"Who knows," said Mary, "but he has taken up his quarters there."
"I'm afraid you are too hopeful, lass," said old Tom Turk, "'specially as it was believed by all aboard the Maxwell that the poor old man was drowned after he fell overboard."
"Yes," said Brand, shuddering; "I for one believe he was drowned."
"I will go with you to the wreck," said Mary.
"No," replied Harry, "it will be too much for you."
The young girl, however, insisting, the whole party started for the bay, which they could see from their position.
A short walk brought them to the wreck.
It was a schooner, and as had been supposed, with its two masts broken short off near the deck.
It lay almost upon its beam ends, firmly wedged in between two rocks.
By mounting a small, flat rock near the larboard gunwale, the party easily got aboard. Having done so, they entered the cabin. It was devoid of all articles of furniture, these probably having been taken away by some of the Indian visitors at the island.