“What’s up, Jerry?” Mr. Parker said quickly. “You act as if you were seeing things!”
“I am, Chief! Look to the right—between us and the lighthouse!”
Mr. Parker and Penny gazed intently in the direction indicated.
“Can’t see a thing,” Mr. Parker whispered. “Your eyes must be tricking you, Jerry.”
“Wait just a minute.”
Even as Jerry spoke, a shadowy figure emerged from the mists. The man came swiftly down the beach, making no sound as he walked. When he was very close, the revolving beacon of the lighthouse singled him out for a fleeting instant. Brief as was the moment of illumination, Penny recognized the man.
“George Emory!” she whispered tensely. “What’s he doing here?”
CHAPTER
24
OUT OF THE SEA
The answer to Penny’s whispered question soon became obvious. George Emory looked carefully about the windswept beach. The three tense watchers thought that he might approach the dune where they lay hidden, but he did not.
Instead, the man paused while several yards away and gazed toward the sea. A moment he stood thus, silhouetted against the sky. Then using a glowing flashlight, he began making wide sweeps with his arm.