"It's like this," Jack went on, pointing with a pencil to where Porto
Rico was shown, in shape and proportion not unlike a building brick.
"Our folks started for Guadeloupe--that's here," and he indicated the
island which bears not a little resemblance to an hour-glass on the
map. Guadeloupe, in fact, consists of two islands, separated by a
narrow arm of the sea--Riviere Salee--which divides it by a channel
of from one hundred to four hundred feet in width.
"Whether they arrived is of course open to question," said Jack.
"I'm inclined to think they didn't, or we'd have heard from them.
The storm came before the ship got anywhere near there. Now, then, I
think we shall have to look for them somewhere between Porto Rico and
Guadeloupe."
"Why not near St. Kitts?" asked Walter, covering with his finger the
little island that is included in the discoveries of Columbus.
"That's near where the two sailors were picked up," Walter went on.
"Yes--I think we ought to go there," agreed Jack. "But it's only one
of many possible places where our folks may be. It's going to be a
long cruise, I'm afraid."
"Where is Sea Horse Island?" asked Cora, as Inez flashed an appealing
look at her.
"Here," replied Jack, indicating a rather lonesome spot in the watery
waste, where no other islands showed. "It's about half way between
Guadeloupe and Aves, or Bird Island. Speaking sailor fashion, its
latitude is about sixteen degrees north of the equator, and the
longitude about sixty-two degrees, fifty-one minutes west.
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