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man ahead hurried along over the rocks so quickly that the Rovers and Larry Dixon had difficulty in keeping up with him.

"He's a bird for moving," was the old sailor's comment. "Splice my main brace! but I wish he'd put a reef or two in his legs!"

The man ahead suddenly made a turn around some rocks. The boys and the tar followed cautiously, so as not to be surprised.

"Wait here, I'll look ahead and investigate," said Dick. And he shoved some bushes aside.

A surprise awaited him—but not of the sort he had anticipated. The man had disappeared!

Vainly did Dick look in all directions for him. He was as completely gone as if the earth had opened and swallowed him up.

"Can he have entered some opening in the rocks." the youth asked himself.

With added caution he moved forward a few