He thought enough of the idea to mention it to his passenger. Bolingbroke was ready to adopt the opinion that it was a trick: he was ready to adopt any thing rather than go near the Juniper, whether there was a fight or not on board of her.
“Of course it is a ruse to get you out of your hiding-place,” said he with energy. “I thought of that myself.”
“If the wind hadn’t just breezed up, I should
not have thought of such a thing,” added Dory, still musing upon the point; for he did not like the idea of having his passenger taken from the Goldwing by a trick.
On the other hand, it was possible, perhaps probable, that the two men had fallen out, and come to blows. Dory knew that Lingerwell was a bad man, and it is always easy for such men to make trouble. Strange as it may seem, the skipper did not connect the large sum of money in his hip-pocket with the quarrel on board of the Juniper. He did not even think of the bills he had taken from the steam-launch in the absence of her crew.
“I wouldn’t go near her, Dory,” argued Bolingbroke. “I hope you won’t step into the trap Tim has set for you to fall into.”
“I am not afraid of Tim Lingerwell, and I am going over there to see if any thing is the matter. We will be a little cautious about approaching the steamer.”
“But you can’t run away from her if you find it is only a trick,” reasoned Bolingbroke.
“We must take our chances,” replied Dory.
By this time the Goldwing was entering the