Besides, the craft may have made off already.

They would have been sure to have placed her in the outside tier, so as to get up anchor as soon as they had Miss Greendale on board." "We might get out the boats, sir, and lie off and see if any yachts set sail," the skipper suggested.
"That would be of no use, Hawkins.

You could not stop them.

Even if you hailed to know what yacht it was, they might give you a false name.
"One thing I have been thinking of that can be done.

I wish, in the first place, that you would ask all the men if anyone has noticed among the yacht sailors in the streets one with the name of the Phantom on his jersey.