"Let us take turns at watching," answered Fred. "Each fellow can stay on guard just an hour. That will give us eight hours for sleep."
"With one cut off for guard duty," corrected Bart. "All right, that suits me."
It also suited the others, and soon all turned in but Frank, who was the first selected to remain on guard.
CHAPTER VIII.
PRACTICING ONCE MORE.
Sunday morning found the entire party up bright and early. Nothing had come to disturb them during the night, for which all were thankful. A few of the fish had not been eaten the evening before, and these were prepared for breakfast.
"We must go down to the shore and watch for a boat," said Paul, while they were finishing their repast. "Don't forget that I must let my uncle know how the sloop was stolen."
"To be sure, and the quicker we get on the track of the thief the better," returned Joe.
Not long after this they walked down to the cove and from that point journeyed along the shore for the best part of a mile.
"Hi! I see a boat!" cried Link. "A sailboat, and she is headed this way!"