he was fearful that he had slightly his part and that in his efforts to cover up the the flag ob wrong which he had actually committed he should prove himself to be guilty of what he had not done but his chances were still good in his own estimation harassed though he was by doubts and fears it could not be proved that he changed the bills mr might swear that he had given the money to buy the boat but that would not prove that he had not stolen s money if worse came to worst and he found himself compelled to the two hundred and fifty dollars he could place the in a in the flag or in some other place which would fasten the guilt upon the boy the case was by no means hopeless though it did not work as well as the had hoped and expected � had a powerful friend in mr he was a man of wealth and influence and this fact troubled mr the accused would be defended at the examination which was yet to take place probably there would be smart lawyers who would indulge in ugly cross and dig down into the deepest depths of human nature it gave him a cold sweat to think of the the young op cape ann awkward questions be would be asked and of the efforts which would be made to induce him to contradict himself but if the case looked desperate on the day before the examination he could easily change the whole aspect of it by carrying out the policy he had adopted when he found the in the chimney mr still believed that would be committed for trial and that he should be able to keep the money dock had delivered his cargo of fish in boston and returned to where he expected to obtain another eight the following week as left old pier after landing his passengers he passed near the he was sorry to see dock come back now that mr had returned he was aid the grasping villain would make a demand upon the merchant for a larger reward and perhaps mention his name dock was a mean man and capable of doing very mean things as the flag stood away fi om the shore almost made up his mind to say something to mr about the little plan and put him on his guard against the of the wretch but aa it might look like a hint thb flag or or at least open th question as to whether the merchant had sufficiently rewarded those who saved his daughter and himself he decided to say nothing the matter � stood out from the to the deep water where his boat could float at low tide and came to anchor there after his sails it was nearly dark and he concluded to pipe to supper he had laid in a stock of provisions consisting of a small boiled ham bread cakes and he had no for making tea or coffee though he had heard of an apparatus for making coffee with a spirit lamp which he intended to procure but he had a of water on board with whose contents he was satisfied for the present the young without being an was very fond of good living and certainly his fare on board the boat was much better than that to which he had been accustomed at the house of his uncle and what filled the measure of his satisfaction there was plenty of it like a prince and having cleared away his table � which a swinging board in the � he sat for an the young op cape ann � hour watching the sea as the flag gently rose and fell on the long regular and listening to their dull roar as they broke upon the and the rocks then he thought of the coming examination of the triumph which awaited him when mr gave his evidence for he believed that he would fully establish his innocence the darkness gathered around him and it was time to pipe below he had not yet purchased the for the of his boat but he had made up a bed of old clothes in one of them using the tattered sail of the dingy for a covering if he ate like a prince he slept better than princes are said to sleep for he did not wake till daylight it was sunday and as he had procured all his clothes from his uncle s he dressed himself in his best after he had washed down the boat and put her in order he had declined an offer of ten dollars to take a party out to the fishing grounds on that day and running in at old pier he went to church and to sunday school as the next morning he went after dog fish and pro the flag ob cured a full cargo whose added ten dollars funds in his by three o clock in the afternoon he had sold his fare to mr and washed up the boat so that she was as clean and sweet as a lady s he intended to devote the rest of the day to a pleasure trip to s island the occasion was to be complimentary to he had spoken of the trip on saturday night and mr had consented for he had perfect confidence in s prudence as well as his mrs had been invited but she was always so sick that sailing parties afforded her no pleasure and she declined to go in order to make the occasion more agreeable to had invited john and to join the party always did the handsome thing and it was perhaps rather extravagant he expended three dollars and a half in the purchase of the cake the made and in fruit and all the party except were at old pier the 