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"Of course I did, Jake," said Eleanor quietly. "I telephoned to Mr. Trenwith even before you had your supper because I knew that if I didn't do something to keep you here with us, you'd run away again. But I did it as much for your sake as for Bessie's." "Yes, you did not!" said Jake. "Why shouldn't you let me go now, then, if that is so?" "Listen to me, my buck," said Trenwith, sternly.
"I'm afraid I didn't really understand at all, Miss Mercer," said Trenwith, a good looking young fellow, with light brown hair and grey blue eyes, that, although mild and pleasant enough now, had been as cold as steel when Bessie had seen him on the yacht.
She didn't seem to notice that he had called her by her first name a privilege that was not accorded, as a rule, to those who had no more of an acquaintance with her than Billy Trenwith. But he had done it so naturally, and with so little thought, that she could hardly have resented it, anyway. But Dolly noticed it, and nudged Bessie mischievously.
"You're not going to do yourself any good by getting fresh to this lady, I can tell you that. You're pretty well scared, aren't you? You told her that you were afraid of what Holmes would do to you?" But Jake, alarmed by Trenwith's mention of the name of the man he feared, shut his lips obstinately, and wouldn't say a word in answer. Trenwith smiled cheerfully.
"Then you really think we're going to find something out from Jake, Mr. Trenwith?" asked Dolly. "We'll find a way to make him talk, never fear," said Trenwith. "The boy's a natural born coward. He'll do anything to save his own skin if he finds he's in real trouble and that the others of his gang can't help him. I don't think he's naturally bad or vicious I think he's just weak.
Half a dozen men had come out to the Columbia with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls. They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them. "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.
Jake gave a shriek of terror and fell to the ground, grovelling at the lawyer's feet. "Oh, don't arrest me!" he begged. "I'll tell you everything I know. Don't arrest me!" "It's the only way to hold you," said Trenwith. "You've got to learn to be more afraid of us than of Holmes."
"He'll row ashore, you see, hunt up the people, and tell them what he wants," said Trenwith. "Hurry up, Bates! Remember, we've promised to get these young ladies home in good time." "Right, sir," said Bates, as he lowered the dinghy and dropped into her. "Won't take me long when I find the people on shore and about five minutes will fix that engine when I get back here again."
Why, yes, that would make it all right," said Eleanor. Somehow she found that she wasn't half as strong-minded and self-reliant when this very masterful young man was around. "You might go over and see, Margery, if you will." "Splendid!" said Trenwith. "We'll have a perfectly bully time, I know. You keep at it too hard, Miss Mercer really you do!"
Trenwith! But tell me, doesn't anyone live on this island? It's so beautiful that I should think someone would surely have built a summer home there long ago." "I believe there are people there," said Trenwith. "But they are on the other side." "I'm sorry we have to go home, but I suppose we really must be starting," said Eleanor, after supper.
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