"He went over to the island and took him off."
"I don't understand. How came Tommy on the island?"
"I took him there."
"You took him there? Did he want to stay?"
"No, I left him there—as a joke."
"You left the poor little boy there to get off as he could!" said the constable, indignantly.
"It didn't do him any harm," said Brandon, sullenly. "There are no wild animals there that I ever heard," he added sarcastically.
"And Dean Dunham took your boat to go after him?"
"Yes, he did. He took it away from me without asking my permission."