Part 26 (1/2)

”And before I let you go I' to make you pay up dearly for all that I have suffered Captain Villaire, have you had theain to his companion

”Yees, Baxter, but za had not mooch monish wid zem”

”How much?”

”Only about a hundred pounds”

”Then they left it behind at Binoto's place,” was the quick answer ”Now if those others aren't captured--”

”Hush, ve vill not speak of zat,” put in the brigand hastily

”Tell zeni what I haf tole you”

”All right, I will” Dan Baxter turned once ht here?”

”To be robbed, I presume,” answered Randolph Rover

”Or that and worse,” said dick significantly,

”I reckon I have a right to all of your money, dick Rover”

”I don't see how you o your father robbed old mine in the United States”

”That's your side of the story I claim, and so did my father, that the mine was ours”

”It's a falsehood The one right he would have had the income from it”

”This is ancient history, Baxter Come to business What do you intend to do with us?”

”We intend to h

”In what manner?”

”First you will have to answer a few questions”

”Zat ees it,” put in Captain Villaire ”Howwid you fro an to smell a mouse

”How mooch?”

”About two hundred pounds”

”Humph, a thousand dollars!” sneered Baxter ”That won't do at all”

”You rily

”Not much more”