'We'll have to wait.'
But they knew in the morning when the police of the State of Oregon came down on board.
'Well, what do you want?' asked Williams.
He knew when the four men were arrested for stealing blankets from Healy's house. They were taken away and clapped in gaol.
'By the Lord, this is a game,' said Ticehurst. 'That's a point to Healy.'
He went to Sedgwick and told him about the new move, and Sedgwick nodded.
'What he doesn't know isn't worth knowing. I'll come down to the court with you.'
And the judge, who happened not to be one of those in Healy's pocket, saw through the game when Ticehurst took the witness-stand.
'This is a conflict between me and Mr. Healy,' said Ticehurst; 'and I don't believe the men stole the blankets.'
'We didn't,' said the men unanimously. They looked very sorry for themselves. And Justice Smith smiled as he fined them twenty-five dollars. Smith said that he was inclined to be lenient, and later in the afternoon he remitted the fine on condition the men went on board. They agreed to this very humbly.