CHAPTER II.

“El Roncador”—The Escape—Coral Cays—Scene with the Dead—A Night of Fever—Delirium—Island Scenes—Turtles—A cruel Practice—Sail ho!—An Encounter—Revolvers _versus_ Knives—Departure from “El Roncador”—Island of Providence—A Scene of Revelry—Away for the Mainland 36