We don't have that kind of
people around here. I shall have to write your father that you
were to blame."
"And I'll write him and tell him all about it," said Fred
angrily.
"See that you do. See that you do," said his grandfather as he
turned to the house and left the boys standing on the dock.
"All the same," spoke up George, "I'm sure that that collision
wasn't any accident. What do you think, Grant?"
"I confess I don't know," replied Grant. "If it was the only
thing that had happened I might think it was an accident, but
taken in connection with some other things we have found out, I'm
almost afraid it wasn't."
"Then the only thing for us to do," said John, "is to keep watch.
Sam is going to bring the Black Growler back here to-night and
some one of us will have to be on guard all the time."
"I have got that all fixed," said Fred, taking a slip of paper
from his pocket as he spoke; "I have divided the night into five
watches. We'll let Sam stay on guard until eleven o'clock. I'll
take the watch from eleven P. M. to twelve-thirty A. M. Grant can
come on at twelve-thirty and stay until two, then George will
take his place and stay until half-past three. John will be the
last one and he can be the guard from half-past three until five
o 'clock. There won't be any need of any one after that because
it will be light by that time.
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