Captain Morris and his four associates were seated at a table drinking.
Parker was saying:
“The boy sleeps a long time, Captain. Maybe he’ll never wake up.”
“It might be the best thing for us if he never did,” was Morris’ brutal reply. “Now, then, mates, let me explain to you my scheme, and why this boy’s appearance bids fair to spoil it for us.”
Will came nearer to the door and prepared to listen to some startling revelations.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
IMPRISONED.
“When the Golden Moose sunk in mid-ocean,” were Captain Morris’ first words, “I believed that Jack Marcy, the boatswain, went down with the ship.”
“Did he know of your plot, captain?” inquired Parker.
“He suspected it. I returned to Portland and filed my claim for the insurance money.”