Eleven men from the American Navy are guard enough to keep even a crowd of rascals in order.
"Since Cosetta was looking on from the doorway, that must have been one of his jobs, engineered by him, and carried out by his own men," Dave told himself, swiftly.

"Most of the men in the crowd must have been his own men, too, posted to take the money again, under pretense that a fight with sailors had started.
So I've been the means of blocking another profitable enterprise for that fellow, Cosetta.

By and by the scoundrel will feel a deep liking for me!" The first thief, he whose wrist Seaman Rogers had broken, had promptly vanished.

Unmolested, the blue-jackets escorted the carriage out on to a dock next to the one at which the launch from the "_Long Island_" lay.
Dave himself assisted the woman to alight from her carriage on the dock, at the end of which lay an American steamship.
After she had thanked the young officer earnestly, Darrin, cap in hand, remarked: "I am afraid I shall have to trouble you, madam, for your name.
I shall have to turn in a report on this occurrence on my return to my ship." "I am Mrs.Alice Black," replied the woman.

"My home is in Elberon, Ohio, and I shall probably go there soon after I reach New York.
This steamship does not sail immediately, but my money will be safe on board with the purser." Darrin gave his own name.
"You have done me the greatest service possible, Mr.Darrin, for you have saved me from utter poverty." "Then I am very glad indeed," Dave assured her, and promptly took his leave.
Before going off the dock Darrin secured the name of the boatswain's mate, also, for inclusion in his report.
Then, with Rogers, he returned to the launch and was speedily back on his own ship.
The packet of papers entrusted to him by the consul were at once handed over to Captain Gales.
The launch was left fast to a swinging boom, and soon after was employed to take ashore Lieutenant Cantor, who had received shore leave for a few hours.
For the first time in several days, Dave and Dan had time to chat together that afternoon.