This is too conspicuous a boat for my use.

Why, man, she'll be spotted by the police inside of twenty-four hours!" "I expect it's about time we counted you out, anyway," answered the other, gruffly.

"Plater and I have about made up our minds that you are playing a double game, and had some hand in the disappearance of the raft." "The disappearance of the raft ?" exclaimed the other, blankly.

"What do you mean?
How did the raft disappear?
And when did it disappear?
And where were you, whom we left to look after it?
If you have lost that raft you'll answer to me for my share in it, and I'll see that you make it good too, you sneaking--" "Come, come, Gilder! Simmer down!" interrupted Plater, who had entered the pilot-house in time to hear these angry words.

"This isn't the time nor place for us to quarrel.