"I know you can't, and for that reason you had better submit with a good grace. If you will take your place in the wheel-house, Mr. Taylor will remove the attachment."
"Will he?"
"I will," replied Taylor.
"And put everything where it was before?" asked Lawry.
"Of course I am to be captain, and Mr. Taylor is to have the boat to-day," added Ben.
"Mr. Taylor can't have her to-day," said Lawry firmly. "I engaged her to Mr. Sherwood, and if anybody has her to-day, he must. That's all I want to say about it now."
The young pilot turned on his heel and walked away. His brother and the creditor were conspirators, and he wanted nothing to do with them. He might have been less resolute, if he had not seen Mr. Sherwood's carriage stop at the head of the wharf.
"Are you all ready, Lawry?" asked Mr. Sherwood.
The poor boy could make no reply; he burst into tears, and turned away from his kind friend.
"What's the matter, Lawry?" demanded Mr. Sherwood.