"You really think he means trouble, Mr. Tobey?"
Dan'l smiled. "If he were in my boat, I'd keep an eye peeled," he said.
Young Willis Cox set his jaw. "By God, I will that," he swore.
Dan'l pointed forward; and Willis looked and saw Brander talking with Mauger, the one-eyed man, by the lee rail. "Mark that," said Dan'l. "They're a chummy pair, those two."
Willis frowned. "That's queer, too," he said. "Mauger—he's not much of a man. Why should Brander take up with him, anyhow?"
Dan'l smiled, sidewise. "Does Mauger—Is Mauger the captain's man?" he asked.
"No. Hates him like death and hell."
"And Brander plays up to him...."
"Because Mauger hates the Old Man. Is that it?" Willis asked anxiously.
"I'm saying no word," protested Dan'l Tobey. "See for yourself, Will."