“What does this mean?” he cried out, at last.
“It means that the smugglers of the St. Lawrence are a thing of the past,” Chot replied, as he grasped Bert’s outstretched hand. “We have your pals, safe and sound. Are there any more of you?”
“Yes; lots of us,” responded the man. “There’s two of them behind you now.”
Chot smiled, but did not turn.
“You can’t fool me by that old ruse,” he said.
“He lies, anyway,” said Bert. “If you’ve got the four men who went to the lodge you’ve got them all. What are you going to do with this man?”
“Put him with the rest.”
“But how?”
“I’ll show you. Where’s the speaking tube?”
Bert pointed it out, and calling up Tom, Chot informed him of the success of the trip to the north island, and asked him to send Pod over in his canoe for the prisoner.