"Those papers won't help him any," went on Jack, wondering what the guerrilla would say next.
"Won't they? They'll prove that he is——. But never mind—you shan't git nothin' out o' me," and then Gendron relapsed into sudden silence, as though he realized that he had been talking too much.
On the afternoon of the next day Dr. Mackey appeared, accompanied by another man, evidently an officer of the guerrillas. His face grew dark as he gazed first at Jack and then at Old Ben and Columbus Washington.
"So you were going to help Jack to escape," he said harshly to the negroes.
"Jack is my young mastah," replied Old Ben. "Why shouldn't I try to sabe him?"
"You are the fellow who saved Jack years ago, when the shipwreck occurred, I believe."
"I am, sah."
"Then I am glad I have you in my power," answered Dr. Mackey. "You may prove useful to me."
THE ESCAPE FROM THE CAVE.