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"I I thought there was a whole nest of them," continued Dan. "If I had known there was only one, I would have stood my ground." "Of course you always were brave," answered Tom sarcastically. "See here, Tom Rover, I don't want any of your back talk," howled the bully, his face turning red. "Come, don't quarrel now," said Captain Langless, so sternly that Dan subsided on the instant.
"Bring some breakfast for these three young gentlemen," said Captain Langless. "Some fresh coffee and bread and some fried eggs and potatoes." At this order Arnold Baxter stood fairly aghast. "You are going to let them dine here?" he gasped. "I am." "But but you must be crazy. They will er think they are running the ship!" "No, they won't.
"I reckon you've been tripped up yourself before this." "I warned you to be careful." "It wasn't my fault." "What's to do now?" put in Dan Baxter. "Shall we stay on the island, dad?" "Certainly," grumbled Arnold Baxter. "But I don't know exactly what to do," and the man scratched his head in perplexity. "Let us go up to the cave." "That won't do you any good," growled Captain Langless.
"It's like a fairy tale," put in Tom, "and I guess it's going to end just as happily as fairy tales usually do." It took some time for each to tell his story. When it came to Dick's turn, he said the steam tug had done her best to follow up Captain Langless and his schooner, but had failed because of the darkness. "She's now out of sight," he concluded, "and there is no telling where she is."
"Now we'll go ashore," said Captain Langless, and glad enough for the change, Tom and Sam leaped upon the beach. The others followed, and tying up the boat, the master of the Peacock led the way through the trees and brush to the hill previously mentioned. Here there was a slight path, winding in and out among a series of rocks. "Where are you going to take us?" said Tom.
But this likewise could not be moved, and in the end they sat down a good deal discouraged. It was well toward night when they heard a noise at the door. As they leaped up, expecting to see the Baxters or Captain Langless, the barrier opened and the cook of the schooner appeared, backed up by two of the sailors.
"All right, get away if you can," rejoined Captain Langless. "If you go overboard you'll be in for a long swim, I can tell you that." It felt good to get into the bright sunshine once more, and the boys tumbled up to the deck without ceremony. As soon as they had quitted the cabin the captain put away the weapons at hand, locking them in a closet.
As Captain Langless had said, the fire made the cave far more comfortable, taking away the feeling of dampness and lighting up all the nooks and corners. From a distance the boys heard a faint falling of water, and were told that it came from a spring hidden at the rear passageway.
The stars made it fairly light on the water and, as the schooner came up close to the steam tug, Dick made out several figures on board. "Ahoy, what tug is that?" came from the schooner. "The Rocket" answered Parsons. "What schooner is that?" To this there was no answer. "What are you doing here?" asked Captain Langless instead. "We are in trouble," returned Parsons, after whispering with Dick.
It was easy to see that Captain Langless was "feeling his way," as the saying is, and Dick felt that he must go slow or he might spoil everything. Criminals are of all shades and degrees, and look at affairs in a different light from honest men. It is said that some would rather be dishonest than honest, and Dick did not yet know how the owner of the Peacock stood on that point.
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