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The lads recognized, even in the darkness, some of the larger landmarks they had passed in their flight that afternoon. "Hold on a minute, and listen," suggested the life saver. "Maybe we can hear them talking." They paused, but the only sound that came was the booming of the surf on the rocks below. "Can you see anything of a light?" asked Mr. Boundley.
"No, not to-night," advised Mr. Boundley. "It wouldn't be practical, in the first place; and if it was, it wouldn't be safe. We don't know this locality very well. There may be hidden dangers and pitfalls that would injure some of us. Then, too, we don't want to stumble on a nest of wreckers without knowing something of the lay of the ground." "What's best to be done?" asked Tom Cardiff.
The other was Jerry Boundley, while the name of the life saver was Frank Hale. "Yes, it's quite a tramp," said Tom Cardiff, "and the wreckers may be there now. Several small trading vessels are expected up the coast this week, and some may be due to-night.
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