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in taking it in. As soon as the sail was down, the
boat, which had been rolling frightfully, righted
itself somewhat, and poor Uncle Jack and the two
trembling children knew that their present danger
was over.

And now the Dragonfly raced madly on,
blown by the furious gale, Uncle Jack keeping her
as steady as possible, and aiming for—he knew
not where. The sky was as black as night, and
the howling of the wind in the rigging was dread-
ful. For fifteen minutes this storm continued,
then the sky began to lighten a bit, the wind died
gradually out, and the sun shone on them again,
for it had been only a summer storm, and though
violent, did not last long. And now, to their utter
amazement, they saw directly before them an isl-
and which was quite unknown, even to Uncle Jack
who had sailed in these waters for years. Between
them and the island, however, and standing like
sentinels on guard, was a reef of angry looking
rocks, against which the breakers were dashing
with tremendous force. ‘We must keep away
from them,” said Uncle Jack, when to his horror,