when they had finished. "Those men are actually kidnapping your father—in fact, they have already kidnapped him. We'll have to get after them."
"You have a boat handy?"
"Yes, several of 'em."
The officer touched a bell and another man in uniform appeared. He was given some instructions, and then the second man told the Rover boys to follow him. He led the way to a dock where a steam tug lay, the smoke pouring from the funnel.
"Quick work here, Andy!" he cried, to an officer on board. "We've got to catch a schooner coming down the river—the Ellen Rodney. Do you know her?"
"I've seen her," was the answer, from the tug officer.
"The fellows on board the schooner are kidnapping the father of these boys. I reckon it's a serious case—a money affair," he added, in a lower tone.
"Who is the man?"
"Anderson Rover is his name. If you find him, and the boys make a charge, place all hands under arrest."
"I will."
The steam tug was fully manned, carrying a
