"Do you see that boat near the head of the bay? Two of the six fellows who captured Paul were sent for the boat, while the others took him in that direction."
"This looks like serious business. The Chesterfield barges both lie between us and that small boat," continued Oscar Chester.
The Gildrock was hauled around so that the commodore could confer with Thad Glovering. The details were repeated so that all the students in the three barges heard the whole story.
"It looks as though the rascals were going to bring Paul off in that boat, and put him on board of the Racer or the Dasher," which were the names of the two Chesterfield barges.
"Then, if we pull up there in a hurry, we may be able to get him away from them," added Thad Glovering.
"On the other hand, if the fellows in charge of the prisoner see our barges coming, they will put Paul ashore."
It was a difficult point to settle.