noon
This was done . They tied one of their coats to a tall tree well up on the cliff , where it could be seen by a boat coming from the direction of Harbor View . Then , leaving a note , written on a piece of paper from a cracker box , they set out . Up to noon they had found nothing , but an hour later Andy , who was in the lead , suddenly uttered a cry as he turned a little promontory and started down a level stretch of beach . `` There 's our man ! '' he cried . `` He 's just come ashore , and the wrecked motor boat is there too !