“Did you see him go?”
“Well, no, I didn’t actually see him, but that wouldn’t prevent—” She stopped and looked from one to the other of the watching faces—“What do you mean?”
She must find out what they knew before she ventured.
“Then you didn’t see him?”
“No—I didn’t see the boat go, I was up-stairs, but of course he went.”
“We’ve found out that he didn’t,” said Rawson.
“Didn’t go, didn’t go back with Gabriel? Wh—why—” She swept them with an alarmed look which fetched up on Bassett. “Why, that’s not possible!”
“Mr. Rawson’s seen Gabriel.” Bassett spoke very gently. “And he says he didn’t take Joe over.”
“But I don’t understand. He was all ready. I said good-by to him.”
“When was that?”