ing!
They're launching a small boat!" Willy was so excited that he did not
know what he was saying, as he slid down the mast and ran for the shore
followed by all his companions.

It was really true that a ship was at anchor but a short distance away
and that the needed help was at hand, for, "When need is greatest God's
help is nearest." Just as the first raft loaded with cannibals
attempted to land, a boat with Tommy Green at the helm appeared in the
opening of the coral reef and a half dozen shots sufficed to frighten
away the enemy. A moment or two later Willy was in the arms of his old
friend. It did not take long for the men who had survived the horrors
of life on the coral reef to make their way to "The South Star."

What had been Tommy Green's experiences at sea in an open boat? He
told of storms, a calm, hunger, and thirst, and how more than once he
and his companions were in utter despair, but ever to their minds in
the hour of greatest trial came the thought "Surely the guardian angels
of those two innocent boys will not desert us."

"And they have not," said Tommy, "for they have brought us to you now
when you needed us most. Is that not true, my children."

With good care and treatment the most of the sick recovered before "The
South Star" put into the harbor of Hongkong. On disembarking at
Willy's request the Captain gave each of the Chinamen a sum of gold,
which to them seemed a great fortune. Lihoa thanking the Captain for
himself and his people said, "This is not the real treasure which we
have brought home with us; our real treasure is the true religion."
Full of joy they went back to their little hamlet where they told of
their experiences and soon converted many of their people to the
Christian faith. Still greater than the rejoicing in the little hamlet
was that at the College of the Holy Saviour when the shipwrecked boys
put in their appearance. Brother Onufrio shed tears of joy and Father
Somazzo was deeply moved when told of the sufferings endured on the
coral reef. "God has done all things for the best," he said, "and His
guardian angels watched over you, my children, in your hour of greatest
need."

When the excitement attendant upon the arrival of the sufferers had
somewhat died down Tommy Green asked to be received as lay brother in
the congregation of missioners, in accordance with a solemn vow he made
on the night of the shipwreck. Captain Brown showed a desire to follow
h