Let's steady her through the waves." They ran out and, catching her beneath the shoulders, bore her safe and high through the small rollers.

When they were waist-deep, the boat swung near.

A lantern was raised by the man in the bows, and under that light they saw the four men at the oars, now backing water to keep their boat from washing to the beach.

The sailors cheered as the two men swung Kate over the gunwale and then clambered in after her.

The man at the bows all this time had kept his lantern high above his head with a rigid arm, and now he bellowed: "Black McTee!" "Right!" said McTee.