10/15 "Before we do anything else, we must know what Captain Horn intends to do, and what he wants us to do." "That's so!" cried Ralph, suddenly remembering his guardianship. "We ought to know what he says about leaving that mound. Read away, Edna." The three stood at some little distance from the sailors, who were now talking with Cheditafa, and Edna read the letter aloud: "Lima, May 14, 1884. When I left you all I did not sail down the coast, but stood directly out to sea. My object was to reach a shipping-port, and to do this my best plan was to get into the track of coasting-vessels. |