Five irate youths stepped into the tender and crowded the seats.

Harry Corwin took his place beside Perry and relieved him of the port oar.

Perry would have yielded the other very gladly, but none offered to accept it and he hadn't the courage to make the suggestion.

The dingey floated off the sand again, headed for the _Follow Me,_ and then the storm broke.

It didn't descend all at once, however.