"Ze electricity in ze go-bang-him—vot you call eet? Who ses eet?"
"It shows when you will be hung," grumbled George Dross.
"Ha! You make von fun of me, eh? You are a—a—I know not vot. How you like dat, eh?"
Raising his heavy boot, Gabretti kicked the old engineer violently in the side.
He was about to repeat the act when Oscar rushed at him from behind and pushed him headlong.
Then the young captain of the Holland jumped on the Italian rascal, knocking every particle of wind out of him.
"Let—mego!" panted Gabretti.
"Ha! It ees the captain!"
"You scoundrel, to blow up one of the old Hollands!" cried Oscar angrily. "You, a naturalized citizen of the United States. You deserve what you will surely get—a traitor's death."
Gabretti struggled wildly and tried to draw a knife from his bosom. But Oscar kicked the blade aside and hit the rascal a blow with his electric rifle, and then the traitor sank back, insensible.