“Pshaw!” said Nelson. “Collisions don’t happen in broad daylight in a place like this where there’s water enough to float a fleet of warships!”
“Bu-bu-bu-but look at the tu-tu-tender!”
“I know,” Nelson muttered, “but I don’t believe——”
“If it was an accident Spencer’s a goner,” said Dan.
“Not necessarily,” said Bob. “If he was run down by a steamer or a schooner they might have stopped and picked him up.”
“If they had wouldn’t they have landed him when the harbor was just around the corner?”
“They might not have,” Bob answered. “They might have been in a hurry and just taken him along.”
“That doesn’t seem likely,” objected Dan.
“No,” added Nelson. “The least they could have done would have been to land him.”
“Then he’s a gu-gu-gu-gu-goner!” said Tom sadly.