"Girls," she whispered, "We're going to be saved! And I'll never forget this night--never. Or you two. Or what you've done! Or what you _are_. And I'm never going to get over being ashamed of myself!" Sidney had some solemn resolutions of her own shaping in her heart but the moment gave her no time to pronounce them. "Mart!" she cried. "It's _not_ Jed Starrow! It's--it's--Cap'n Phin Davies! And that means that--_Lav_--_made_--_it_!" And happy tears ran down her cheeks. Under the skilled guidance of the man at its wheel the _Sally_ soon came alongside of the _Arabella_. Cap'n Davies promptly boarded the schooner and the next instant Sidney was in his arms. "All I'll say is praise be to God!" the old mariner muttered. "And now I cal'late you and your mates here are 'bout ready to abandon your cruisin'--" "Lav, is he--all right?" demanded Sidney, still clinging to Cap'n Phin. "Well, he jest about made port and how he is now I can't say for I didn't waste any time shippin' in the _Sally_. Lucky for us it was lyin' there at Rockman's. Give us a hand, Saunders, while we load on this cargo of distress!" A roughness in the old man's voice betrayed that the big heart was not as light as he would have the girls think. For hours they had searched the bay with only their knowledge of tides and winds to guide them; more than once the others had been ready to abandon the search as futile, but the Captain had held them stubbornly to it. Pola needed no urging but leaped into the _Sally_ and sank to its bottom with a long gasp of relief. Sidney and Mart were about to follow her example when a word from Cap'n Davies held Sidney. "We'll let a government boat pick up the _Arabella_. We'll take no chances tryin' to tow her in with the _Sally_." And then Sidney thought of the treasure. "But the diamonds!" she cried. "_Diamonds_--" Cap'n Davies stared at her, his mouth open. "Why, yes, they're on this boat. They _must_ be! We were in the forward cabin watching and Jed Starrow came on board and they talked right where we could hear. They were going to take them off and then they decided it wasn't safe and they'd wait and they went away. And then they must have cut the boat adrift. But we're _sure_ they're on this boat." "So that was it! Of all the low-down dastardly tricks! Well, never mind your diamonds, now. We got to get back to shore and let a few folks know--" "But I won't _go_ until we've looked!" Sidney protested, almost in tears. "Why, that was why we risked everything! And Lav wants to save the name of the Cape--the--the way--you do! Oh, please look!" The old Captain dropped his hold of the girl's arm. "Well, I'll be ding-blasted!" he stormed. But he motioned to Saunders. "Climb aboard and give us a hand. 'Taint likely they'd hide their stuff above deck. You look round the stern and the girls and me'll give a hunt forward. Of all the stubborn, crazy-headed female pieces you'll beat 'em all!"