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From this time until fully an hour had passed the mutineers paid no attention to their prisoners. Two men were all that were needed on deck, and the others proceeded to make free with the cabin stores, as could be told by the sounds of revelry.

With sufficient wind to keep the canvas full and drawing, the little yacht sped on over the long swells, while her rightful crew could not so much as enjoy the poor consolation of conversation.

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The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.

They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.

“It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”

“We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates. I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”