"We have them! We have them!" cried Sam, in delight. "Good for you,
Dick! That was a clever move."
"Run down and make certain that other door is fast," said Dick, and away went Sam with Tom at his heels. They came back in less than two minutes.
"It's fast," said Tom. "We've got them in as tight a box as they had us."
CHAPTER XXVII
DAN BAXTER'S REPENTANCE
The three Rover boys could scarcely believe their senses. Here they were once more in full possession of the Mermaid so far as the deck and cabin were concerned—and those who had sought to make them prisoners were prisoners themselves.
"This is where the biter got bit," remarked Tom. "Say, I feel so good
I could almost dance."
"Sack Todd got shot," said Dick. "I'd like to know if it is serious."
"Well, I am not very sorry for him," said Sam. "He's a thoroughly bad egg."
"We want to make certain of Dan Baxter," went on the eldest Rover.
"He may fool Hans."