"Now, I'll promise to see that you are not punished, and I will also give you twice that amount if you head in to the nearest port and put me ashore. What do you say?"
Yoritomo hesitated.
"Remember your fate when the authorities capture you, which they surely will before long. Don't be a dolt, man. I will pay you double what the Blacks promise, and assure you of a pardon besides."
"Can you pay me the money now?" asked the captain, cunningly.
He had evidently recovered from his fears—enough, anyway, to drive a shrewd bargain.
"Part of it, and give you good security for the balance," replied Grant, confidently.
He reached in the pocket where he generally kept his purse, but found it empty. A hurried search disclosed the fact that his valuable gold watch and a small diamond stud were also gone. He had been robbed.
"The confounded thieves!" he exclaimed. "They have completely stripped me."
"Then you have no money?" asked Yoritomo, incredulously.