“By and by, up on a hill that will be shown you, a man will wave a red cloth. If there are no policemen in sight you will wave a white handkerchief. If there are you’ll wave a green one. See?”
“I see, all right.”
“Then you’ll feet for the launch, and, getting aboard, shut your eyes. See?”
“All right.”
“Then you’re game for it.”
“Game for anything.”
Moore went away, but was back again shortly, telling him to follow.
A steam launch lay alongside, into which Moore dropped, telling Patsy to follow.
This launch ran off to a part of the beach rather out of sight and retired.
A broken-down wharf stretched out into the water, and the launch ran up to it.