Once more in the boat's stern with his steering paddle, Perce Bucklin gazed eagerly over the bobbing heads of the twins, who were rowing, and reported his observations, as they approached the castaway on the back of the "Old Cow." "It's nobody I can make out," he said, when near enough to recognize, as he believed, any person he knew. "But that isn't a yachting-cap he has on; it's a handkerchief tied around his head. The sun on the water dazzles me or I ---- Boys," he suddenly exclaimed, "it isn't a man! It's a boy!" And he shouted, "Hello, there!" The castaway returned the hail, and as the boat came nearer, cried out: "That you, Perce Bucklin?" Then Perce uttered an ejaculation of the greatest astonishment: "Boys, it's Olly Burdeen!" "No!" "Jingo!" "You don't say!" exclaimed the twins, who wouldn't believe him until they turned their heads and saw for themselves. "Hullo, Olly!" called Moke. "How did you ever get there?" asked Poke. "Pull, boys!" said Perce impatiently, as they held their oars while looking around. "He must have been aboard the yacht,"--for as yet Olly made no answer. He was in fact too much agitated with joy and gratitude, after his long hours of suffering in mind and body, to make any coherent explanations. The dory came dancing over the waves. "Where's the yacht?" Perce demanded. "I don't know anything about any yacht," answered the miserable, happy Olly, stepping down to the water's edge to meet his deliverers. "Hasn't the Susette been lost?" Perce inquired. As he was still some little distance away, and the waves were dashing on the rocks, all Olly understood was something about the Susette being lost. It gave him a shock, with which, however, came a gleam of consolation. Mr. Hatville, then, had not returned home. I will do Olly the justice to say that he could not under any circumstances have rejoiced at such a disaster as the wreck of the yacht; yet it was some comfort to think that the loss of the watch had not yet been discovered. "I haven't heard of it!" Olly said in a shaky voice. "Then how in the world did you get where you are?" inquired Perce, and as Olly was too much overcome by his feelings to answer at once, he continued: "We concluded you must have been aboard of the Susette. Where's the best place to take you on?" "Right here," said Olly. "But I've a boat, too, around on the other side. I'd like to save that." "A boat!" Moke exclaimed. "Then why in the name of common sense----" "Why didn't you go ashore?" cried Poke. "It leaks, and I haven't any oars nor anything to bail with. It was all I could do to get over here in it, without sinking. I was on the "Calf's" back till the waves began to break over it this morning." Here a sob caught poor Olly's voice, at the recollection of all he had gone through. "On the 'Calf'!" said Perce. "How did it happen? But never mind about that till we get you out of your scrape."