"Granted."
"You came in another boat with Dora."
"What if I did? Do you suppose I would come with her alone?" went on
Tom, struck with a sudden idea.
"Do you mean to say you have—er—brought along any of the—ahem!—authorities?" And Josiah Crabtree glanced around nervously.
"I am not alone—nor is Dora where you can do her any harm."
Josiah Crabtree's face became a trifle pale.
"Boy, what do you wish to do—ruin me?"
"Mr. Crabtree, you are ruining yourself."
"You were the means of putting me in jail before—you and your brothers."
"You deserved it, didn't you?"