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"Uncle Randolph, I don't believe this man," he said briefly. "The story he tells is too unnatural." "I think so myself, Dick; but still " "Why didn't this man come straight to the house to tell us this?" "I'm sure I don't know." "Ask him." Randolph Rover put the question to Captain Villaire. The Frenchman scowled deeply and shrugged his shoulders. "I had my reason," he said briefly.
"Captain Villaire was about to torture us into writing letters home asking for the money he wanted as a ransom. Baxter put it into his head that we were very rich." "Oh, please don't say anything more about it!" groaned the unfortunate bully. "I that Frenchman put up this job all on his own hook." "I don't believe it," came promptly from Randolph Rover. "You met him, at Boma; you cannot deny it."
"You leave zat in Boma, wid ze bankers, eh?" "Yes." "But you haf von big lettair of credit, not so?" "Yes, we have a letter of credit," answered Randolph Rover. "But that won't do you any good, nor the money at the banker's neither." "Ve see about zat, monsieur. Proceed," and Captain Villaire waved his hand toward Dan Baxter.
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