could remain in the back-ground, and, if he was detected,
he would take all the blame and all the consequences upon himself.

By the time the details of their plan had been discussed Xury thought
his two hours had nearly expired, and he aroused the governor with a
request that he would appoint his relief. Tom Newcombe, much to his
disgust, was the one selected. He grumbled loudly--as all the Crusoe men
did when called upon to act contrary to their own wishes--but no one
paid the least attention to him. The governor re-arranged his pillow,
and was settling himself into a comfortable position to finish his nap,
when an exclamation from Xury brought him to a sitting posture. The
sound of hurrying footsteps and angry voices was heard on the deck of
the schooner. Sanders had discovered that his money was gone. The Crusoe
men crouched lower in the bushes, and listened intently to catch the
words of the robbers' conversation. They heard all that was said, and
blessed their lucky stars that there was a wide creek between them and
the enraged men.

"Don't they take on, though!" whispered the governor. "I wouldn't be on
board the Sweepstakes now fur nothing. We'd better do some good runnin'
if they get after us, fur they're mad enough to use them revolvers."

At this moment the attention of the Crusoe men was drawn from the
schooner by a sound that greatly increased their excitement--the
measured dip of oars. They looked down the creek and saw the jolly-boat
approaching.

CHAPTER XIX.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Harry Green was greatly encouraged by the report Simmonds brought him
concerning the state of affairs in the cove. The Crusoe men were
surrounded, and, although he and his crew might not be able to capture
them, protected as they were by the burglars' revolvers, they could at
least keep them in the cove until the arrival of re-enforcements. He
sent Simmonds back to the midshipman with a few orders, and after
instructing the second lieutenant to have the jolly-boat called away, he
ran down into his cabin and dashed off two short notes, containing, in a
condensed form, the report he had just received from Richardson. When
Packard, the third lieutenant, who was to go in charge of the boat,
reported for orders, Harry commanded him to proceed toward the village,
and give one of the notes into the hands of the captain of the first tug
met. If he met none of the tugs, he was to go on to Newport and find Mr.
Newcombe, or