lick can go where he pleases with his yacht from this day. He may
invite whom he pleases to go with him. But he shall be under nobody's
authority but mine."

I was as much astonished at the decision of my father as Owen could be;
but I said nothing, and my cousin soon went on shore, for he was
staying at the house of Colonel Shepard. We had landed the Garbrooks at
Green Cove Springs, where their yacht was waiting for them.

On Tuesday came the trial of Griffin Leeds. Cornwood's defence was
weak, and he seemed to have no pluck. His client was convicted of
assault with a dangerous weapon, and sentenced to five years; and I
suppose he is now serving in some convict gang. Chloe found a permanent
place with the Shepards. Cornwood left for St. Augustine as soon as the
trial of Griffin Leeds was finished. My father and I called at the
saloon of Captain Boomsby, merely to satisfy him that I was not an
orphan, and that it would be useless for him to enter into any more
conspiracies. I paid Cornwood one hundred and fifty dollars; and I
don't know what the captain paid him, but I think nothing. If he had
obtained possession of the Sylvania, he might have collected a heavy
fee. As a pilot and guide he was a greater success than as a lawyer.

My story is told, so far as Florida is concerned, for the present,
though I did not believe I should be able to pass Indian River Inlet
without running in and catching a few of those redfish. With my
newly-acquired liberty I was considering where to go next, and whom to
invite to go with me. My father spent much of his time with the Hon.
Mr. Tiffany, at the Carlton, where I was glad to meet Miss Margie as
often, at least, as once a day.

The future was still an open question, though I liked my cousin Owen so
well that I did not wish to think of parting with him. I was certainly
indebted to him for the pleasure of being "Down South" during the
winter, and the magnificent time I had enjoyed during our "Yacht
Adventures in Florida."

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