It may be as well to mention here that Baxter and two sailors
escaped from the seven islands just one week after our friends left it.
The others, including Jack Lesher, lost their lives while in a quarrel
over the last bottle of rum which the mate had brought with him from
the burning wreck. Their taking off was an awful example of the evils
of intemperance.
It was soon seen that Bostwick was not seriously burnt, and before
the trip to Honolulu was over he was able to sit up and to walk a
little. The wounds of those who had been shot proved slight.
"We are well out of that adventure," said Tom one evening, as the
Rover boys and the girls sat on the deck in the starlight. "And I
don't know as I want to go through anything like it again."
"All I am thinking of is home, sweet home," said Sam.
"Just what was in my mind," answered Dick. "How father and Uncle
Randolph and Aunt Martha will welcome us!"
"Let us sing," put in Dora, and in a moment more all were singing
the first verse of "Home, Sweet Home"; and here let us bid them
good-by.
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