the engineer. “I don’t know how this thing is coming out, but I am ready to go to Burlington. I suppose Lingerwell will have me discharged after this, but I don’t care for that. You have tied him hand and foot, and I don’t know what you mean by that. I meant to take what I owed him out of his hide.”
“I tied him to keep him from pitching into you again. I want to see Mr. Longbrook as soon as we get to Burlington; and he can do what he likes with him,” replied Dory. “We will start for Burlington as soon as you are ready.”
When the excitement was over, Bolingbroke Millweed had returned to the Goldwing, and to his berth in the cabin, where he was now fast asleep. The engineer replenished his fire, and in half an hour the Juniper was under way. At four o’clock in the morning she was at her wharf in Burlington. The Goldwing was made fast alongside of her. It was nearly daylight, and it would be quite by the time Dory could reach the residence of Mr. Longbrook.
Bolingbroke was roused from his slumbers in the cabin, but he objected to calling upon the storekeeper at so early an hour in the morning.
Dory did not care for his opinion, and insisted upon going without any delay. Greeze was to keep watch over Lingerwell until he heard from Dory, and Mr. Longbrook was to decide what was to be done with the prisoner.
The house of the storekeeper was easily found. It was about five by this time, and the early visitors saw that the people were up. To Dory’s inquiry for the head of the family, the servant said he had gone to the store. He had staid there till midnight the night before, and had left the house as soon as it was light.
Dory was not a little astonished at this severe devotion to business; but he hastened to the store, and found Mr. Longbrook was busy over his books. He had locked himself in, but he opened the door in answer to the skipper’s vigorous knocks.
“I am too busy to see any one now,” said the storekeeper impatiently. “Come at nine o’clock, and I will see you.”
“This young man wants to see you at once,” added Dory, pulling Bolingbroke into the doorway.
“What, Millweed! So you have come back,