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Rh "Moko is here in the yawl. We were going down the river when I saw the light of your fire."

"And you came just in time to save me," said Donagan.

"And to bring you back to French Den!"

A few minutes afterwards Briant and his companions had taken their places in the yawl, and as she was rather small for six, she had to be carefully managed. But the wind was favourable, and Moko handled her so well that the voyage was accomplished without accident. Great was the joy of Gordon and the rest when they landed about four o'clock in the morning. Although danger threatened, the boys were all united at French Den to meet it.