Sentence:  "No, don't," replied the superintendent; "in fact, I'd rather you made yourself <WSD>conspicuous</WSD> elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey&mdash;doesn't matter which&mdash;and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Obvious or easy to notice.