“I come back by railroad, and just now was walking over from the station.”
“But where did you leave the Jennie P.? Why didn’t you come back with her?”
“I run her into dry-dock down to the city for repairs,” he said quietly.
The girl noticed a slight catch in his voice.
“I thought you did all your own repairing.”
“I do when there ain’t nothing bad wrong.”
“You sailed the Jennie P. all the way into the city and left it there?”
“Something went wrong with the engine, and I didn’t have no time to tinker with her afore I had to come back. Them there gas engines is worse than a team of mules when they get to bucking and balking. They–––”
“Captain Pott! Tell me the truth. Why did you leave your boat in the city docks?”