"Hasn't come back?" ejaculated Dave. "Do you mean to say he stayed away all night?"
"Exactly; and I don't know what to make of it."
"Did he say he might remain away?" came from Roger.
"No."
"Where did he go?"
"I don't know, and neither does Mr. Shepley."
"What will you do about——" began Dave, and cut himself short, as Jasper Van Blott came into the cabin.
"Mr. Van Blott, do you know anything about the captain?" questioned Phil.
"I do not," was the short reply.
"It is queer that he should stay away all night."