“Does he have any suspicion of your motives in accompanying him?”
“No, I am sure he does not. Perhaps if he knew my real name he would. But he thinks I am merely going to the mines in search of fortune.”
“You did not know positively that he had these bonds?”
“Not till you took them from him.”
The robber paused for a moment’s reflection, then he fixed his eyes upon Tom.
“Now, tell me,” he said abruptly, “what object you have in telling me all this?”
“I want you to help me,” answered our hero boldly.
The captain laughed.
“Oho! you want me to give you these papers. My young friend, I gave you credit for more sense. Do you take me for a philanthropist?”
“No,” said Tom, smiling. “I never should make such a mistake.”