Frank observed his evident alarm.
“I see I’ve touched your weak point,” he remarked.
The captain made no reply, but a sullen look settled upon his hang-dog face, and he gnashed his teeth.
“Shall I bate ther head av him?” asked Barney, cheerfully.
“No,” replied Frank; “but you can fasten the end of that copper wire around his neck.”
A veritable howl escaped the pirate when Barney carried out Frank’s instructions, for he had had a sample of the wire, and knew what to expect.
“For pity’s sake, don’t let me suffer that again,” he begged.
“As long as you answer my questions,” said Frank, “I will do you no harm; refuse, and you will get a shock fully ten times stronger than the first one.”
“Speak! What shall I tell you?”
“First, where are we to find Leon Zamora?”