And knowing no more than this, he had without an instant's thought of consequences elected himself her champion! O headlong and infatuate!
Probably no more severe critic of his own chivalric foolishness ever set himself
to succour a damsel in distress. Withal he entertained not the shadow of a thought of drawing back. As long as the other boat remained in sight; as long as
the gasoline and his strength held out; as long as the Trouble held together and he retained the wit to guide her—so long was Whitaker determined to stick to the wake of the kidnappers.
A little more than halfway between their starting-point and the head of the bay,
the leading boat swung sharply in toward the shore, then shot into the mouth of a
narrow indentation. Whitaker found that he was catching up quickly, s
