I seed her a-driftin' up with the tide--big flood tide, to-day--and I thought I'd see somebody after her, afore long.

Anything aboard ?" Anything! I could not answer the man.

Anything, indeed! I hurried on up the river without a word.

Was the boat a wreck?
I scarcely dared to think of it.

I scarcely dared to think at all.
The man called after me and I stopped.