"As you will. Will you come, or do you want to go back to the yacht?"
"I—er—I guess I'll come," faltered the toady. "But we must be careful."
"To be sure. I reckon I have as much at stake as you."
The two passed out of hearing, and Dick touched his brother on the arm.
"Did you hear that, Sam?" he asked excitedly.
"I did. What can it mean?"
"Mean? It means that Dan Baxter's father is in the neighborhood and Dan is going to call on his parent."
"I know that, but—"
"You are surprised that father and son are equally bad? I'm not;
I thought it all along."
"What will you do?"