Part 10 (2/2)
”Not after this experience,” replied the professor, holding up the cut bag ”Besides, I think it will be decidedly safer with you”
”Very well, then,” replied Jo ”We will do our best to take care of it”
”I know that,” said the professor
Jo and To acquainted with its equipment and with the crew The latter were lishine room with Berwick, and Jim and the professor were in consultation in the cabin over their plans to outwit Broome
”The Marjorie of Liverpool,” re on the after deck studying the vessels in the harbor He read the nah a pair of binoculars It was a s They had passed it early in theon their way to the yacht, but he had not noticed it particularly until now
”I wonder where she ca?” went on Tom
”From Liverpool, I suppose,” replied Jiain”
”Wonder how she got way out here?” continued Tohed Jio anywhere and everywhere Here comes the captain We can ask him”
”What is it you want to know?” inquired the captain, who had overheard Ji about that stea as to what she is and what she's doing here”
”It's pretty hard to tell that,” replied the captain, after taking a look through the glasses ”She's English built and rigged, that's certain, but I don't knohat she's doing so far froh she ht have speed,”
criticized Jireed the captain ”She looks like a cross between a yacht and a trader I suspect that is what she is, a trader”
”She see crew for a trader,” said Ji ”And she looks as though she ht carry a pretty heavy armament, too”
”Have you noticed that?” observed the captain ”Ye have a good eye, lad, and a quickso out, soon”
”How do you know?” asked Jo
”She is getting steale,” exclaioing out, too”
”Looks like it,” put in Jo ”There is Broo close under the stern of the Marjorie, there was seen a small boat in which was Captain Broo of Manuel in their boat?” asked Jo
”No,” replied Tom ”He isn't in the boat They must have left him behind”
”He must have been drowned,” said Jo
”I don't know about that,” replied Tom, ”but it is certain he isn't in the boat; there are four e is a big haine, Mr Berwick?” asked the professor of the engineer, calling down into the engine rooineer ”We are just going to get up steam”