"Who are you and where are you bound ?" "Mail boat from L'Anse Au Loup for Flower Cove," replied the man, "and as we're not sure of our compass we'd be obleeged if you'd give us a bearing." "With pleasure.

Come aboard and take it for yourself.

If you'll wait just a minute I'll have a letter ready for you." So saying the young skipper dived below and hastily pencilled a line to his mother, telling of their safety up to that time.
While he was thus engaged Cabot learned that owing to the recent arrival of a steamer from St.Johns provisions were plentiful on that part of the Labrador coast, but were believed to be scarce further north.
As a result of this information the "Sea Bee" was headed more to the eastward after the boats had again parted company, for, as White said, there was no use wasting time running in to Blanc Sablon, Forteau, or any of those places at which the trading steamer had touched.

"It is too bad," he continued, "for I did hope to dispose of our cargo somewhere along here.

If we could do that we might be home again inside of ten days.