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This he discharged while the cook ran a trawl-tub to the truck . It was the prearranged signal for Pete Ellinwood to come in . As Code waited he had no doubt that smoke was from a revenue cutter or cruiser from Halifax with his arrest warrant . There was a stiff westerly breeze , and Code , glancing up at the cloud formations , saw that there would be a beautiful racing half-gale on by noon . `` What a chance to run for it ! '' he thought , but resolutely put the idea from his mind . Pete came in with a scowl on his face , cursing everything under the sun , and especially a fisherman 's life .