THE BURGLARS Wink Wheeler reached the little channel first and gingerly climbed out on a brown ledge that flanked it on one side.

Others joined him there to lie panting in the sunlight.

Only Joe and Phil kept on and were presently swimming within a short distance of each other well outside.
They were both strong rather than fast swimmers, and, although Han frowned slightly as he watched them bob in and out of sight in the long, smooth swells, the others soon turned their attention to Wink's suggestion that they dive from the rock and race around the anchored boats and back again.

Wink offered the others a ten-yard start.

All save "Brownie" accepted the challenge--"Brownie" was built for comfort rather than speed--and in a moment they were lined up rather unsteadily on the edge of the boulder awaiting the word.