"What sort of a trip have you had?" he asked. "I think you'll be quite satisfied," said Jack. "We have some very good pearls on board, and many tons of valuable shell."
"It's the best pearl fishery I ever was on," said Phil, "and next time, with more divers, it will turn out a big thing." He then proceeded to give Barry a brief account of the trip and of the result.
"Then Jacob Rank was right, after all, and those scoundrels were wrong. Did you see any signs of him?"
"Of Jacob?" asked Phil.
"Yes; the crew said he was drowned, but I did not believe the story."
"And you were right," said a voice behind him, and turning round, he saw Jacob alive and well.
Barry Tuxford shook him heartily by the hand and said—
"I thought you would pull through somehow, and I am very glad to see you."
"Are any of my crew ashore here?" asked Jacob.
Barry laughed as he replied—