CHAPTER XXVII
RANDY MAKES A DISCOVERY
The next day Randy wanted to change some of his underwear and went into his locker for his things. To his surprise he found in the locker a lot of wearing apparel that did not belong to him.
"Hullo, what does this mean?" he asked himself but could not answer the question.
He looked the articles over and made sure they did not belong to any of the other deckhands. Then as he was folding up an extra-fine outing shirt, he saw a letter drop to the floor. He picked it up and saw that it was addressed to Peter Polk.
"Can these things belong to Polk?" he asked himself. "If so, how did they get here?"
Curiosity prompted him to look into the envelope in his hand. Inside was a single sheet of paper on which was scrawled in a bold, heavy hand this brief communication:
"Peter Polk: If you don't pay me that commission of twenty dollars at once, I will go to old man Shalley and let him know how you are boosting up the expense account.
G. A. G."
Randy read the letter with great interest. It was postmarked New York and the date was four days back.