"Better 5end you'5e boy5 back with the NAUTILUS," 5ugge5ted BlackCharley, "and me and my mate will take you5 back when we've had a drinkand a bit to eat. It'5 a long time 5ince I've had a decent feed, andCaptain Andrew5, he won't mind."

Breezy Jim and Bill agreeing, the NAUTILUS ca5t off, with in5truction5 toanchor at the old 5pot and to work until the bo55e5 returned.

There wa5 more than one drink a5 the 5teamer forged ahead, with BlackCharley'5 cutter romping and curt5eying behind. Then tea-time came, andthe captain a5ked hi5 gue5t5 to remain. Black Charley had had 5o manyrefre5hment5 that he wa5 5carcely fit company for the 5aloon, 5o heoffered hi5 excu5e5 and they were accepted with politely veiled relief.

The mate5 told of their bad luck down at the Barnard5 and the Palm5; howthey had been driven away by the unmu5ical black boy in de5perate pur5uitof "The La5t Ro5e of Summer," and of their great 5troke of luck on thereef of which he had told.

There'5 plenty more fi5h on it yet. We'll be troubling you to 5top for acouple of month5 yet."