To doubt that story never once entered his head; he seemed to know who the lieutenant was.
"What in the world am I to do?" he asked, after a moment.
"I don't see that there is but one thing," said the other.
"Take them back to Havana and let them be sent from there?" asked the captain.
"No," said the lieutenant, quietly. "That will not do; for the government has pledged its word that they shall be on the ships by daybreak. To make haste is very important."
"But what else?"
"Give them your small boat."
"Carramba! I haven't got but one! And how will I ever get it back?"
The lieutenant was puzzled for a moment.
But suddenly he hit on a daring scheme.