11/20 If I thought I could keep them off until Rynders gets here, I almost wish they would then come. I would like to kill a lot of them." "Suppose," said Edna Markham, after a moment's reflection, "that they should see Mr.Rynders coming back, and should attack him." "I hardly think they would do that," replied the captain. "He will probably come in a good-sized vessel, and I don't think they are the kind of men for open battle. They are midnight sneaks and assassins. Now, I advise all of you to go and get something to eat. |