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The girl was surprised that he, the greatest coward of thens of cowardice now--probably he was paralyzed with fright The moment that the man saw the tere in the wheelhouse and the work that they were doing he sprang quickly toward theirl shrank closer to Theriere

What new outrage did the fellow contemplate? Noas beside her The habitual dark scowl blackened his expression He laid a heavy hand on Barbara Harding's arm

"Come out o' dat," he bellowed "Dat's no kind o' job fer a broiler"

And before either she or Theriere could guess his intention the mucker had pushed Barbara aside and taken her place at the wheel

"Good for you, Byrne!" cried Theriere "I needed you badly"

"Why didn't yeh say so den?" growled the reat weight the bow of the Halfmoon commenced to come slowly around so that presently she alain, but now she was much closer in than when Skipper Simms had deserted her to her fate--so close that Theriere had little hope of being able to carry out his plan of taking her opposite the opening and then turning and running her before the wind straight into the swirling waters of the inlet

Now they were aliant cliffs that rose on either side of the narrow entrance a sight was revealed that filled their hearts with renewed hope and rejoicing, for a tiny cove was seen to lie beyond the fissure--a cove with a long, wide, sandy beach up which the waves, broken at the entrance to the little haven, rolled with much diminished violence

"Can you hold her alone for a second, Byrne?" asked Theriere "We ot to let out sail The instant that you see me cut her loose put your heline, and then hold her nose straight for that opening It's one chance in a thousand; but it's the only one Are you gao to 't," was Billy Byrne's laconic rejoinder

As Theriere left the wheel Barbara Harding stepped to the mucker's side

"Let et for the next few rowled the man "I don't want no skirts in my way"