Better tell your friend so," he suggested to the motor girls. "She
might cause him to act hastily. He might do something desperate."
"She only wants some papers she thinks he has," said Jack, "and I
guess she's going to get them," for Senor Ramo was putting his hand
to his inside breast pocket.
"I'll soon straighten out this tangle," the lieutenant promised.
"I'll have the ring-leaders locked up, and then we'll get at the
bottom of the whole affair. I'd better send ashore for help, though.
May I use your boat?"
"Certainly," answered Cora. She was keenly disappointed at not
finding the lost ones aboard. She and the others had counted so much
on this when they should have come up to the Ramona. Where could the
passengers be?
Jim and Joe were sent, in the Tartar, to bring aboard representatives
of the English government, Palm Island belonging to Great Britain.
The munitinous crew had no spirit of resistance left. The erstwhile
commander of the rebelling forces was locked in his stateroom, until
Lieutenant Walling was reinforced, when others of the leaders were
put in irons.
"And I now I hope we can get some news," spoke Cora, when some sort
of order had been brought out of the confusion, and the ship had been
formally taken in charge by the authorities.
"You shall have all there is," promised Lieutenant Walling. "First,
in regard to your parents," and he looked from Cora to the twins.
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