"No," Andrew answered quietly; "nothing very marked."
"And you are still resolved to keep them in your own hands, after the news we got to-night?"
"Do you know that the loss of the cargo boat has any connection with the matter?"
"No; but it looks suspicious," Rankine answered, with a touch of grimness. "If I did know, my course would be clear."
"So would mine," said Andrew. "We found some matches and a candle on board the wreck, and followed a man across Criffell to the beach abreast of her—or rather we followed his tracks. Then we saw another fellow on the sands at night; but that's all I have to tell."
"Could you see either of the men clearly?"
"No. I didn't see the first at all; and the other was some distance off, and a thick fog was coming on."
"That means it was impossible for you to recognize him."
"Quite," Andrew said firmly. "Besides, I didn't expect to recognize him; there was nothing to indicate it was anybody I'd ever met. Have you learned anything?"
Rankine smiled.