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"Well, that's the end of Sid Merrick and Tad Sobber," said Dick when he heard this news. "If they are at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean they can't bother us any more." But Dick was mistaken in his surmise.
He listened, and made out Cuffer speaking, and then he recognized the voice of Shelley. "And so I dusted out before I had a chance to get any money from Sobber," Cuffer was saying. "Well, did the Rovers catch the young fellow?" questioned Shelley. "That I don't know. If he didn't know enough to run away he is a fool." "You say one of the Rovers followed you from the train?"
"Yes and Dick's and Tom's, too." "It is just like Sobber to blame his troubles on somebody else," remarked Dick. "I am not afraid of him," declared Tom. "He had better keep his distance unless he wants to get the worst of it. We used to put up with a whole lot from Dan Baxter before he reformed I am not going to put up with as much from Sobber." "Tad certainly went off in bad company," said Sam.
They gazed in the direction Dick pointed out and on a distant bench saw a youth of about Tom's age, but heavier set, talking to a man who wore a rusty suit of brown and a peculiarly shaped slouch hat. "Why, that's Tad Sobber!" cried Tom. "So it is," added Sam. "Who is that fellow with him?" "I don't know, although his figure looks somewhat familiar to me," answered Dick.
"I am afraid it will put her in bed." "It's too bad, but it can't be helped," said Dick. "Dick, do you think we ought to buy Sobber off?" "No. He doesn't deserve a cent of that money." "Papa says the case will not come up for a long time, the courts are so crowded with cases," remarked Nellie.
Later, much to their surprise, the Rover boys learned that the bully was a ward and nephew of Sid Merrick, and when the sharper disappeared, Tad Sobber went with him. "They are certainly a bad pair," said Dick, but how bad the Rovers were still to find out.
"She says, even if we do lose that fortune she wants me to have a better education, and she will pay the bill for Nellie and Grace, too." "It will make the Lanings quite poor, I am afraid, if the fortune is lost," replied Dick gravely. "I know it, Dick, but we'll have to take what comes." "Have you heard from Sobber or his lawyer lately?" "Nothing since he threatened to disgrace us."
"I won't! You let me go, Tom Rover." "I'll not let you go," answered Tom, firmly. "And if you don't stand still I'll call a policeman and have you arrested." Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale. "You er you don't mean that," he faltered. "You can't have me arrested." "We'll see about that, Sobber." "I haven't done anything wrong."
Before sailing it was learned that some rivals were also after the treasure. One of these was a sharper named Sid Merrick, who had on several occasions tried to get the best of the Rovers and failed. With Merrick was Tad Sobber, his nephew, a youth who at Putnam Hall had been a bitter foe to Dick, Tom and Sam.
Here, Merrick, Tad Sobber, Carey, Bossermann and several others worked for nearly a week trying to unearth the treasure, but, of course, without success. Then they had a quarrel with the Spaniard, Doranez, who would not keep sober. They accused the man of taking them to the wrong place, and in the fight that followed three men were seriously wounded.
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