He chuckled and laughed and
patted his friends on the back. He was so glad to have his two
boys restored to him that he didn't know what to do. He kept
tiptoeing back to look at the boys as they slept. And sleep they
did hour after hour, until their young bodies were renewed and
refreshed. When they finally awoke, it was with the feeling that
they never could sleep again. They went up on deck to take their
usual morning look around. It was not yet time to report to
Colonel Bright. To their great surprise, they were lying outside
a harbor. In the distance they could see through the morning
haze the lines of shipping and the bright tiled roofs of the
houses. There was a feeling of expectation on board the ship.
Porky hailed a sailor and asked where they were.
"In Europe," said the Jacky, smiling, and hurried away.
"In Europe!" repeated Porky. "I bet Colonel Bright will tell
us." They hurried below. But to their eager questions the
Colonel merely repeated the sailor's reply. The boys hurried on
deck again. They stood by the rail, staring at the purple shore,
when they were startled by a shot below, the sound of a scuffle,
and as they turned a man raced past, leaped the rail and was
swallowed by the sea.
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