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one to prevent the two sailors from turning about and rowing back. "Gage," whispered Frank, swiftly, "you must answer them. Say, it's all right, boys; I'm coming right along." Gage hesitated, the longing to shout for help again grasping him. "Do as I told you!" hissed Frank, and the muzzle of the revolver seemed to bore into Gage's forehead, as if the bullet longed to seek his brain. With a mental curse on the black luck, Gage uttered the words as his captor had ordered, although they seemed to come chokingly from his throat. "Well, what are ye doing back there so long?" demanded Bowsprit. "Tell them you're making love," chuckled Frank, who seemed to be hugely enjoying the affair, to the unspeakable rage of his captive. "Ask them if they don't intend to give you a show at all." Gage did as directed, causing Bowsprit to laugh hoarsely. "Oh, you're a sly dog!" cackled the old sailor, in the darkness. "But this is a poor time to spend in love-makin', cap'n. Wait till we git settled down ag'in. Tom an' me'll agree not ter watch ye." "Say, all right; go on," instructed Frank, and Gage did so. In a few seconds, the sound of oars were heard, indicating that the sailors were obeying instructions. At that moment, while Frank was listening to this sound, Gage believed his opportunity had arrived, and, being utterly desperate, the young rascal knocked aside Frank's hand, gave a wild shout, leaped to his feet, and plunged headlong into the water. It was done swiftly--too swiftly for Frank to shoot, if he had intended such a thing. But Frank Merriwell had no desire to shoot his former schoolmate, even though Leslie Gage had become a hardened and desperate criminal, and so, having broken away, the youthful leader of the mutineers stood in no danger of being harmed. Frank and Socato had been close at hand when Gage placed Elsie Bellwood in the boat, and barely was the girl left alone before she was removed by the Seminole, in whose arms she lay limp and unconscious, having swooned at last. Then it was that a desire to capture Gage and a wild longing to give the fellow a paralyzing surprise seized upon Frank. "Socato," he whispered, "I am going to trust you to take that girl to the hut where my friends are to be found. Remember that you shall be well paid; I give you my word of honor as to that. See that no harm comes to her." "All right," returned the Indian. "What white boy mean to do?" "Have a l
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