"What?"
"Sure."
"You—you——"
"Found it. Bruce was with me. We came out into a dismal glade in the heart of the black woods, and there was the grave and the headstone with the words upon it."
"Jingoes!"
Hodge stared at Frank a few moments, and then asked:
"Do you really believe the Boston man was murdered and buried in that grave?"
"Rawson was the name he gave, and the grave was found on the island after his strange disappearance. It seems probable enough that he is planted there."
"By Chorch!" exclaimed the Dutch boy, turning pale; "I don'd vant to monkey aroundt dot island all alone by yourself."