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294 appeared, with the smoked glasses and the bandage on his face, he had pitied the fellow but had not paid much attention to him. When Dave had fired his gun from the shore, Geswick had explained that other fortune hunters were on the island but that they wanted nothing to do with the crowd, so the master of the Aurora had gone off without investigating.

Inside of an hour all of the interested parties had gone ashore, and the three rascally Englishmen and Nick Jasniff were marched off by the officers of the law. Roger and Phil appeared and wanted to know the particulars of the capture.

"And what are you going to do next, Dave?" asked the senator's son.

"Get back to Crumville with the jewels, just as soon as I can get away. But I've got to arrange it with the police first."

"Aren't you going to send word ahead?" asked Phil.

"Of course. I'll send a cablegram to-day."

"Won't they be surprised and glad to get it!" murmured Roger.

"And maybe I'm not glad to be able to take the jewels back with me!" answered Dave, his eyes glistening.

An officer had been sent to take charge of Link Merwell, who had been left on board the Golden Eagle. An hour later came word that Merwell