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," said the captain. "But when he is sober I'll have a talk with him." Wet clothing was changed for dry, and then the captain and the boys listened to what Baxter and the girls had to tell. The captain was glad to learn that so many of his men had been saved, and asked for the names. "I don't care much about Peterson and McGlow," he said. "They are tough customers. I would rather have heard from Peabody, Dickson, and Fearwell. You don't know anything about them?" "No," said Dan Baxter. "This news about Dick and old Jerry worries me," said Tom. "Dan Baxter, I think you know more than you care to tell," said Sam boldly. The bully hardly knew how to reply. He could not now fall back on Jack Lesher for support, and he had thought to be on his way to rejoin the sailors ere this. The storm had upset all of his calculations. It had been a foolish movement to attack Dick and old Jerry, and it now looked as if he must suffer for it. "Well--er--I don't mind telling you that Dick and the mate had something of a quarrel," he said hesitatingly. "How did it end?" asked Tom. "I can't say exactly." "Why not? You were with Lesher at the time." "No, I wasn't. He ordered me to get into the rowboat and wait for him while he went back to get a pistol or a gun. I heard loud talking on the deck of the schooner, and I knew a row was on. I was just going back to the deck when the mate came and leaped into the rowboat. He said the sailor and Dick were going to remain behind, and that we wouldn't wait any longer. Then we rowed over here." "If that's the case I'll make Lesher tell us what happened," cried Tom, and shook the mate roughly. "Wake up here!" he cried. "Wake up and give an account of yourself!" CHAPTER XXIV IN CLOSE QUARTERS Slowly Dick came to his senses. He remembered little or nothing, and only knew that all was dark around him, and that his head was spinning like a top. For several minutes he remained quiet, trying to collect his thoughts. Then he sat up and passed one hand slowly over his forehead. "Oh, how my heed aches!" he murmured. It was fully five minutes before he felt like moving around. Then he arose and took a step forward and stumbled over old Jerry's body. "Oh!" he murmured, and felt of the body in the dark, "Who is this? Can it be Jerry?" he asked himself. Then came a recollection of the cowardly attack. But what had followed was a blank, and he could not imagine
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