"Who are you?" demanded Trask, whispering, but more boldly, and with something of defiance in his tone.
"Doc Bird, Mr. Trask," came the answer. "Fo' the lan' sake, what yo' all doin' out in the rain, man?"
"Keep quiet," said Trask, unpleasantly aware of rivulets racing down his heels. He followed the bulkhead straight aft, conscious that Bird was in the doorway of the cook's room, past Dinshaw's room, to the door of Jarrow's, which he opened softly.
"Captain Jarrow!" he called, in a low voice. "Captain Jarrow!"
There was no reply. He listened for the regular breathing of the sleeping captain. Then he went inside and felt along Jarrow's bunk. The sheet was rumpled and thrown back but Jarrow was not there.
CHAPTER X
Captain Jarrow Admits He Is Suspicious of Peth
Trask went to his room at once, and stripping off his wet pajamas, dressed hurriedly. His discovery that Jarrow was missing seemed to verify his suspicions that the captain was not playing fair. His absence from his room was the most alarming thing which had happened yet aboard the Nuestra, and, as Trask saw it, the fact pointed to a betrayal of trust.