Perhaps we had better hold off until daylight." "I see a stretch of sand!" came from Tom, who was standing up.

"If we can reach that, we'll be all right." Old Jerry took a careful look.

The sand was there, true enough, but there were dangerous breakers between the boat and that shore.
"If you say so, we can run our chances," he said.

"The young ladies must hold tight, and not mind a good ducking." The force of the waves was now carrying them closer and closer to the breakers.

Under old Jerry's directions the boys took a short, sharp stroke, keeping the rowboat straight up to the waves.