Harry Marton on the "Wild Cat" asked Moss the meaning of the commotion, and he replied "They must have found the place at last, and glad I am of it. We have had a long journey for nothing so far." The "Heron" sailed steadily towards the entrance and as she passed the promontory they saw the flag at the top of the staff was made of an old shirt, or some such garment. "It cannot have been there very long," said Phil, eyeing it through the glasses. "It has only recently been put up, so the probabilities are the man is alive." The bay they entered was much larger than the former one, almost the size of Shark's Bay, and Phil expressed the opinion that it was a good place for pearl fishing. Rounding the corner they saw a man who was on the look out, and he waved his arms furiously and danced about in great glee. The schooner steered closer to the shore, and at last there came a loud shout from the solitary human being. "By all that's wonderful, it's Jacob Rank," said Phil, and he waved back to him. "Let go the anchor, we'll row ashore," he said, excitedly. A dinghy was soon in the water, and they scrambled in. In a very short time they were on the sand, and Phil was wringing Jacob's hand until there seemed to be a good chance of their arms coming off. The excitement was too much for Rank, who sat down on the beach and almost wept for joy. When he became calmer he said-- "What in heaven's name brought you here, Phil?" "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford. We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads." "And who is this young man?" "Mr. Redland. He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry." "Then he did not believe I was dead?" "No. The beggars said you were drowned, when they reached Fremantle, and that there was no pearl shell to be found, but Barry didn't cotton to that yarn, so he organised another expedition to find you and your boy, and here we are." "And a precious long while you have been, it seems years since those scoundrels put me ashore here, but I'll get even with them one of these days." The "Wild Cat" cast anchor close to the "Heron," and Harry and Hake Moss came ashore and heartily greeted Rank. "I'll tell you what it is, before we get on to business, or anything else, I should like to go on board and have a decent meal. I have not starved here, but living on turtle, birds, and eggs, is a bit too much for me. I'd give anything for a decent bit of bread and something to wash it down," said Rank. "Of course," quickly replied Jack. "Here we are standing talking and never thinking about you. Come along, we will row back at once." Jacob eagerly got into the boat, and when he put his foot on board the "Heron" he gave a sigh of relief. "To a man who has been stranded for weeks you have no idea how it feels to find yourself on a decent craft again. I have no ambition to be a second Crusoe."