"I must admit that."
"Leak!" cried Mrs. Robinson. "It's a regular sieve!"
"Might as well haul down our signal," observed Mr. Robinson, for on a
tall palm, at a prominent height of the island, he had raised an
improvised flag.
Double Island was uninhabited, and was seldom visited by any vessels,
though in the course of time the refugees would have been rescued
even if the motor girls had not come for them. But their experience
would have been unpleasant, if not dangerous.
"Well, let's go aboard and start back to civilization," proposed
Belle, after Lieutenant Walling had been introduced, and his part in
the affair told.
"But we mustn't forget Inez's father!" cried Cora. "We still have
some rescue work to do."
"Oh, I'm so sorry I couldn't make any move along that line," spoke
Mr. Robinson. "But now I'll attend to it, Inez."
"We'll make for Sea Horse Island at once," said Cora. "Inez has the
papers with her. Tell him how you threatened Senor Ramo, dear," and
the tale of the fat Spaniard was related.
Made comfortable aboard the Tartar, which had resumed her strange
cruise, the refugees told little details of their marooning, which
story there had not been time for on the island.
The days were pleasant, the weather all that could be desired, and in
due season Sea Horse was sighted. This was a small place, maintained
by the Spanish government as a prison for political offenders.
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