"No, sir; I can't."
"What induced you to look for the money on board of the yacht?"
"I was pretty well satisfied that Levi stole that money, and being he was goin' off on a cruise, I thought likely he would put some on't on board to use. That's what made me expect to find it there," added Constable Cooke, with a more satisfied expression on his face, for the explanation he had given appeared to meet the exigencies of the case.
"Did you reason this out yourself, or did some one suggest the idea to you?"
"Well, some one spoke to me about it, but——"
"Precisely so! Who spoke to you about it?"
"No one said much to me, and I——"
"But who said anything?" interposed the squire.
"Well, Captain Vincent said I might find the bag—he didn't say I should find it."