"You can dye your face and your hair and he won't recognize you, I am sure. In that sailor rig you don't look like the man you were in Washington in a light suit and a linen shirt."
"That's true, too. But after I am on the Swallow I don't see what I can do to keep them from going ahead to where the treasure is."
"I will tell you what to do. Wait until you are about a day out from here and then watch your chance and disable the machinery, so that they will have to put back for repairs. When the machinery is repaired, injure the rudder, and that will bring them back again. Keep that up for about a month, and the treasure will be mine, and if I get it, you shall have ten thousand dollars in cold cash for your work."
"It's taking a big risk," answered Pete Rackley, slowly.
"And so is ten thousand dollars a big sum of money, Pete. It's more than you'll ever get by working, and you know it."
"That's true, too."
"And if you are sly about it, you'll run very little risk of detection."
"But how will I get on board of the Raven again?"
"After you have kept the Swallow behind a month you can let her go and desert, hiding in the woods so that they can't find you. You can provide yourself with plenty of food. As soon as we have the treasure on board of the Raven, I'll come back for you and take you on board."
"You won't desert me!"