A long conversation followed, and Dick became more than half convinced that what Jock Pelly had to relate was true.
The man described the Baxters clearly, showing that he had really seen the pair, and also described Captain Langless' appearance on the morning in question.
"I will follow up this clew," Dick said, when ready to depart.
Jock Pelly caught the youth by the arm.
"Hold on!"
"What do you want now?"
"My reward. Don't I get that fifty dollars?"
"You do, if I catch the captain and his schooner."
"That aint fair—I ought to have the money now."
"I must prove what you have told me first You may be all wrong in your suppositions."
Jock Pelly's face fell.
"'Taint fair—I ought to have the money now. Maybe you won't ever come back."
"Don't alarm yourself, my man. If the information is of real value, you'll get paid for it. Here is something on account."
Dick slipped a five-dollar bill into the old man's hand, at which Jock Pelly's face relaxed. A few minutes later the elder Rover had joined Luke
