may never get another chance to rescue Mrs. Stanhope!"
"I'll get after 'em as soon as I can," returned the master of the steam tug.
But to start a pursuit was not so easy, from the fact that the tug lay on the other side of the island and could not be signalled.
"Tom and I can go after the tug," said Sam. "The rest of you can try to keep that motor boat in sight;" and so it was arranged.
The two Rover boys skirted the south end of Chesoque Island. They kept on a run, and on turning a corner of rocks, plumped fairly and squarely into Koswell, Larkspur and Darkingham, who were talking earnestly among themselves.
"They said they would send the boat back sure," Koswell was saying, when Tom almost ran him down.
"Hello! you here!" cried Tom, and then, as Koswell grabbed him by the arm he added: "Let me go!"
"Not so fast!' roared Koswell. "Bart, catch the other fellow!"
"I will!" muttered Bart Larkspur, and caught Sam by the arm.
What followed, came with such swiftness that both Koswell and Larkspur were taken completely
