“No one.”
“Is it that Carney’s boat?” asked Mr. Norton eagerly.
“I don’t think it is. It’s a larger craft.”
“Then it must belong to the police!” cried Yates. “We must get right out of here.”
“But about dividing those stones?” asked Avery.
“We can’t do it now. Remember, we lost one the other night in our hurry; it won’t do to lose more.”
“Then come.”
The three at once left the room. I heard them cross the road and strike out for the shore above, and then with my heart beating rapidly I stole after them.
It was intensely dark, and it was with difficulty that I kept them in sight; but they moved slowly, and that was in my favor.