"Look here!" came fiercely from Diamond; "what are you chaps up to? Do not think for a moment that you are going to leave me behind! I'm going with you! I am going to help find Merriwell!"
"Of course, you can come if you insist," began Bruce.
"I do!" cut in Jack.
"But I scarcely think it advisable," the big fellow continued. "At least two of our party should remain and watch the yacht."
"Hans is enough for that."
"Don't you pelief I vos goin' to stayed here alone!"
squawked the Dutch boy. "You don'd plaid dot tricks on me!"
Jack tried to argue with him—tried to convince him that there could be no danger in remaining on board the yacht; but Hans was obstinate, and the effort failed.
"You don'd fool me dot vay," he fiercely exclaimed. "I don'd stayed alone here, dot vos all."
It became plain that one of the boys would have to remain with him. Hodge had returned with the proper ammunition, and Jack was not supplied with a gun.