"Then, slowly, he headed away in the darkness"
CHAPTER XXI
FERRY HILL CHANGES ITS LEADER
The presence of the strange boats on the Inner Beach was not discovered until just before breakfast. Roy had said nothing to anyone of the night's adventures. Otto Ferris was noisily hammering a spoon on a new dish-pan when Kirby burst excitedly on to the scene.
"Mr. Buckman, there are three new boats on the beach, sir!"
"New boats?"
"Yes, sir, rowboats."
"Where did they come from? Whose are they?" asked the instructor, bewilderedly.