Among them were found the bodies of two of the men, the other was never heard of.

So sudden and unexpected was the loss of the vessel that Paul never thought of his money he had safely stowed away in the cabin and he stood on the beach that morning without a cent in his pocket.

The loss of his armour and apparatus grieved him deeply but he felt a keen sorrow for the distress of his old friend Balbo.

Yet in a way, the captain was more fortunate than himself as Betsy had carried all their earnings safely ashore, stowed away in the voluminous folds of her dress.

All day long the Captain, Betsy and Paul and the uninjured seaman, patrolled the beach in the hope that something valuable might wash up.