"Yes; Denman sent word to look out for him; our captain knew he would be coming to visit the cabin of old Tom Pearce."
"Who could have murdered Pearce?"
"That's the mystery. I learned to-night that the girl had not been seen on the beach for a number of days; whoever killed old Pearce carried off the girl."
"Sol Burton had a grudge against Tom Pearce and, his daughter."
"Yes, but Burton was away on the 'Nancy.' He had nothing to do with it."
"Do you suspect anyone?"
"Yes."
"Who?"
"Well. I'm not giving out my suspicions; but we've made a blunder in letting that fellow get away to-night; but it's all up now unless some other of the games against him work out all right."
"I tell you we can run over and catch him on the mainland."