"Where did you go then?" asked the captain.
"We found a place to sleep on the levee. Mr. Gracewood gave us five dollars apiece, and—"
"And you got drunk," suggested the captain.
"No, sir; we did not. I won't say we didn't take something, for we were cold."
"Why didn't you go up to Leavenworth, where you knew the boat would be in the morning?"
"We meant to do that in the morning, as soon as it was daylight; but Dick was afraid the Fawn might get there and start down the river before we could tramp up to the place. Besides, we wanted to know how the lady was, so as to let you know; and we didn't like to go to the house so early in the morning," added the spokesman, glancing at his companion.
"I thought it was safer to wait on the levee till the Fawn came down," said Dick. "We supposed, of course, she would stop there."
"I was of the same mind myself," continued the spokesman. "We waited till most night, when the Daylight made a landing; and then we saw the Fawn coming; but she stood off from the levee, and went down the river at full speed. I hailed her as loud as I could, but she took no notice of me. The captain of the Daylight let us work our passage down."
"Where is the boat?"
"On board the Daylight."