He told me, likewise, to let you have any provisions you may want; but, I'm sorry to say, while coming here I helped an American ship that was short, and now I only have a little flour left to spare." "Thank you, all the same," said Fritz, who had been waiting patiently while the master of the schooner gave this explanation.

"I'm very sorry at not seeing Captain Brown; however, I suppose he'll come for us next year, as he said, won't he ?" "Oh yes," answered the other cordially.

"I'm sure he will, for it seemed a great disappointment to him not to be able to do so now.

He told me to be certain to say that, `blow great guns and small arms or not, he'll be at Inaccessible Island next year!' But, you must be anxious about your letters.

Here they are," and the nice-looking young fellow, whom Fritz had quite taken a fancy to, handed a little packet to him, adding, "I am afraid I'll have to hurry you up about your return messages, as the wind is getting up from the eastwards and I shan't be able to remain here long." Fritz at once broke the seal of a thick letter, which Captain Brown had enclosed in one of his own.