Gazing across the bay to one of the other islands, he saw a sight
which filled him with astonishment. There, on the beach of the island,
lay the wreck of the _Golden Wave_.
CHAPTER XV
ANOTHER CASTAWAY BROUGHT TO LIGHT
"The _Golden Wave_! Hurrah!"
Tom could not resist setting up a shout when he saw the familiar hull
of the schooner, resting quietly on the beach of an island on the
other side of the bay.
The cry awoke Sam, Dick, and old Jerry, and they came running out to
learn what it meant.
"The schooner!" came from Sam. "How did that get there?"
"The storm must have driven her off the rocks and into this bay,"
answered Dick. "She didn't go down, after all."
"It's a fine thing for us," put in Captain Jerry, his broad face
beaming with pleasure. "Now we can have all the provisions we want,
and clothing and guns, and if we can anchor the wreck in some way,
we can live on her just as comfortably as in a house at home."
The excited talking brought the girls out one after another, and they
were equally pleased over the stroke of good fortune.
"She seems to be cast up pretty high on the sand," said old Jerry. "But
even so, the sooner we get to her the better, or the sea may carry
her off."
"I am ready to go now," said Tom. "But how are we to get to that
island? It's a pity we didn't bring our boat around."
"There are two islands of the circle in between," came from Sam.
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