He was still sure that he was on board the schooner that had run him down.

He remembered the warning of St.Luc against Adrian Van Zoon, and Adrian Van Zoon's suggestion that he row his own boat across to Paulus Hook.

But it seemed incredible.

A merchant, a rich man of high standing in New York, could not plan his murder.

Where was the motive?
And, if such a motive did exist, a man of Van Zoon's standing could not afford to take so great a risk.