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."

The boys were inexperienced and for a moment they stared blankly
at one another, startled more than they were willing to
acknowledge by the bold threat of their unwelcome passenger.

"Well, what is it?" said the man a moment later when no reply had
been given to his questions. "Which do you want?"

"The thing for us to do," said Grant in a low voice to Fred, "is
to keep right on. We'll take this man down to your grandfather's
island and when we get there we'll tell him all about it. He'll
know best what to do and we'll wait for his advice before we do
anything."

"That's all right, Soc," said Fred, greatly relieved by the words
of his friend. Then turning to their passenger he said more