"How could he make any money?" demanded Ripples, surprised at the idea.
"By breaking open safes; and he did a job of that kind last night."
"Angy!" exclaimed Ripples, with a start.
"Angy and Mack did it together, while Chuck took care of the boat, and the other two fellows remained on board of the La Motte."
"You don't mean so! Angy and Mack broke open a safe!"
"Blowed it open."
"All I have to say about it is, that I had nothing to do with the robbery, and did not have any suspicion that Angy meant to do such a thing," protested Ripples very warmly. "And the fellows that came with me are as innocent as I am."
"Angy got over two thousand dollars from a safe last night, though the money was taken from him after he was captured. He is in the lock-up by this time, and the rest of these fellows will soon be there; that is, the five that were in the schooner last night."
"What is that steamer?" asked Ripples, as the Sylph came near the La Motte.
"Probably there are officers on board of her, who will take charge of Mack and the rest of the five. My uncle owns her; and I will tell him about you," added Dory, as he brought the schooner to, at a signal from the pilot-house of the Sylph.