"
"We will be here," promised Jerry, as, with his chums, he followed the
girls along the dock and toward the bungalow.
"Why didn't you ask him what he wanted?" inquired Ned, when they were
beyond hearing distance.
"Because, I want a chance to think some matters over," replied Jerry.
"I believe Mr. Blowitz is up to some game, and I want to see if I
can't discover what it is."
"It seems a mean thing to say," added Rose, "but I don't like that
man, in spite of the fact that he has been kind to us. I'm sure we
ought to appreciate what he did for us to-day, in saving us a wetting,
but I can't feel that he is sincere."
"I, either," admitted Olivia and Nellie, while the latter added:
"I hope you boys don't go into any business dealings with him. Perhaps
you had better consult with my father, before you do."
"I guess it would be a good plan," said Jerry. "I hope Mr. Seabury
will not be angry at us for taking you out and getting fog-bound, as
well as involving you in a shipwreck."
"Oh, no!" answered Rose with a laugh. "He knows we are all right, for
we have been on the water, more or less, all our lives. He sometimes
worries a little, but, when we get home safe, he's so glad to see us
that he never scolds." Nor did he this time. He inquired about the
trip, and expressed his regrets at the mishap to the Ripper.
"It will be all right if we don't get a storm before high tide," he
said. "I'll inquire of Ponto what the weather signs are.
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