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DAVE PORTER ON CAVE ISLAND
as I could, an' by sheer good luck we struck the shore—an' here we are."
"What became of the other boats?"
"Ain't seen nuthin' of 'em yet."
"Is that your boat was split in two, between the rocks in that direction?" and Dave pointed to where such a craft had been found by him and Roger.
"That's her, messmate. Putty badly used up, eh?"
"And you are quite sure those two passengers had no baggage?" went on our hero, after a pause.
"Nary a thing, messmate, excepting wot they wore. It wasn't no time to think o' baggage, it was a time to think o' what to do to save your life!"
