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           HappilythewethandkerchiefwasenoughforGideonSpilett,whoonlywishedtowettheengineer’slips.Thecoldwaterproducedanalmostimmediateeffect.Hischestheavedandheseemedtotrytospeak.

           "Wewillsavehim!"exclaimedthereporter.

           AtthesewordshoperevivedinNeb’sheart.Heundressedhismastertoseeifhewaswounded,butnotsomuchasabruisewastobefound,eitheronthehead,body,orlimbs,whichwassurprising,ashemusthavebeendashedagainsttherocks;eventhehandswereuninjured,anditwasdifficulttoexplainhowtheengineershowednotracesoftheeffortswhichhemusthavemadetogetoutofreachofthebreakers.

           Buttheexplanationwouldcomelater.WhenCyruswasabletospeakhewouldsaywhathadhappened.Forthepresentthequestionwas,howtorecallhimtolife,anditappearedlikelythatrubbingwouldbringthisabout;sotheysettoworkwiththesailor’sjersey.

           Theengineer,revivedbythisrudeshampooing,movedhisarmslightlyandbegantobreathemoreregularly.Hewassinkingfromexhaustion,andcertainly,hadnotthereporterandhiscompanionsarrived,itwouldhavebeenalloverwithCyrusHarding.

           "Youthoughtyourmasterwasdead,didn’tyou?"saidtheseamantoNeb.

           "Yes!quitedead!"repliedNeb,"andifTophadnotfoundyou,andbroughtyouhere,Ishouldhaveburiedmymaster,andthenhavelaindownonhisgravetodie!"

           IthadindeedbeenanarrowescapeforCyrusHarding!