Only a moment did he scrutinize them, and then he dropped the glass with a cry of alarm. He had recognized Jim Leroyd and the fellow Weeks among the crew of the small boat!
CHAPTER XXXIX
SHOWING HOW MR. WEEKS MADE HIS LAST MOVE
“What is it, Brandon?” gasped Milly, seeing the look upon her companion’s face.
“Look! look!” whispered the youth, thrusting the glass into her hands.
Milly gazed in terrified silence at the approaching boat.
She, as well as Don, at once recognized the villainous Leroyd and his friend, Sneaky Al, and her heart sank with fear.
“What shall we do?” she inquired at last, turning to Brandon.
The latter turned back into the cabin without a word, opened the secret closet and grasping the package of diamonds thrust it into the breast of his shirt.
“I’ll hide in the hold,” he said, appearing to grasp the situation at once. “I do not believe they’ll find me. Tell Swivel, and he’ll know what to tell and what not to tell, if they try to pump him.
“They needn’t know that I’m here at all, or that you know anything about me. They’ll not dare to hurt you, Milly. But I shall be on hand in case they try it.”