"Yes."
"Oh, dear!" Captain Starr wrung his hands. "Please don't blame me!"
"I don't know as I can blame you, exactly. But you want to have your wits about you after this."
When Captain Starr heard about the disappearance of the two girls he was more interested than ever.
"I heard them scream," he said.
"Where was that?"
"I think they must have been right in front of where the Dora was tied up."
"When was this?" asked Sam.
"Not very long after the villains made me their prisoner."
"It's as clear as day!" cried Fred Garrison. "Baxter and Flapp first stole the houseboat and then they abducted Dora and Nellie."