"Exactly. We knew there was a cache before, and that's all we know now. It's no good telling father about Pierre unless we can manage to have him caught red-handed. And before we can do that we must know where that cache is. That's our job and we've got to do it. I'd give anything to be able to make father's coup possible."
"Same here," declared Ben. "The question is, how?"
"Well, we've got to think about that. We've not done so badly so far."
"Aye. But there was luck in it. Still, the luck may hold."
"I very nearly boiled over when I heard them call father a Nosy Parker. Well, Mr. Pierre, look out for yourself, that's all I can say."
"He seems a bad lot," remarked Ben.
"He's a dangerous man," declared Dare.
"There's no doubting it," admitted Ben. "If we knowed where he was going to land we could telegraph the cap'n and have him behind the bars pretty quick."
"If——" said Dare. "From this time on," he added, "we've got to keep watch on the Mary day and night."
"And what about when she leaves harbour?"