'If Arthur dies, I cannot survive him.'




CHAPTER V.

_Henry Huntington and Pat O'Leary, the Earl's Servant, start
upon An Exploring Expedition--Its Strange and Sudden
Termination at the Pirates' Cavern._


With a love of adventure, which no sense of anticipated or real danger
could restrain, glowing upon his mind, and beaming forth from his
handsome eyes, did Henry Huntington, upon his first landing upon the
island, declare to his companions that he intended to pass the day in
exploring its beautiful though limited dimensions, and when hunting for
curious sea-shells and other marine curiosities, wherewith to enrich a
sort of miniature museum which he had commenced some years before in
merry England.

'Is that your real intention, Henry, or are you joking,' asked the earl,
as the young man finished speaking.

'I certainly intend, sir, to spend the time allotted to me here, in
doing as I have said,' replied Henry.

'Then it is my opinion that you will have a tiresome time of it,' said
the earl.