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Lucky the boat isn't damaged any, but I hate to be under obligations to him," and he nodded toward Mr. Blowitz, who was helping Nellie into his boat. "I don't like him," he went on in a low voice. "There's something queer about him." "We oughtn't to feel that way," said Jerry. "He's doing us a favor." "Of course," admitted Bob.
"One of us will wade or swim ashore, and tell him," said Ned. "We can easily do it." "Boat ahoy!" suddenly called a voice out of the mist. "Who are you?" "The Ripper," answered Jerry. "Who are you?" A moment later a rowboat appeared from behind the white curtain of fog, and the boys and girls saw. that Mr. Carson Blowitz was in the craft. "Well! Well!" he exclaimed.
I was not aboard, and I don't know whether the rats left it or not. All I know is that the vessel is lost, and with a fortune aboard." "A fortune aboard?" inquired Ned. "Yes, worth about a quarter of a million." "Is it gold or diamonds?" asked Rose, who was very fond of jewelry and precious stones. "Neither one, my dear young lady," said Mr. Blowitz, with as happy a smile as he could assume.
The dock was deserted, save for the young people and Ponto, but in the chocolate refreshment place, and other booths on shore there was plenty of life. "I think it would be a good plan," agreed Jerry. "You know the whole story, about the brig and the offer Blowitz made. Tell Mr. Seabury that we would have consulted him before, only he was out when we got back this afternoon.
There was no way of getting gracefully out of the invitation, and so the crowd of young people and the professor accompanied Mr. Blowitz into the refreshment booth. They went out into the shaded courtyard, where a fountain of splashing water at least gave the effect of coolness, if it did not really make it so.
But I think we should consult with some one We " "No, there is no need of consulting with any one," interrupted Blowitz. "I have the papers all made out. We can go before a notary-public to-night, for it is not late yet, and sign them, and you can start by to-morrow noon. What do you say? Will you go?" It was a hard question to decide.
They sat at small tables, and were served with cold chocolate and sweet cakes, by a pretty Mexican girl. Bob wanted to pay for the treat but Mr. Blowitz would not hear of it. In fact he played the host in such a genial way, and seemed so anxious to make every one have a good time, that the boys were rather ashamed of their first opinion of him.
But there is no telling what that scoundrel Blowitz may have done. He is capable of having some one of the crew bore holes in the ship before they deserted hEr, so she would slowly sink, and he could collect the insurance. In fact he may have done so, and only be pretending that she is a derelict. I wish we would get sight of her.
"I think our boat can beat theirs. I did hope to be able to tow the brig into harbor, and save the cargo, but that is out of the question now. I do not want a fight with Blowitz. Come, boys, we must escape!" The boys hurriedly divided the gold among them. It made their pockets bulge out, and was quite heavy. Mr. De Vere had his papers safe.
I am going to hire a boat and cruise about in search of my brig if I don't get some news soon and perhaps you might like to go along." "Perhaps," replied Jerry, as he and his chums followed the girls out of the place. Mr. Blowitz remained in the courtyard, drinking chocolate, and, as the little party was leaving Ned looked back.
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