ought to raise the island some time before noon if this breeze
holds."

"Good enough," said Locke. "But I can't say I'm in any particular
hurry to get anywhere. I've had the best rest and loaf to-day I've
had in a long time."

"We've certainly walked along," said Trask.

"Oh, the old gal can go," said Jarrow, proudly. "Mr. Peth has kept
her diggin' along. We've logged near ten knots steady. I never
looked to march like we have. If we keep it up through the night,
we ought to have supper the next time at anchor."

"Then Captain Dinshaw and I'll be able to start our prospecting
early," said Trask, with a nod at the old captain.

"I can take ye right to the place," said Dinshaw, eagerly. "Ye
won't have no trouble to find gold with me along."

"You people better draw up an agreement as to who's to have all
this gold," said Locke, with a waggish smile. "Suppose we fill this
schooner up with yellow stuff? Who owns it?"

"Share and share alike," suggested Dinshaw. "I'll make ye all
rich."

"You mean me and all hands?" asked Jarrow. Trask looked to Dinshaw
for a reply, a trifle surprised at Jarrow's question, for of course
the schooner's crew could claim no share of anything, as Jarrow was
being paid for his part in the expedition and was taking no chances
of being out of pocket if the island proved to be a fiasco.

"No, sir," said Dinshaw, a little ruffled. "What's you and all
hands got to do with this v'yage, outside of doin' yer duty?"

"Can't ye ta