"To Mr. Courtney's son Phil!" answered Grit.
"My son's name is Philip," said Mr. Courtney stiffly.
"We boys generally call him Phil," said Grit, smiling. "However, that doesn't matter."
"My son had a right to purchase the boat," said Mr. Courtney.
"I have nothing to say as to that, at any rate now," returned Grit. "I only mention it to show how Mr. Brandon has treated us."
"Who was the other conspirator, Grit?" asked Graves.
"A companion of Mr. Brandon's, named Travers. I understand they are to be employed by a third person, now staying at the hotel, a man named Johnson."
"One thing more, Grit, how did you come to hear of their plan?"
Grit answered this question fully. He related how he had overheard the conference between his stepfather and Travers in the afternoon.