“Mrs. Stanhope? Who is she?”
“The lady who was abducted by Tad Sobber and Josiah Crabtree and taken on your schooner at Boston.”
“Never heard of any of the people you are talking about, young man. You have got hold of the wrong boat.”
“No, there is no mistake. You left Boston yesterday afternoon, and you had on board Mrs. Stanhope and her abductors. I guess you are old enough to know what the punishment is for abduction,” went on Dick, pointedly.
“Abduction? I ain’t abducted nobody, I tell you. You’ve got hold of the wrong boat. You can search us if you want to.”
“Oh, I don’t suppose the lady is on board now. I want to know what you did with her.”
“Don’t know her—never saw her.”
“You took her on board, and you were seen doing it,” put in Tom.
“Seen!” cried the captain, and gave a start.
“Yes,” put in Sam. “Oh, we’ve got you dead to rights, and the best thing you can do is to tell us at once where she is.”