Chapter 26 RIVAL SEARCHERS

"WHAT boat is that?" asked Ned.

"Hand me the glasses," requested Mr. De Vere, as he went nearer to the cabin port. He peered through the binoculars for some time, then announced:

"It's the steam tug, Monarch, from San Pedro. I wonder what it can be doing out this way?"

"Perhaps it was blown out of its course by the storm," suggested Jerry.