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"If those rascals try to take my vessel I'll have them all hung!" roared Captain Barforth, and trembled with rage. "Oh, if only I was on board!" And he clenched his fists. "Look! look!" ejaculated Dick, who had the spyglass. "I think yes, the Rainbow is moving!" "Moving!" came from the others. "Yes, and she is turning away from the other vessel and from those in the rowboats!"
After that Walt Wingate was questioned closely and he told all he knew about Merrick and his plans. He was very humble, and insisted upon it that he had meant to do no more than put Bahama Bill into a sound sleep. "Well, you are a dangerous character," said Captain Barforth.
But it must be confessed he was as eager as his son to learn whether or not they had discovered the treasure cave. Tom went down, and Dick and Sam came after him. The bottom of the hole was rough. On one side was another opening, leading to what certainly looked like a cave of considerable extent. "Drop down the lantern," called Dick, and Captain Barforth did so.
Then, as the craft came closer, they saw a rocket shoot up in the air, followed by a Roman candle. "It's the Rainbow!" shouted Dick. "That must be some sort of signal for us!" "But where is the Josephine" asked Tom. Nobody knew, and just then nobody cared. Captain Barforth ran down to the water's edge and prepared to launch one of the small boats. "I am going out to my vessel," he said.
"What's the trouble?" came simultaneously from Dick and Tom. Sam would have asked the question too, but he was out of breath. "It's Asa Carey," answered Songbird. And then, as the others came up, he told what Dora had overheard. "And that shot we heard?" questioned Captain Barforth. "It told that there was trouble on board, but what I don't know." "Let us get to the shore," said Dick.
The steam yacht was left in charge of Asa Carey, and the mate was told to remain close to the mouth of the reef and to send some of the others ashore armed if there came a signal of distress. "We have enemies on this isle," said Captain Barforth. "And they may try to do us harm." "I'll watch out," answered the mate, shortly. And then he turned away with a thoughtful look on his sour countenance.
"Well, you'll have to be patient," said Nellie, "Aren't you anxious, Nellie?" he asked. "Oh, yes, Tom; but I don't want to see anybody hurt, or the yacht sunk." Twenty four hours later the fog rolled away and on the following morning Captain Barforth announced they were in the locality where Treasure Isle was supposed to be located.
"Wingate, you rascal!" shouted Anderson Rover, and caught the deck hand by the collar. "Let me go!" yelled the fellow, and struggled to free himself. He held a pistol in one hand and this went off, but the bullet merely cut the air. Then the weapon was taken from him. "So you are still on board, eh?" roared Captain Barforth, when he confronted the man. "What have you to say for yourself?"
The announcement made by Aleck Pop filled all on board the steam yacht with consternation, and while Hans still nursed his arm and wrist the other boys, with Anderson Rover and Captain Barforth, rushed down the companionway. A glance showed them what was the matter. One of the balls of fire had struck a curtain and ignited the flimsy material.
Then, when they were almost ready to give up work for the day, they discovered the third chest, smashed flat under two heavy rocks, with its contents of gold scattered in all directions. "We'll have to blow up those rocks to get all that gold," said Sam. "Don't do that," warned Captain Barforth. "If you do you may cave in the whole roof and then the gold may be gone forever."
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