"If he had had a packet, or anything else taken from the wreck, he would have turned it over to me."
"But the man you met refused to do so?"
"How do you know what took place?"
"That is immaterial, so long as I do know. Tell, me, what was the difficulty at the store—money?"
The Captain did not answer.
"Now," Ned went on, "you stated a moment ago that you came here under contract to get the gold. Who are your principals?"
No reply was received.
"What will the man now in charge of the Shark do with the packet he refused to deliver to you?" was the next question.
"He will transfer it to me as soon as we meet again."
"You are sure of that?"