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"In the meantime, captain," said Fritz, "my brother and I have to request that you will resume the command, and treat us as passengers." "Thank you, my friends, thank you. Willis, are all the old crew on board?" "All that were in Havre, your honor; I commissioned Bill Stubbs to pick them up, and he managed to smuggle them all on board." "Then pipe all hands on deck."
'Oh, said John, 'you are, are you? And why's that? 'Stubbs told me this afternoon, said James, c that he could smash me dead, but so far he has no particle of evidence against you. A light sprang into the burly scoundrel's eyes. He veiled it in an instant, but not before two of the quartette there present had read it.
If there had been a fight if Stubbs had been given a chance then, of course, the Priest would have struck hard and decisively. If he had been carried away uninjured, Stubbs would find his way back here. Of that he was sure. The man was strong, resourceful, and would use his last ounce of strength to relieve his partner. Wilson was in a veritable rat trap.
'I left you to yourself, said Jervase, 'until I'd got everything right and comfortable. Major de Blaequaire has gone off to Southampton, and I believe he's on his way to Varna, somewhere in the Black Sea. I've made a deposit with Stubbs, his lawyer, of no less than fifty thousand pounds, my lad. That's been a shake, I tell you.
"And to think," said Hal, "that, in view of his recent experiences, he was so unwary as to betray where Chester and Colonel Anderson are confined." "Which was lucky for us," declared Stubbs. "It will save us a lot of worry and search." "Now what?" demanded Hal. "Well," was the reply, "I should say that there is nothing that can be done before dark.
"Hal," said Stubbs, "you can bet your life I'm afraid to go up in the air with you two." "Come on, Stubbs," said Chester, seriously. "Honestly, we would be glad of your company. We haven't seen much of you for some time." "I know you haven't," returned Stubbs, "and that's why my health happens to be so good right now. But what are you going to do over the German lines?"
Stubbs looked for a moment as if this might be an American joke; but there was no smile upon King's face, and she only said, "Fancy! You must make a note of Newport, dear. That is one of the places we must see. Of course Mr. Stubbs has never read in public, you know. But I suppose that would make no difference, the Americans are so kind and so appreciative."
Ho!" he laughed. "And my friend Stubbs here shall accompany us." "Thanks; some other time," said Stubbs nervously. For answer Ivan leaned down, picked the little man up in his arms and walked away with him in spite of Stubbs' cries and struggles. Nikol went along and for once he did not offer to take Stubbs' part. "Great Scott! Hal, we can't stand for this," said Chester. "What shall we do?"
"What have we here?" he exclaimed, after a glance at the dwarf. "A guide," replied Hal; "the same being the man who fired at us, and also Stubbs' own prisoner." "Stubbs' prisoner?" "Exactly. He captured him single-handed." Colonel Edwards eyed Stubbs in the greatest surprise, until Hal explained in a low voice, so that neither Stubbs nor the dwarf might hear.
That money would have got us away from this hateful place, an' we'd have gone back to Uncle Dan'l's, where we'd have been so happy, you an' me. An' now it's all gone all gone. What made you, Mr. Stubbs what made you do such a bad, cruel thing? Oh, what made you?" "Don't, Toby don't take on so," said Ben, soothingly.
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