“Where is Captain Latell?� thundered Spanner.
“A prisoner in his stateroom. And we have the second mate, Morgan, tied and gagged, in the chart room.�
“And Kennedy?�
“Drowned.�
“What?�
“He tried to make a prisoner of me and two guests at the Hotel Amsterdam, and he fell overboard, into the sea. He was not seen again. I want you to tell me where Mrs. van Dietrich is on this yacht.�
“I don’t know what you are talking about,� protested Spanner.
“That’s unfortunate. Because, if you don’t produce the lady within ten minutes, we shall take you ashore and have you put in jail for kidnaping.�
“Let me get up and dress,� growled Spanner. “You have no right to come aboard my yacht at all, and I want to see what you are doing here.�
“Oh, it is your yacht, is it?� asked Nick, with a curious smile. “I supposed you were the uncle of the owner, and that her name is Mademoiselle Valeria. She has been staying at the Hotel Amsterdam for some days under the name of the Baroness Latour.�