We can tell by the way he acts when we get back;
that is if he doesn't follow us now. We had better separate and
go back to the lot. From there we can go along with the wagons
and not be noticed. Don't let him bluff you."
"Have no fear for me."
The plotters separated and cautiously made their way back to the
lot where they were soon lost among the crowd of men at work
taking down the tent.
"I believe one of those two men was Diaz," declared Phil,
as he once more tried to place the voice that he had seemed
to recognize. "They have given me the slip, too. I know what
I'll do. I will hurry back to the boat and when Diaz returns
I will face him and make him betray himself if I can. I shall
have him then."
Having decided on his course of action, Phil struck off at a trot
across the field. He soon reached a back street of the village,
and from there ran at full speed to the docks.
All was activity here. The lad cast a quick glance about, though
he did not expect to find the man for whom he was looking.
Without pausing in his rapid gait he ran up the companionway to
the upper deck, where he intended to watch at the rail for the
arrival of Diaz from the lot.
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