"You have absconded from your apprenticeship," continued the detective. "You thought no one could catch you, did you?"
I replied, "No."
Mr. Carter then asked Richard if he had any luggage, who replied in the negative.
I quickly said, "I have."
Then we all went down into the cabin together.
[CHAPTER VI.]
THE SCENE IN THE CABIN—ONE OF THE SAINTS DEFENDS US AND IS THREATENED—JOHN NICHOLSON, PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY, COMES FORWARD—THE PARTING SCENE—GOOD BY TO THE SAINTS —TAKEN TO THE THAMES POLICE OFFICE—TRYING TO GET THE PASSAGE MONEY—LOCKED IN THE CELL.
On making our appearance in the cabin, the Saints rushed up to see what was the matter, and in a few seconds a large crowd gathered around. I jumped up in our bunk, commenced to get our things together and put in our box what articles I could.
One of the Saints, named Isaac Sutliffe, said to the detective:
"What are you going to do with these boys?"