Vaire soon you know how." Joe grinned ruefully and wished it was dinner-time.

Now and then, when a light dredge was hauled, the boys managed to catch breath and say a couple of words.
"That 's Asparagus Island," 'Frisco Kid said, indicating the shore.

"At least, that 's what the fishermen and scow-sailors call it.

The people who live there call it Bay Farm Island." He pointed more to the right.
"And over there is San Leandro.

You can't see it, but it 's there." "Ever been there ?" Joe asked.
'Frisco Kid nodded his head and signed to him to help heave in the starboard dredge.
"These are what they call the deserted beds," he said again.