“Hello, Dave!” cried the senator’s son. “Got back, have you?” And then he stared at Merwell. “Oh, are you here, too?”
“Yes,” returned the big youth, and that was all he could say.
“Dave, did you get the jewels Merwell had?” went on Roger.
“Yes. But, Roger, how did you know——”
“There is no time to talk it over now, Dave,” interrupted the senator’s son, quickly. “We have got to act, and that at once! That is, if you want to get back the rest of the jewels.”
“Why, what do you mean?” demanded Dave and Phil in a breath, and even Merwell was all attention.
“Do you remember those Englishmen, the fellows who robbed Mr. Borden? Well, we traced them to their camp, and what do you think? They met Jasniff in some way, and he is friendly with them.”
“Did he tell them about the jewels?” demanded our hero.
“No, he was cute enough to keep the story of the jewels to himself,—that is, we didn’t hear him tell them anything about the gems. But he said he wanted to get away from the island as quickly as possible, and without being seen by any of us, and he offered the Englishmen a thousand dollars in diamonds if they’d help him. They agreed to it, and all hands are waiting for some ship to come here and take them off.”
“The ship I saw last night!” cried Dave, and told of the light on the ocean.