"No," said Andy. "The shack's no use. We should be discovered there at once. And there's no place in any of the other old ruined buildings. I wish we knew of a cave or something like that."
"It's a good thing we've got plenty of food hidden in the sand," said Jill. "If we can manage to hide ourselves away we need not starve! We've only got to go and dig up that store of food!"
"Yes—that's very lucky," said Andy. "I say, listen!. That's the sound of a motor-boat, isn't it?"
Andy crept out to see, keeping well under cover. Yes—there was a motor-boat coming round the corner of the island—a motor-boat with five men in it!
"They're coming!" whispered Andy. "They're in a motor-boat. Quick—where shall we hide!"
"We'd better rush over to the opposite side of the island," said Jim, her face pale. "The first place they'll hunt is this side, where they land.XJuick, Mary!"
The three children slipped out of the shack and made their way up the rocky path. They were just out of sight when the motor-boat landed on the beach. They would be able to reach the other side of the island unseen—but what could they do there? The shore there was nothing but rocks and sand—they would be found in two minutes!
Chapter 15
The Island is Searched
Andy and the girls did not take long to reach the opposite shore of the island. They slid down the steep cliff there and reached the beach. It was sandy, but at one side was a mass of seaweed-covered rocks. It was impossible to hide behind them, for a moment's search would at once discover them.