i io How Sammy Went to Coral-Land 
and Gilt, with his other friends, were far 
away. Should he try to find them and 
say good-bye? No, it would take too 
much time, and they would be sure to 
protest against his going, and then the 
school would be out of sight. One swift 
glance about him, and away he dashed ; 
another moment and he was at the reef, 
a passageway out was found, and darting 
through the breakers, he rose to the sur¬ 
face and looked forth once more on the 
broad ocean. Behind him lay all the 
wonders and beauties of Coral-Land, and 
there, far away towards the north, a mass 
of moving fish darkened the surface of 
the water. Could he reach them before 
they disappeared, or before some hideous 
monster saw and intercepted his flight? 
Away he darted, faster, faster, and still 
faster. Now the school was getting 
larger, he was surely gaining; still 
