Nobody answered.
“Why don’t you answer, some of you?” continued the angry captain. “Point out the man, and I’ll flog him till he can’t stand.”
Even this inducement was not sufficient to extract the name of the culprit.
Captain Brandon resolved to use other means.
“I’ll give five dollars to the man who’ll tell me who drew this figure.”
Jack Rodman came on deck just as this offer was made. His eyes sparkled with joy. He not only had it in his power to get Harry into trouble, but he would be rewarded for doing it. This was more than he had bargained for, but Jack reflected that the money would be very acceptable to him when he got on shore.
“I know who did it, Captain Brandon,” he said, touching his hat.
“Ah!” said the captain, turning towards Jack. “Tell me at once, then.”
“He did it,” said Jack, pointing out Harry, who, like the rest, was an interested spectator of the scene.