31/61 The captain returned and left again. A man with papers in his hand appeared, and a woman with what looked like a telegram. The mate went ashore in his best clothes. He joined the captain at the piermaster's office, and presently emerged on the other side of the jetty where some small boats were beached. A man from the _Tobermory_ came in answer to his call, a boat was launched, and began to make its way into the channel. |