"
At the same time he turned on the power. As George and John
pushed the little boat out from the dock it began to move, but
not before the canal-man unbidden suddenly leaped on board.
"Thank you for your very kind invitation," he said as he seated
himself on the cushions.
"We didn't ask you to come," spoke up Fred, "and we don't want
your company. You'll have to go ashore."
"Is that so?" laughed the man banteringly.
"Yes, sir, it's so!" retorted Fred.
"Well, then if I go ashore I think there will be somebody going
with me."
"You're mistaken," said Fred. "We're going down among the
Thousand Islands."
"That doesn't make any difference to me. I'm going to find out
who took that bond. If you don't tell me where it is then I shall
go to a constable or justice and get out a warrant for you. You
have owned up that you had the bond on board your boat. It was a
stolen bond and I have been trying to run it down for some time.
Now I have found it, or at least I have found the party that had
it, and you try to bluff me by saying that you won't tell me
where it is. Now, I'll give you your choice. You can have my
company, for I shan't leave you until I find out more about it,
or you can try to put me ashore and I'll get help. Just as sure
as you're sitting here I'll swear out a warrant and have you
arrested for stealing that bond.
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