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Updated: May 11, 2025
The white stones that marked the way for the coast-guards made a wide détour behind Madame von Marwitz's property and this nearer egress to the cliff was guarded by a large placard warning off trespassers. Yet, looking in the direction of the voices, Madame von Marwitz, to her astonishment, saw that three ladies, braving the interdict, were actually marching down in single file upon her.
"Wait until I light this candle, and we'll see," said George. "No, no, don't do that," said Frank. "The coast-guards may be on the watch, and, if they see a light in the house, will be getting ready for us." And, going to the clock, he opened it, and, feeling of the hands, said, "It's about ten minutes to three." "What shall we do?" inquired Ben.
O'Reilly bore Norine Evans ashore in his arms, and when he placed her feet upon Cuban soil she hugged him, crying: "We fooled them, Johnnie! But if it hadn't been for you we'd have turned back. The captain was afraid of the reef." "I don't mind telling you I was afraid, too," he sighed, wearily. "Now then, about all we have to fear are Spanish coast-guards."
A couple of hundred yards away, but coming up at a tremendous pace, was a large white petrol launch, which I recognized immediately as the one that had swamped Mr. Gow. Whether the coast-guards saw her too I really can't say. I doubt if they did, for by this time they had evidently realized who I was, and their whole attention was fixed on preventing my escape.
All communications by wire from the three ports were blocked by "earthing" the wires, so as to cause short circuit. The police and coast-guards were "peacefully picketed," as trade unionists would call it, in their various barracks they were shut in and strongly guarded.
Old Joe shut his mouth sternly; for he hated and scorned the coast-guards, whose wages were shamefully above his own, and who had the impudence to order him for signals; while, on the other hand, he found free trade a policy liberal, enlightening, and inspiriting. "No, captain, no; not a syllable of that. You have been in this place about sixteen years.
This little speech showing Charles to be a boy of good feeling had the effect of convincing the coast-guards that to manifest any ill-will at their defeat would be both unkind and selfish, and the cheer that rose from forty strong lungs was almost deafening.
But the day passed, off, and they sent out men to seek for him: and another and all Burleigh was a-stir: and another and the coast-guards from Lyme to Plymouth Sound searched every hole and corner: and another when his mother wept five minutes: and another when the wonder was forgotten. However, they did not put on mourning for the truant: he might turn up yet: perhaps he was at Oxford.
"You think so, do you?" asked Frank, as if not at all concerned. "Yes, I'm certain of it. I overheard some conversation among the coast-guards, this afternoon, and one of them said that Charley Sheldon would have the whole fleet anchored before the mouth of the creek at half-past two to-morrow morning."
The coast-guards will not give chase, of course, but will think it is only a ruse of ours to make them believe that the Alert is going to start from the same place, and that will make them watch Glen's Creek closer than ever, and the Alert will have a chance to get a good start before they can hoist their sails, and, while they are after her, Ben and I will run out and land our goods."
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