landing place on the north side of Treasure Isle, and he was bound for that spot."
"The north side!" cried Anderson Rover. He looked at Captain Barforth. "Can they have tricked us?" he asked.
"I never heard o' any landing on that side," said Bahama Bill. "But then I never visited the place but onct, as I told ye afore."
"Did the Spaniard Doranez know of the landing on the north side?" questioned Songbird.
"So he told Merrick," answered Wingate. "He said he was the one to speak of the isle first, for he had visited it half a dozen times during his voyages among the West Indies."
"Then they may be on the north side of the island now!" cried Fred.
After that Walt Wingate was questioned closely and he told all he knew about Merrick and his plans. He was very humble, and insisted upon it that he had meant to do no more than put Bahama Bill into a sound sleep.
"Well, you are a dangerous character," said Captain Barforth. "For the present I am going to keep you a prisoner," and a few minutes later he had Wingate handcuffed and placed under lock and key in a small storeroom. The deck hand did not like this, but he was thankful to escape a worse fate.
