looked over all the big rocks with care, making a note of such as ought to be blasted away and of others that could be removed with the aid of a rope and pulleys.
"Let us see if we cannot gain the shore of the bay in a straight line from here," said Mr. Rover, after the examination of the ground had come to an end. "If we can it will make it so much easier to go back and forth from the steam yacht."
They had a compass with them, and leaving the vicinity of the shattered cave, struck out in a direct line for Horeshoe Bay. Much to their surprise they found an easy path, and came out on the sandy beach almost before they knew it.
"Well, I never!" cried Dick. "If we had known of this before, what a lot of trouble we might have saved ourselves."
"Well, we know it now," answered Tom. "And as we marked the path it will be an easy matter in the future to go back and forth from the cave to the bay."
It took them some time to get their boat, and it was almost nightfall before they reached the steam yacht. It can readily be imagined that the Stanhopes and Lanings awaited their coming with interest.
"What success, Dick?" cried Dora eagerly.
