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Rh man Larabee will be glad enough to see us, and get started out to sea again, so keep moving."

"Si, senor," answered the driver, and he lashed the horses, though the animals seemed to be doing their best.

"It is sort of curious he didn't make more of a fuss," remarked Ike, glancing at the youth huddled up between him and his confederate.

"Maybe he's waiting until he gets a good chance to spring out," suggested Sam, taking a firmer grip on the kidnapped youth.

"He'd better not try it!" fairly growled Ike. "Look here, my wealthy friend," he went on, snarling the words into the ear of the frightened and shrinking youth, "don't try any of your funny tricks now, or my partner and I will be forced to take extreme measures, as they say in the books. We'll do it, too, no matter if your Uncle Ezra did warn us to be careful, and not harm you. You've given us trouble enough, and we won't stand for any more nonsense; will we, Sam?"

"That's right. But he won't have much more chance. We're almost at the pier, and we'll soon be aboard the yacht. Then"

"Pardon, senors!" exclaimed the lad in the carriage, and then followed a question in rapid Spanish.

"Here, drop that kind of lingo," growled Ike. "We don't understand anything but plain United States talk."

"Pardon, senors," spoke the youth again,